Posted by FP on May 9, 2000, at 0:08:54
In reply to Hypnotherapy, posted by LD on May 8, 2000, at 15:11:19
Looks like I'm the one dissenter tonight....
My experience: hypnotherapy is very dangerous. (Put me in the psych ward after the 3rd session, and you know how I HATE it when that happens) The whole experience was like being raped all over again.
Some pDocs who treat trauma patients believe that bad stuff will "pop up" when you're strong enough to deal with it. I believe them - forcing memories has - for me - been bad business. If you push too hard, you unconscious just throws out "distractors" (I call it "chaff) to throw you off track; things like UFO Abduction, Satanic Ritual Abuse, etc. (No, none of those things have ever happened to me, that I know of - but under hypnosis they all appeared, to keep me from experiencing what I really wanted to experience.)
On the other hand, hypnosis was used to treat "battle fatigue" during WWII - what we would now call Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome - with evident success.
All I can say is, make sure you trust the guy. But personally, I'd bide my time. You'll deal with what you need to deal with when you're ready. But again, that's just one guy's opinion.
Whatever you decide, I hope it works out well - keep us posted.
FP
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