wildhaus wrote on Aug 6th, 2008 at 1:35pm:I Tried and posted about hypnosis and „self Hypnosis“,
and have been told by one of our “older” members to go and get a life……
To the point…. in the pain clinic I am a “partner” in, part of the treatment regime
is Hypnosis and tools for self Hypnosis!
Hypnosis is (in my case) not a tool to abort the pain nor it is a tool to “cure” CH.
One CANNOT cure CH nor can one abort an attack with Hypnosis, at least I don’t believe it is feasible.
All you can do is reduce the anxiety, and “endure” lower pain levels
in a “better” way, by reducing the “extremis” that come with the
attack for some of us, namely anxiety, fear and panic…. with a good guide and
professional help using hypnosis one might be able to “control” some or all the
side effects that come with CH.
I have, and still use what tools I was “given” by the Dr. Med. Anaesthesiologist / hypnosis
specialist, She is part of the pain clinic, and very instrumental in helping and providing
“tools” and advice in regards to Pain control, but even she does not think its likely to abort
an attack with hypnosis, and that it is most likely a charlatan that would claim
one can cure CH with Hypnosis….
Michael
Agreed completely.
I've written here before that it is, indeed, possible to learn to control one's reactions to a hit and distract ones self from the focal point of pain, but (in my own experience, only) it is not possible to reduce the intensity or duration of a hit. Even that isn't easy--the thing creates a sort of mounting panic that is very difficult to resist. But learning to resist is definitely worth it. The best I've ever managed, though, is to learn to relax, and wait for it to pass. The ritualistic behaviors that I go through to do this probably resemble self-hypnosis to some extent.
A CH hit involves the autonomic nervous system. As far as I know, the workings of the autonomic nervous system are not subject to voluntary control.
That said, there are stories about mystics who can learn to control autonomic functions after years of concentrated effort, and stories of hypnotized subjects who can endure surgery without anesthesia. So--are they mere stories, or is it possible? I really couldn't say. I only know that I can't do it, and I'm doubtful that a hypnotist could reduce a CH hit to five minutes duration.
Seeing would be believing.
Best wishes,
George