Last weekend I was exhibiting at
the wonderful Healing Weekend at The Secret World Animal Sanctuary near
Highbridge
Whilst I was giving a client a
Hypno-Reiki Session, I overheard a lady talking to my husband about the Stop
Smoking Session I was offering. I was
horrified to hear her relay how she had Hypnotherapy some years ago to give up
but the Therapist used regression and took this lady back to her childhood. The
idea being that she took her back to a time she didn’t smoke.
Now I’m sure this method is used
by many Therapists in order to achieve positive results and changes within
their clients for all sorts of problems.
However, without a full and proper consultation and discussing fully
whether the client is happy using this technique, we cannot know what the
client had been through in their life and whether this is a suitable course of
action.
I can only assume that this
particular Therapist did not consult fully with this client. Why? Well because this poor lady had a
terrible childhood, and was abused. Her
childhood holds very negative, sad and angry emotions for her and it has taken
her years to get over it. So to take her
back to that time, was the worst possible thing that Therapist could have
done, and not only did the therapy not
work as she went home and smoked 40 cigarettes, this lady was left traumatised afterwards.
So I just wanted to make it
clear, that Solution Focused Hypnotherapy does not use this method to help its
clients to stop smoking. We like to get
you thinking about the positive changes you will make when you’ve stopped
smoking, the money you will save and the things you can achieve with that extra
cash. Our treatment is much more
positive and enjoyable.
