Years ago I recall watching The Singing Detective, a television serial about a mystery writer called Philip Marlow. Marlow was in hospital suffering from an extreme episode of psoriasis, or ‘psoriatic arthopathy’, a chronic condition of the skin and joints. He was covered in sores and clearly deeply uncomfortable and sometimes in severe pain. This was the first time I really became aware of psoriasis as a condition, and I remember feeling shocked by its portrayal.
Psoriasis and hypnotic treatment
Since then I have treated people experiencing psoriasis using hypnosis and to good effect. It’s long been established that the mind has powerful influence over the body and that hypnosis in particular can have a dramatic influence. (1)
Suggestions of healing and ‘therapeutic metaphors’ are used liberally in the new hypnosis session from hypnosisdownloads.com called Psoriasis treatment. So many people suffer from psoriasis and - as Marlow grimly demonstrated in the TV series - it is no joke. I really hope this session is going to be useful for lots of people out there who need help to relax and heal.
All the best
Mark
Note
(1) Researchers at the Department of Dermatology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore in the USA carried out a three month study into the use of hypnotherapy in adults suffering with stable, chronic, plaque-type psoriasis. Five patients received an active suggestion technique in which positive statements relating specifically to the patient’s skin are given, some of these types of suggestion you’ll receive as you relax deeply to this session, and six patients received a neutral hypnosis technique in which there is no mention of the disease. All patients got some benefit but the ones who were given the specific hypnotherapy for psoriasis enjoyed much better healing. Although this was only a small scale study, it suggests that hypnotherapy can be extremely useful as a therapeutic treatment for those patients diagnosed with psoriasis especially when an extended hypnotic induction
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Vol 68, No 4, 1999
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