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When a client is having any physical discomfort, which is
usually referred to as pain, we must remember that there are two
distinct components to this discomfort. One is physical pain and the
other is suffering.
Pain is a noxious
sensation that, while beneficial in the acute phase to inform them when
the patient is in danger, in the chronic form it has frequently
outlived its usefulness. Pain is due to stimulation of certain nerve
fibers. Mainstream, allopathic, medicine relies on narcotics,
non-narcotics and surgical procedures to ameliorate these complaints
with varying degrees of success or failure depending upon one's
viewpoint.
Suffering accompanies pain and is
the often over-looked stepchild of pain; in fact the more chronic the
pain, the greater the suffering. The greater the suffering, the less
effective are pain relieving drugs and procedures. Suffering is derived
from patient's thoughts about the pain. Their thoughts of, "Why me?
Whom can I blame? What will happen to me tomorrow-what about my family?
What will others think?" Suffering is their frustration, anger,
resentment, anxiety, fear, panic, worry, etc.... Much of this conflict
is subconscious. The precise treatment for pain and suffering is as
different as the causes.
Hypnosis therapy in
different formats is useful for both pain and suffering., Glove
anesthesia, distraction, dissociation, displacement, substitution, and
nerve signal disruption imagery are suitable for pain, while
regression, parts therapy, reframing and forgiveness work are
appropriate for ending their suffering.
The
problem with so many therapeutic choices for so many possible
presentations is the Hypnotherapist must be vigilant and client
oriented. We must separate the pain from the suffering and treat each
accordingly. Each client suffers in his/her own unique way and each
treatment plan must be individualized.
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