| More and more is being learned (or "re-learned") | | | | cancer or of the chemo or radiation--is a |
| each day about the mind-body connection. The | | | | prominent issue for some. As discussed under |
| relatively new field of psychoneuroimmunology is | | | | "surgery," hypnosis is very effective in pain |
| exploding with amazing discoveries about how | | | | management. In fact, this is one of the most |
| thoughts and emotions affect the body's immune | | | | well-known applications of hypnosis. With |
| and other systems, to create or reverse dis-ease. | | | | decreased pain also comes the ability to feel |
| Although medical "evidence" in the way of | | | | more comfortable, resume favorite or even |
| approved and reproducible large-scale studies are | | | | every-day activities, and reduce pain medication. |
| slow to come about, case stories of how people | | | | And, at a minimum, the use of hypnosis for pain |
| have used mind-body-spirit techniques--such as | | | | management allows terminal patients to live out |
| meditation, prayer, visualization, affirmations, and | | | | their remaining days in some peace and comfort |
| hypnosis -abound. | | | | while not under a haze of strong pain medication. |
| Hypnosis is a very effective mind-body-spirit | | | | The ability to control nausea and vomiting through |
| technique for producing change. And cancer | | | | hypnosis has several advantages: When used |
| patients have a variety of psychological, medical, | | | | during the treatments, it makes the experience |
| and even spiritual needs that may be addressed | | | | less stressful and helps the time pass more |
| through hypnosis. | | | | quickly (since time seems shorter while in |
| The side effects of chemotherapy and radiation | | | | hypnosis). As a skill that most anyone can learn |
| treatments are popularly regarded as being as | | | | and use themselves, it offers a sense of personal |
| bad as--or even worse than--the cancer itself. | | | | control over the cancer, treatments, and |
| Such side effects, which include nausea, | | | | outcome, rather than the increased sense of |
| anticipatory nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of | | | | helplessness and depression that the use of |
| appetite, hair loss, and even radiation burning are | | | | numerous drugs and giving one's self over to the |
| often successfully prevented or reduced using | | | | medical system can often induce. |
| hypnotic suggestion. | | | | Among the numerous tests and procedures that |
| Since many medications given to cancer patients | | | | you may go through during your road to healing, |
| are to deal with these numerous side effects, by | | | | you may find that a strong fear or phobia (such |
| using hypnosis to assist you in avoiding or | | | | as a fear of enclosed spaces, doctors/hospitals, |
| reducing these side effects, you will have the | | | | or needles) is creating a lot of anxiety for you or |
| added benefit of reducing the amount of | | | | even impeding your ability to go through the |
| medications you and your body must cope with | | | | suggested treatments. Hypnosis has been helping |
| taking. | | | | people for countless years to eliminate such fears |
| Hair loss is another common concern among | | | | or reduce them down to manageable levels. |
| people who must undergo chemotherapy or | | | | Some of my most rewarding sessions have been |
| radiation treatments. There are some wonderful | | | | working with cancer patients to prepare them |
| hypnotic suggestions that have been shown to be | | | | physically, emotionally, and even spiritually for |
| effective in greatly reducing and even preventing | | | | what lies ahead in their healing and improve their |
| hair loss from these treatments. That is a big | | | | chances of recovery. If you or someone you |
| relief to many people and helps increase the | | | | know is currently dealing with this issue, read |
| self-esteem and dignity that many feel they lose | | | | some of my cancer clients' testimonials on my |
| along with their hair. | | | | website at hypnocoachlisa.com/Testimonials.html |
| Pain--whether it be from the effects of the | | | | and contact me for a free consultation. |