help please from someone more experienced

[Unregistered]

Hi, i am treating a client who has multipul physical illnesses, ie: thyroid probs, menstual probs, lythargy, loads of aches and pains, constantly ill and exhasted, different illnesses arise every week, and when the doctors do tests they dont ever really find much wrong. I know you cant coment on this specific case because you havent seen her, but, have any of you ever sorted someone out with these type of problems? do you think they could come from repression? or compound cumulative trauma? she is allergic to loads of stuff and has bad stomach problems also. I am wondering wether to regress her or what? any ideas would be a great help, i am fairly new to this and really want to help this lady. i know a few people with these sort of problems, it must be fairly common, do you think all illness comes from a repressed memory/s and emotions? She is a very out going jolly lady and is always smiling dispite everything.

[Shlomo_NLP]

First and above all, get a referral from her physician. I've attached a form I use in my practice to give you an idea of how it goes.

That's YOUR insurance against all chances she is ill and you're handling something medical.

Now, when you handle "phantom" pain, which is the more professional way to say "it's all in her mind", you should first acknowledge the fact that she is suffering from pain or whatever illness she's claiming to have.

Confirm it. Tell her to feel it. Do what Erickson did with even real physical pains - ask her (in hypnosis) to describe it, to concentrate on it, not to deny it or try to dissociate from the pain, but to give it form, shape, color, name - OWN it!

This is what happen to Phantom pains - they dissolve. The imagination is because she's trying to run away from the pain. You know, when your hand or head is hurt - you try not to move much so you won't feel it much. But it gets numb, and when you do move it is more painful. That's the same for phantom pains... she's trying NOT to feel them, by that giving the imagination more power and by that she's not moving much and once she does - THE PAIN GETS STRONGER... you see what I mean here?

Go slowly when you ask her to describe it and ask specific question. Can you tell me what shape would it be if you could see it? Can you tell me what color would it be? What is the structure of the pain, is it smooth or... Give her enough time to concentrate, because she'll need plenty of time for it.

Go from one pain to another. Always acknowledge them, never say they don't exist or that the doctors are saying everything is fine. Always say she's right, she has pains and it's a good opportunity to learn from it.

That's the begining.

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[Unregistered]

thank you that is certainly of help

[Merlin]

Hello,

I would suggest that you treat these as various symptoms of a single issue.
Seek out the source and resolve it.

[Unregistered]

yes that is what i thought merlin
thanks