Hypnotherapy???

[NBluex]

Hi everyone,

I'm at a point where the anxiety is affecting my life too much. I'm on Fluoxetine and have had CBT therapy and will soon be going for more. I'm trying meditation and exercise too but nothing is helping all that much.

Has anyone tried hypnotherapy as a way to reduce their anxiety?

Thanks

[Cuchculan]

Welcome to the forum. I tried it once. I guess you really have to believe in it to get anything out of it. I was a bit put off when I first entered the room and saw that the woman had a sign up saying that she heals animals as well. I asked how she wanted me, on all fours or sitting down. I seriously think I lost faith in her when I saw she worked with animals as well. Expecting her to rub my belly every so often and tell me ' there's a good boy '. So any roads, we began. Now, to explain, it is not like you don't remember what happened when you are there. Not like they put you to sleep or anything. You wake up and remember nothing. They are more trying to reach your subconscious mind. The lady I was with had this chair that made you feel like you were floating. I hated it. I couldn't relax in it. I closed my eyes. She began doing her stuff. I sat there, with my eyes shut thinking ' now what '. It was my own fault. I wasn't fully into it. I gave her a few answers. Told her what she wanted to hear. So I would say it is like everything else. You either believe in it or you don't. If you believe in it fully, you will gain from it. With me, I seriously thought the woman doing it was just odd, to say the least. So have a good look around. Find yourself a good one. One you can trust. Most have to be licensed these days. Most give you a CD to bring home after the first session. One you can put on and listen to and use to get more into things. So come that second session things might begin to happen quicker. Hope it all works out well for you. Keep us posted.