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Providence Hypnosis Center, LLC 401 351 1700 Providence, Rhode Island email: patrick@provhyp.com
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We have experienced excellent results working with TIC symptoms.
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CLICK ON THIS TEXT OR THE PUBMED LINK FOR RESEARCH BACKGROUND
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THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE PROVIDES FURTHER INFORMATION:
FROM: http://www.tourettes-disorder.com/therapy/hypnotherapy.html
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- Hypnotherapy and Tourette Syndrome
- Hypnotherapy is the application of hypnotic techniques in such a way as to bring about therapeutic changes. An external influence - the Therapist - assists in activating the inner resources of a person - the Client - in order to achieve realistic goals.
- Benifits of hypnotherapy coult be relief from:
- • Depression
• Anxiety
• Confidence
• Stress
• General relaxation
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Addictions
• Anger
• Post traumatic stress disorder
• Phobias
• Weight control
• Exam nerves
• Panic Attacks
• Insomnia
• Dental/hospital phobia
- More About Hypnosis
- Hypnosis is a state of consciousness one enters and leaves naturally all the time during your day-to day experiences. It feels very much like day dreaming i.e., the state between sleeping and waking. Hypnosis is kind of like a guided fantasy. In this state of relaxation you are more open to suggestions. In this state (also called alpha) your brain wave vibration rate slows down, giving you access to your Subconscious Mind. Your Conscious Mind is still completely aware of what is going on the whole time. In this relaxed state of mind, your subconscious mind has the ability to accept information given to it by the hypnotist.
- Hypnotherapy Myths
- • A hypnotist has power over you.
• You can be given suggestions to do something against your moral code.
• If I go into trance, I will not wake up.
• Only certain people can be hypnotized.
• Hypnosis is anti-religious.
• A posthypnotic state lasts forever.
- Hypnotherapy Truth
- • A hypnotized person will not do anything against their will. They are always in control.
• Hypnosis is not sleep, mind control, or even magic.
• Hypnosis is a totally natural recurring state of mind.
• There are no religious connotations associated with Hypnosis.
• The key to hypnosis is repetition and posthypnotic suggestions are usually temporary unless reinforced.
- How can hypnotherapy be used with Tourette Syndrome patients.
- As currently practiced, hypnotherapy often involves teaching a Tourette patient how to self-hypnotize in order to control habits, physical symptoms, and other conditions. The Tourette patient learns to use relaxation techniques and mental images—similar to a daydream or fantasy—to enter an “altered mental state” (in other words, to induce hypnosis).
- Once in this altered state, the therapist makes suggestions aimed at producing the desired change in behavior, anxiety level, or symptom intensity 2, 3, 4 . These may range from recalling times of feeling happy and to thinking of the body as a “computer” that the Tourette Patient can “program” with his or her mind.
- The Tourette patient may also receive specific teaching about their problem as a means of helping them learn to exercise control over their body. For example, a patient with nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) may be taught the basic anatomy and function of the bladder. Ultimately, the Toruette patient is able to induce self-hypnosis when needed to achieve the desired changes.
- Tourette Syndrome and hypnotherapy evidence is currently limited to several small studies and case reports (reports of successful therapy in a few individuals, without comparison to another therapy).
- Hypnotherapy Model for Tourette syndrome
- Hypnotherapy may sometimes be helpful in ameliorating the behavioral characteristics of Tourette's Syndrome. This paper presents a case study of an adolescent male with Tourette's Syndrome who was referred by his physician for hypnotherapy for his disorder. A four-step treatment model involved progressive relaxation, finger-tip temperature feedback using a biotic finger band, Spiegel's eye-roll procedure, and imagery. The adolescent was in treatment for nine sessions, from October 1985 to March 1986, a period of 6 months. At the end of the nine sessions, his tics and vocalizations were minimal to nonexistent and he was discharged. A follow-up report 6 months later indicated that he had applied for the Air Force and had been accepted with no mention of Tourette's Syndrome as an issue during his Air Force examination. - NCBI
- NCH - National Council for Hypnosis
- Am J Clin Hypn. 1989 Apr;31(4):252-6.
- NCBI - National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Kohen DP and Botts P. Relaxation-Imagery (Self-Hypnosis) in Tourette Syndrome: Experience with Four Children. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis , 29(4): 227-237, 1987.
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