I was diagnosed with agoraphobia over a year ago. I have tried Cognative Behavioral Therapy but that didn't work and am on anti depressants. While I have started to improve slightly, taking my daughter to school with the help of my dog, I was wondering if hypnotherapy was an option. If so, does anyone know how to go about it?
2007-02-09 05:52:01 · 8 answers · asked by sj 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Sure it works. It takes some time though- it doesn't happen overnight in most cases. Walking with your dog is a great step.
If you do hypnotherapy, you change your thought pattern,. So when you're walking, you don't think "Ok I'm doing ok.. I'm nervous.. calm down. I'll be home soon" No.
Your brain is program to think "I love being out!" and you don't even consciously think about it.
You can get a program like The Linden Method
http://www.panic-anxiety.com/
You can download to MP3 a single session
http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/downloads/phobias_fears/agoraphobia.html
Or you can record your own script (you'd need a script)
http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/book.php?pn=K358 has a 2-script combo specifically for agoraphobia.
You could also see a professional if there's a good one in your area, but if you do it yourself, you can do it every day.
2007-02-09 06:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can be helped if you really want to get better. You will have to do most of the work yourself. Medication only take the edge off the nervousness they do nothing else and they tend to be less effective over time. I don't know what form of therapy you have received but talk therapy is usually ineffective for the condition. You are correct when you say fear of fear and that is what the condition is. You are afraid of the sensations your body has when you leave your place of safety. You may not be happy there but at least the symptoms are minimized. You're not going to get better at home and you know that. You may have tried going out to practice doing things but done so with clenched teeth and sweating hands. You do need to practice accepting your sensations no matter how bad they are without working yourself up. You need to let the panic come and go. Eventually the panic and symptoms will lessen as you will no longer fear them. They may occur at times but you will be able to ignore them. You are not trapped, the door is open and you are free to go out. It is good to have a companion at first as you will feel safer but you have to do it alone eventually. This is the only sure way out and thousands have done this with great success. Good Luck!
2016-03-28 23:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory it should be able to help more than any other therapy. However I have a couple of phobias myself,but am reluctant to put my mind in the hands of anyone else so I cannot say from personal experience that it works
2007-02-09 06:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by Susan B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think hypnotherapy can be used for MANY phobias. You can contact a local hypnotherapist to find out.
2007-02-09 05:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by DL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my NHS trust you can get hypnotherapy on the NHS for this disorder (and others).
2007-02-09 06:07:07 · answer #5 · answered by suebnm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes - but you would have been better off using a sytematic desensitisation prograame. Ask your therapist why they did not devise one for you. they are very effective for the treatment of phobias of any kind.
2007-02-09 06:07:46 · answer #6 · answered by D B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apparently hypnotherapy can treat all phobias.
not sure how this would do that.
2007-02-09 05:57:11 · answer #7 · answered by weezyb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should ask your therapist about this. See if they have known people or heard of people (in medical journals) who have had success with this.
2007-02-09 05:55:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋