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[Dizzy]

Hi :)

I have ADD, or Attention Defecit Disorder, and I was wondering if anyone thought it was possible for hypnosis to cure it. Note I am just wondering if it could be done, not sure yet wether I would want it done.

[TaffyE]

Click on the Search link and type in ADHD, there are some threads there for you to peruse

[Don]

ADHD is not a disease. Rather, it is a medical definition for a collection of behaviors. Ten people diagnosed with ADHD might all have different behavior patterns.

So in answer to your question, since there is not single thing that is ADHD, and since you didn't list what your behaviors are that have resulted in your diagnosis as having ADHD, it's impossible to answer.

However, my guess is that any of your behaviors could be changed with the help of an experienced hypnotherapist, if that is your desire.

[Dizzy]

Well if you would be so kind as to read on, I shall tell you of the simptoms as I see them. The only traditional one is a short attention span, which to a point i have learnt to control. However this has spawned other problems, my school-phobia, came form the effect of this difficulty in conforming to regular lessons. Also it has caused my grades to be significantly lower than they should be for a fourteen year old, I have an IQ of 146, I read A level+ maths and science, and am at the moment working on among other things quantum mechanics. However my inability to work within the school's parameters leaves me with B-C's on my subjects! It has me tossing and turning at night becuase I cannot settle down without using sub-conscious hypnosis, and with that I do not seem to be able to counter-act this. Finally it leaves me feeling that every day has to be different, and so I welcome injuries, as they break up the horrific monotony. So as the ADD itself is bearable, the beavioral patterns it has caused are not. Do you have any advice that is more specific to my situation?

[solaris152000]

Go and see a proffesional hypnotherapist, Im sure one could help you.

[Don]

Short attention span
Not liking school (probably because it bores you)
Restlessness
Self-destructiveness--a potential "cutter?"

Hypnotherapy can help with all of these behaviors. If you are interested in this route, seek a qualified hypnotherapist who is experienced in working with these particular behaviors. How do you find out their qualifications and experience? Ask them.

[Dizzy]

Thank you. I was wondering, could I talk with you and to a certain spill my thoughts about myself? I do not feel comfortable in the councelor set up, it did not seem to work for me at all. However if I might talk to some people without a feeling of obligation to continue that would be great. You know a good deal about self implemented solutions to this, and if you could maybe tell me a few that would be great, as I do not think getting a hypnotherapist will work, as it has the same problem as a councelor. I shall not say anything until I get your reply.

[Terry (existing)]

Thank you. I was wondering, could I talk with you and to a certain spill my thoughts about myself? I do not feel comfortable in the councelor set up, it did not seem to work for me at all. However if I might talk to some people without a feeling of obligation to continue that would be great. You know a good deal about self implemented solutions to this, and if you could maybe tell me a few that would be great, as I do not think getting a hypnotherapist will work, as it has the same problem as a councelor. I shall not say anything until I get your reply. So what you are saying is, that you don't want any commitment to change, you have no faith in outside help, unless of course you can get it free over the internet, and all you really want to do is dabble in the idea of change, without doing anything about it that might work. I think I got it all, and if you phoned me as a paying client, and were willing to pay $500.00 per session, I would refuse you. Nobody who is intent on success would take on a client who was not commited to their desired goal, and you are not, so why should anyone waste their time on you?

[Don]

Thank you for your confidence in me, Dizzy. However my goal as an administrator here is to make sure information is shared in a congenial, safe atmosphere. I am not trying to drum up any business.

If the counselor relationship didn't work for you, it was not because of anything you did, but because your counselor was too much of an oaf to develop good rapport with you. I would respectfully suggest finding another counselor locally. And remember, when you go to a counselor, whether or not you like him or her, you are, in effect, their employer. If you're not getting what you need, "fire" them. Find a different counselor.

Godd luck!

[Dizzy]

So what you are saying is, that you don't want any commitment to change, you have no faith in outside help, unless of course you can get it free over the internet, and all you really want to do is dabble in the idea of change, without doing anything about it that might work. I think I got it all, and if you phoned me as a paying client, and were willing to pay $500.00 per session, I would refuse you. Nobody who is intent on success would take on a client who was not commited to their desired goal, and you are not, so why should anyone waste their time on you?
Well I feel I have to rise to this challenge, as it is a slur upon myself that I feel is quite unneccessary. Let us just get this clear. I find some particular elements in the current situation hell. However I found those elements replicated when I tried to get help from a conventional source. Only the feeling that it was helping kept me going, and when I realised it wasn't, I stopped immediately. Since the solution seems to be worse than the problem I don't have a commitment to change. The faith went when I found that even though he seemed to be doing nothing wrong, it had no effect. The fact that I am fourteen years old with no income to speak of, and am trying to develop consumer marketable technology. This causes me to wish to not have to pay. I do not want to become a client, as you would have known if you had read my post, and I would never hire someone that would so blatently misenterpret what I am trying to say. I asked for a little support and guidance from this community while I sort this out myself, and was hoping to not get such abuse. But hey, you are entitled to your opinion right?

[Merlin]

Hi Dizzy,

Hypnosis cannot 'cure' anything.
But you are behaving in a maner which you do not wish to (labelled ADD).
Hypnosis can assist you in changing those subconsciously controlled behaviours.
We really can't offer much here other than encouragement and hope.

[Jack]

Hello Dizzy,

The jury is still out as to whether ADD is addressable by hypnotherapy or any other treatment.

As an hypnotherapist I can only speak personally, related to clients I have had in the past, and the results of treatment are patchy and unsupportable by any strigent clinical evaluation.

ADD is a little (and only a little) like having a very powerful motor in your car which is occasionally connected to the wheels for short and indeterminate periods of time.The clutch is broken, the gearbox has innumerable gears but never in the same place and sometimes the car refuses to start unless kicked. When it does start the steering may or may not function properly.

Now, you can attempt to service this car yourself, but the tools are inside the glove compartment and it's locked. Of course you have a key but it's hiding. You may smash the glove compartment open but your might find that you destroy the tools in the process. Besides which the manual for your car was never written.

Problem is: someone, somewhere has other tools and knows how to use them. This mechanic might be an hypnotherapist or could be any one of a number of people with any number of skills. One of my old ADD clients found great benefit from using aromatherapy, for instance. I personally have absolutely no time for aromatherapy, but since it worked on whatever level in this instance I was pleased that it existed.

So, you may have a long or a short journey ahead of you, youngster. You are bright enough to understand that there are no easy solutions and you won't find them on this forum. Neither, I regret to say I do not think you will find them within your own resources, based on my own experiences; but I could be wrong.

The only crumb of comfort I can offer is to say that of the many ADD and ADHD clients I have treated some respond incredibly well to both hypnotherapy and NLP. For many others treatment is meaningless and a waste of time. You may have a phobic reaction to the idea of being a client, so perhaps even this is not of much use to you, but I really do think you should consider seeking out help from an experienced practitioner. If you really want it you will find the money. Good luck.

Jack