Depression

[whitey]

I don't know about the US, but here in the UK the best hypnosis is apparently called Pure Hypnoanalysis. I have clinical depression. I am going to see a therapist of this therapy soon. Does depression have a good response rate to hypnosis in general? Even the depressions which seem to be a biological condition? The standard treatments haven't helped me, even alternative methods.

[Poodle]

Depression is a biological condition. Now stop and think for a second here. What controls ALL of your body functions? The inner mind is the powerful mind. I don't live in the UK and know nothing about Hypnoanalysis but I do know that hypnosis works wonders and most probably the name of a favorite book describes it best: "Miracles on Demand". Enjoy your trance experience. Personally, if I were in the UK, I would find my way to our lovely Merlin or extremely talented Jack if I wanted hypnotherapy. The best is never toooo good, IMO. Our member Nigel is also a fantastic choice, IMO. Pood :)

[whitey]

Hi, thanks for the info. This is all pretty new to me, as my treatment history consists of psychotropic drugs, ECT, mercury detox, nutrition, colon cleansing, liver flushes etc. Recently i've been looking into Hypnosis, EFT, Energy Psychology etc, as these are new to me. Opted for Hypnosis after speaking to different therapists, and opted particulary for the form i mentioned in my last post. I will give this a shot.

[Terry]

Just to corrrect a misunderstanding, there is no "best hypnosis" only hypnosis as used by a skilled and experienced practitioner, or as used by someone who is not skilled or practised...
Other than that, you have made a wise choice in choosing this method of change....

[Poodle]

Check the website out. It is not hypnosis or clinical hypnotherapy and seems to be a relatively new concept of "relax-o-therapy" where one gets to relive all of the past. YUCK! They don't even have a concept of what NLP is capable of doing. One needs to book about 8 sessions too. Warning: It just may provoke your ire. Anne

[whitey]

Well that's strange, because the therapist i'm going to see is based in my own town, and the word on the street is that it is indeed hypnosis he uses, and he has a lot of very satisfied customers. And having spoke to some other therapists of this method, i have no doubts about its value. 8 sessions sounds fair enough to heal a very severe chronic depression, anxiety etc. I would take that right now.

[Henrik]

Hi, whitey.

What is good about this board is that it is frequented by very skillful therapists. I think you have come to the best hypnosis/nlp/related fields board there is.

One thing that is sooo good about this little community is that people will tell the truth as they see is it. There is little or no pretending. You will get straight answers.

The therapist you're going to see might be the perfect choice for you. Only way to find out is to try him. If you have to book 8 sessions in advance, I would ask 'why'? How can one know that 8 sessions is what it takes before you start the work? Maybe it takes 1 session, maybe 10 maybe 3. IMO this is something the two of you will know after the work has started and progressed a bit.

Anne (Poodle) gave you a couple of names she thinks is really good. Those would most definitely be my choice as well. Why? Because they will help you perform what (at the moment) might seem like magic. Magic will become normal to you.

My guess is that you are closer to change than you might believe. Congratulations on finding this board. You can change. I would say you cannot not change. The right therapist will help show you the road and the break and the throttle and a lot more.

Henrik

[Terry]

Well that's strange, because the therapist i'm going to see is based in my own town, and the word on the street is that it is indeed hypnosis he uses, and he has a lot of very satisfied customers. And having spoke to some other therapists of this method, i have no doubts about its value. 8 sessions sounds fair enough to heal a very severe chronic depression, anxiety etc. I would take that right now. Whitey, nothing "strange" here except your attitude. YOU are the only person who should make any decission which will affect you, and nobody is inclined to argue over that. What I find hard to take, is that you come here to ASK questions, and state clearly that you know nothing. Now you base an argument with one of our members based purely on " the word on the street"? Could you please tell us how INFORMED this word on the street is? Is the word you get worth as much consideration as the words of someone known to be skilled in this area?I ask this, not with the intention of putting anyone down, but in the spirit of an enquiry into something I find puzzling.
The question you asked was not about how good this practitioner is, or if he is skilled in hypnosis, that we would have been unable to answer, but you asked about a certain method which is posted online clearly outlining what it is and what it is not. The reply you got was based solely on what is public knowledge read by someone who practises hypnosis. My question would be, why bother to come here is word on the street is good enough for you?
My advise, do whatever seems best to you, but do not attempt to argue points on any subject you have already admitted you know nothing about, you come across as one with the intent of advertising yourself, regardless of the real facts whatever they are..
As for the eight sessions, nobody, myself included would dare to attempt to guess the number of sessions required by any client. The real question was why you must commit ahead of knowing all the facts.

[whitey]

Thanks for your thoughtful reply Henrik.

[Nigel H]

Whitey - There are some very useful comments already given and especially the fact that we cannot judge the person whom you have heard of.

Indeed, you need to weigh up the 'word on the street' as far is it's quality and/or reliability, to know whom is saying what and from what experience.

If you have considered the credentials of the therapist and trust the 'feedback' from whatever sources, then you must trust in that and go ahead. This belief in your chosen method can only assist the process.

I see many different titles for treatments and in reality, there can often be overlap. So, someone trained in Hypnotherapy may not state it is 'clinical hypnotherapy', but if using their skills appropriately to assist people get beyond various 'issues' then this turns it in to a clinical application of the method.

Hence, Hypno-analysis may be very similar, or identical, to a session, or set of sessions any other hypnotherapist does. It is impossible for us to know, unless we have been through the process with the person you are talking of.

So, in answer to your original question, the answer is yes - when applied correctly/skillfully, it is possible to deal with depression through the use of hypnotherapy (and related methods). I know of people whom have received just such help - and since come off their medication, in conjunction with discussion with their GP of course.....

I would to some degree echo the comments above, on knowing the number of sessions it is likely to take - although I also know that typically a Breakthrough Session as taught during the Time Line Therapy Master Practitioner course, is usually enough to deal with pretty much any issue a person may have. This is done with prior discussion and information being exchanged and the session can take 8+ hours, usually on a single day and no-one can say for sure exactly how many hours, since this will depend much on the client's ability/willingness to bring to the table that which is necessary to have their problem dealt with. Some may find 4 hours enough, others may go 7-8 plus.

The key is the therapist working with the client personally and I suggest the person you see would be no different. If you got a result in 5 sessions that would be great ...... and if you needed more than the originally suggested 8, what then ....???

Just a few considerations for you to ponder!

Nig