Hypno - is it effective really.

[Hurtingbad]

Hi,
I have my 2st hypnotherapy next week which i admit i have been skeptical about coz i don't know it and i'm curious anxious you name it. Like many my drinking is borne out a vast and painful emptiness - i just need honest opinions on hypno will it/ can it/ does it work?

[pipsqueak]

Didn't work for me, just cost loads of money. Think I have mental block tho, god knows what it is.
Therapist was lovely, just didn't work for me, wanted it to.
I did cry a lot tho!
pips

[jessie]

Hurtingbad, I wish I could tell you it works, for me it did not. And it costs a lot of money. You have to be really susceptible I think - not a skeptic thinker like me. My therapist was nice, but for me it was a lot of bollyhog - for me the best road was to rationally admit that I have a problem and take the MYO route, either AF or moderate( not for me)
Good luck!
Jessie.

[vera-b]

Hi Hurtingbad,
Sorry to hear you're in a bad place. I ordered the hyno cd's from this site - the set of 4 with the book by Roberta Jewell. This is my 3rd day listening to them, and they definitely are having a positive impact - already. I know I'm motivated, but they are helping re-wire my thinking. Went on Campral a year ago with my Dr., and it helped quite a bit fend off the cravings. But, I found my head leading me back to the bottle with greater frequency over time. The cd's are honestly helping. Plus, I can use them periodically after the 30-day initial period for a "tune-up." Don't want to get too excited, but I'm feeling very good at the moment.
V.

[river0123]

Hi Hurtingbad,
I love the CD's. I think they are a tremendous help. I was skeptical, but each day I get more and more from them. I believe the book says it takes 20 - 30 days to rewire your brain with the hypnotic cues. This morning as I was listening to Hypnotic track 2, I felt such JOY (as it cued) that I was ready to jump out of my skin ~ it was weird but very cool! All day long I remember things that I have visualized or said to myself, such as "I do not crave alcohol", "I like being AF", etc. Something is sticking, and I hope it just gets better (day 8 tomorrow - the longest I've gone in 8 years!).
I think they are worth every penny, not sure I could make it on supplements alone.
Best of luck to you all!

[nancy]

I wrote this on another thread but I will write it again here.
I am focusing on the track 2 of hypnotic MWO CD set, aiming to do it every day. I think it has a lot of positive messages specifically about drinking as the last poster said and I think it sets you up to have a positive attitude, reinforces goals etc. Like the last poster said, I find myself really agreeing with the messages on the CD (have moderation CDs, track 2 hypnosis) and remembering it during the day.

I am sure hypnosis has a place in recovery but live therapy costs a lot. CDs are a good option to get your feet wet with hypnosis. At the very least you will get relaxed.
For me, the $100 something or whatever it cost here seems reasonable compared to live therapy rates, considering you can play the Cds over and over again. I paid about nearly the same for one live session at one point. Assess your income level and see if it makes sense to give it a try.

If you decide against hypnosis for cost reasons, check out the many meditation and relaxation cds at the very least. We have a thread about that somewhere and Roberta offered some suggestions. One of our members, Cindi, has also written about the importance of deep breathing techniques for recovery.

Good luck.

[Kimberley]

Hi Hurting,
I had an amazing experience with a hynotherapist/NLP practitioner. It utterly changed my life. He cured me within 90 minutes of the extreme Social Phobia and agoraphobia I had suffered for 10 years, after NOTHING else at all worked. My phobia was the reason I started drinking so horrifically .

Sadly, I have had to work out on my own how to solve the problem of my alcoholism, but that's because my drinking habits were very much ingrained. I could never have stopped drinking when I had massive anxiety, but I have been able to quit now he cured that, as a matter of choice. Good luck, I hope it works for you in some helpful way.

[Determinator]

I've been using the MWO self-hypnosis cd's for over a year and really have found them helpful for retraining my mind and also for getting into a wonderfully restful pre-sleep state of mind.

I am a very skeptical type of person but bear in mind I looked at hypno not as a "trick" that would somehow make my life better, but instead as a tool that can and will work if I use it often and with honest effort. Using it realistically as a tool really does work. at least for me.

[Aunty Mame]

Hi

I agree with Determinator and Nancy - Nancy on the "try the CDs to get your feet wet" idea and Det with the "its a tool" bit.

I've just completed a couple of sessions of hypno ..... have posted extensively about them on the Boozebusters threads over the last couple of weeks if you want to have a look at them. I'm a bit of a scientific rationalist myself, and I hadn't thought that it had "worked" but I'm certainly feeling very calm and resolved in the face of a lot of stress at the moment. I got CD recordings of all my sessions which I put on my i-pod, plus another CD ("Overcoming addiction") and I try to listen to one of them once a day.

Do it for your curiousity's sake!! Dont worry about being anxious though - as long as you have a reputable and registered hypnotherapist, there is nothing to be concerned about!!

mame

[Chelle12]

Hypnotherapy didnt work for me. Cost a lot, and has just made me feel even more inadequate and ashamed that I turn once again to drink.
However, everyone is different and its certainly worth a try.