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Some people do not know that hypnosis has been reshaping how chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is approached, not as a mysterious, incurable condition, but as a mind–body imbalance that can be reset from within. The Case of “Anna” Anna is a 43-year-old Registered Nurse who has spent years battling exhaustion so deep it felt cellular.…
How Hypnosis Opened a Breath of Relief It was a Friday evening when one of my patients, 15-year-old Daniel*, felt the all-too-familiar tightening in his chest. The wheeze started low, then rose into the panic of an oncoming asthma attack. His inhaler was nearby, but in that moment, he reminded himself of one of the…
The Chemotherapy Patient Who Felt No Nausea: How Hypnosis Helped a Woman Reclaim Control Most people think chemotherapy comes with one unavoidable side effect: nausea. For decades, cancer patients have braced themselves for the waves of sickness that often follow treatment. But one woman’s story offers a rarely told truth: the mind can be trained…
Several years ago, a 42-year-old man named James came into our office as he was struggling with Type 2 diabetes. His blood sugar levels spiked whenever stress at work or family conflict occurred. Medication helped, but his physician noticed a pattern: despite following dietary and exercise recommendations, James’s glucose levels remained high during periods of…
How guided imagery helped reduce skin inflammation and flare-ups Most people think of psoriasis as “just a skin problem.” In the late 1990s, researchers documented a case where a man with severe psoriasis, whose flare-ups covered more than half his body, turned to an unconventional therapy after exhausting medications. Instead of applying another cream or…
Most people have experienced the annoyance of hiccups. You have a few minutes of involuntary spasms that eventually fade. But imagine living with hiccups for over a year. That was the reality for one of my patients whose life became a daily struggle. Eating, speaking, and even resting were interrupted by relentless contractions of her…
Many people do not realize hypnosis has been used in hospitals and clinics around the world for decades, not for entertainment, but for healing. One case in our office involved a retired high school teacher named Alan, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in his late sixties. His tremors had progressed to the point where holding a…
How a skeptical physician became a believer after hypnosis resolved his chronic headaches Dr. Lidia is a doctor who had a problem she hated: a condition she could not fix. For almost a decade, she suffered from debilitating migraines. The kind that did not just throb; they hijacked her vision, upset her stomach, and forced…
In 1986, in our southern Colorado Hospital, we witnessed something remarkable. Karen, a 43-year-old woman, had undergone surgery for breast cancer. She participated in a clinical hypnosis session before and after her mastectomy. At that time, other patients required an average of eight weeks for complete wound healing. However, Karen healed in half the time, with…
In 1978, something extraordinary happened in a quiet Los Angeles clinic. Valerie Hunt, a pioneering researcher in bioenergetics and neuromuscular behavior at UCLA, was documenting subtle energy fields when she stumbled upon a case that defied conventional medical logic. A woman—Diana—walked in as a pack-a-day smoker and walked out a nonsmoker. No patches. No gum.…