Over the years, it’s been amazing to see the changes that people have experienced with Hypnosis. It’s taught me to be in more awe of the power of the mind, and of the mind/body connection.
Still sometimes, I find it so interesting that people experience such significant change that they aren’t able to be fully aware of for some reason or another.
One of the more extreme stories on this was about a client that I had a few years ago. When I first met with her, she was completely bedridden months after a difficult recovery from back surgery. She couldn’t do something as benign as scratching her nose or slightly moving, without the trunk of her body suddenly reacting with horrible, excruciating spasms.
Her husband explained that this had gone on since she was in the hospital. She added that she felt she had been traumatized during the surgery somehow. I saw her painful spasmodic reactions repeatedly firsthand.
They said they tried everything, gone to numerous doctors, taken loads of meds, had massage, physical therapy and nothing helped. I got medical clearance to help her and got right to work. Over the next few weekly sessions, we did NLP, guided imagery and large parts Hypnosis. She used a customized hypnosis recording between sessions.
Each week, she used her hypnosis recording faithfully. She was such a trooper, so patient and cooperative throughout the sessions.
From the second session on, I took note that she was in less pain, she moved around more and seemed to have more peace and relief. Best of all, she was able to move more freely as the spasms were less frequent.
After about six weeks of sessions, the spasms were gone, and we were still working with her pain and mobility. She informed me that she had gotten out of bed and actually made Thanksgiving dinner from her wheelchair! Huge progress. Then what happened next was a shocker. Her husband told me that they were getting discouraged. He didn’t believe that the sessions were working.
I was really surprised, and even when I shared the documented changes with them, it didn’t seem to matter.
Sometimes people can’t realize significant change because they are discouraged about the overall situation, or a number of other reasons.
It reminds me to ask myself whether I am taking my changes in life for granted. Sometimes I have to remind myself of something little; such as my high school didn’t teach typing. So when I got into college, I taught myself how to type 100 wpm. The benefits I’ve gotten from that have been literally life-changing for me, and they keep on giving.
Are you fully aware of your personal changes over time? Think about the events and situations that you’ve gotten through, think about the things you’ve taught yourself, and how richer your life is for it. I bet you can impress yourself.
Listening to: Beautiful Surprise by India Arie
