How Can Hypnotherapy Help You With Chronic or Persistent Pain?
Chronic pain can be very difficult to deal with in your everyday life. As it persists for long periods of time, it can have a very big impact on your emotional state and how you choose to live your life moving forward. Different people cope in various ways and some individuals may have more difficulty than others. Regardless, there are a number of options and ways to help you along to cope, accept and move forward in your life. If you feel that your chronic pain is affecting your sleep, mood, and overall well-being, rest assured that you can take control and do something about it. This article aims to inform you on the various alternatives available to you and how you can implement them into your life to help you improve your overall quality of life.
Chronic pain can come in many different shapes, forms, and sizes. The origin may vary greatly and if you are currently experiencing persistent pain it is very important that you address this with your doctor in order to rule out any serious potential underlying causes. Once properly diagnosed there are a number of ways that can help you manage the pain. One of the most common routes taken is managing the pain with medication or opioid treatment. Some people may benefit while others may be harmed by taking these medications. Again, a conversation that should be had with your physician to make sure that you are doing all that you can to help you along. There are a number of alternative treatments that can be undertaken in order to add to your “tool box” of resources that will help you manage and cope better.
Different Ways To Help Manage Your Chronic or Persistent Pain Common psychological treatments that you can use include cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. These two approaches will help you develop a more cognitively “flexible” attitude toward the pain. Most of the time, individuals who have a harder time dealing with chronic pain tend to “catastrophize”, which can ultimately make matters worse where they don’t necessarily need to be. As humans, we are flexible and adaptive. Tapping into these resources can ultimately improve your outlook and quality of life.
In addition, interventional pain management techniques can be used as well. They include trigger point injections, radiotherapy and even ultrasound. Ultrasound is a common tool used by physiotherapists in combination with other exercises. Practiced regularly they can lead you to on to the path of recovery.
Other avenues include Tai Chi & Acupuncture. Tai Chi has been shown to help with and improve on stiffness and pain. Including low back pain, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Acupuncture has been shown to help with pain reduction and improving overall quality of life. All great options that you can seek out and try to take a multi-modal approach to your pain management regiment.
How Hypnosis & Self-Hypnosis Can Help You Along There is a mounting body of scientific evidence that is showing the efficacy of using hypnosis to manage chronic pain. Using various visualization techniques while in this state can help you significantly reduce your baseline pain. Furthermore, practicing self-hypnosis regularly at home will help with maintenance and reinforcement which may lead to lasting results down the road.
Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy & Self-Hypnosis are very empowering and offer you invaluable tools to help you along in your daily life. If you are interested in learning more about the process please reach out and I’d be happy to help out.
If you have any questions, interested in trying out a session, or getting a personalized self-hypnosis recording made, please reach out and feel free to send me an e-mail.
Written By: Sebastian Di Cesare PhD, RHt - a research scientist & practicing Registered Hypnotherapist based in Vancouver, Canada.
