Last weekend I attended a really interesting course in the use of hypnotherapy for pain management, organised by the London College of Clinical Hypnosis.

It’s not generally known but hypnosis has been used as anaesthesia over the centuries, very often on the front line. Even for procedures such as amputations it has been found to be effective in almost completely eliminating pain, and also subsequently resulting in much less chance of infection.

Even today, where the use of modern anaesthetics is taken for granted, there are still some countries in which the patient is given the option of receiving hypnosis instead of a general anaesthetic. Studies have shown that these operations result in a much quicker healing rate for the patient.

Whilst I am not about to start performing operations, I am very keen to apply the techniques I have learnt in helping people who suffer with pain symptoms. Chronic pain – regardless of its cause – can be a desperately debilitating condition, and in some cases leads the sufferer to contemplatating suicide, as the alternative is unbearable.

Do get in touch if you would like to find out more.

Best wishes as always,
Wendy x