Unfortunately the art of hypnosis was used a great deal by the stage hypnotists and magicians to entertain audiences. Hypnosis became a magical act and the magicians liked to let the audience believe that they possessed supernatural powers. Because of this the medical profession distanced itself from it, and hypnosis was not used for medical [...]
For descriptive purposes it is often convenient to consider pain as either organic or functional. But like many things in nature this pigeonholing of ideas is not completely valid. It is not quite as simple as that. Thus pain that is caused in the first place by some disease or injury soon produces a psychological [...]
In meditation, as in any relaxation technique, the first requirement is to let the relaxation process happen. It means not only letting go of our thoughts, feelings and emotions, but letting go of our control. As I have already discussed in chapter three, our need to be in control of ourselves and our environment is [...]
In an effort to help us relax, many of us are prescribed tranquillisers. However, this does not teach us management skills. While we need to be able to control our disorder, our need to be in control prevents us from relaxing. Relaxing means letting go of this dysfunctional control. In letting go, we gain a [...]
Bill
Bill walked from his manager’s office. He knew the day would come-when he would be found out and today was that day. He had been caught drinking during working hours in the bar of the hotel, a few doors down from the office. He had been a regular visitor to the hotel, as he made [...]
The extent of the disabilities people suffer through the disorders mean that we, as a community, lose the many and varied talents of these people. Not only is there a horrific personal cost, there is also an enormous socio-economic cost to the community.
In 1980 the economic cost of panic disorder, calculated in terms of employment [...]