fithelere (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} fithelere) wrote,@ 2008-01-27 15:12:00 |
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A Little Hypnosis Bragging
About two weeks ago, my hypnosis teacher called me to see if I wanted to practice my pain management--she'd been contacted by a nurse who was in so much pain from a work injury that she could no longer work, and therefore had no money to pay for a hypnosis session.
When I talked to the nurse, I learned that she'd been on prescription pain killers, including methadone, for some time. Since her injury several years ago, she'd spent over $30000 on medical pain management alone. Some people even accused her of being a junkie, but I could tell she really wanted to be off her pills and well enough to work a full shift. She was a little dubious about hypnosis, though she admitted she'd seen the placebo effect at work in the hospital. Ultimately, she was desperate enough to try anything.
Just to get to my teacher's hypnosis office, she'd had to take the last of the pain pills she could scrape together. Even so, she rated her pain at a 6 out of 10 before we started, and that was on medication.
When we were done with the session, she rated her pain at a 1 out of 10. One out of ten! She commented that her pain pills really should have worn off by the time we were done, so normally she would have been curled up in agony at that point.
Okay, maybe it's wrong to brag, but I'm really thrilled to have had a success like that, especially since it involved helping someone who really needed it.
About two weeks ago, my hypnosis teacher called me to see if I wanted to practice my pain management--she'd been contacted by a nurse who was in so much pain from a work injury that she could no longer work, and therefore had no money to pay for a hypnosis session.
When I talked to the nurse, I learned that she'd been on prescription pain killers, including methadone, for some time. Since her injury several years ago, she'd spent over $30000 on medical pain management alone. Some people even accused her of being a junkie, but I could tell she really wanted to be off her pills and well enough to work a full shift. She was a little dubious about hypnosis, though she admitted she'd seen the placebo effect at work in the hospital. Ultimately, she was desperate enough to try anything.
Just to get to my teacher's hypnosis office, she'd had to take the last of the pain pills she could scrape together. Even so, she rated her pain at a 6 out of 10 before we started, and that was on medication.
When we were done with the session, she rated her pain at a 1 out of 10. One out of ten! She commented that her pain pills really should have worn off by the time we were done, so normally she would have been curled up in agony at that point.
Okay, maybe it's wrong to brag, but I'm really thrilled to have had a success like that, especially since it involved helping someone who really needed it.
