Hemophilia Treated with Hypnosis
I am a hypnotherapist qualified with the South African Institute of Hypnotism, practicing in Johannesburg, South Africa.I have a client, who is bringing her 6 year old son for the management of hemophilia. While I was doing research on the Internet I came across Ron Eslinger’s case study of hemophilia. I would like to know if he would be willing to share the whole transcript of that case study, so I can get more insight into it and plan the best possible treatment for my client. Also any advise and suggestions are very welcome and highly appreciated.
Here are the basics of how I developed a treatment plan for a 14 year old.
- A 6y/o is already in hypnosis so no formal induction needed
- Letting the child talk as you Listen to learn how they feel about the hemophilia and the restrictions that are put on them
- Story telling is the key ingredient, so you have to learn their favorite stories, games and other things that are a major part of their life
- in hypnosis teaching them how to recognize that the bleed is starting
- that it is okay to stop playing or doing whatever they’re doing in order to stop the bleeding
- teach them how to think of the bleeding areas like turning on or turning off water that they can turn off the bleeding by imagining their turning off the water in that area
- teach them not to think of the area as being cold like ice being placed upon it making the cooler and cooler and cooler and colder
- they can also pretend they’re building a dam were the bleed has occurred stopping the bleeding
- be sure to teach them self-hypnosis
- teach them that they can say stop and the bleeding will stop
- have them to pretend as they are going to sleep at night that they are in control and that they can say stop any time in the bleeding will stop with practice
- give suggestions for protecting themselves from injury
This should get you started you can think about other things that you can do along these lines that can help a six-year-old.
Ron Eslinger
Case Report- Hemophilia
Tommy was fourteen and a victim of hemophilia which is a defective or deficient blood coagulation molecule known as factor VIII. Tommy required as many as six transfusions of cryoprecipitate weekly, a very expensive and time consuming treatment. Using hypnosis as an adjunct therapy, Tommy learned how to manage his bleeds drastically decreasing his need for transfusions. This was a significant change for the family financially and in Tommy’s improved mental and physical health.
Hypnosis was used in four ways.
First, was ego-strengthening. Tommy was given suggestions that he no longer had to compete with his peer group to be accepted.
Second, He was taught to recognize when he was bleeding into a joint very early. Early recognition of internal bleeding combined with increased self-esteem allowed him to stop what he was doing without embarrassment, decreasing the amount of injury.
Third, Tommy used guided imagery to create cold at the site of bleeding to slow down blood flow. He also visualized faucets on his blood vessels that could be switched on or off.
Fourth, He learned auto-hypnosis which enabled him to reinforce the post-hypnotic suggestions given by the hypnotist.
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