Question: Methadone Withdrawl
The Question:
Do you think that hypnosis could help patients handle methadone withdrawl. I am a drug counselor presently and breaking the methadone habit is a hard as breaking the heroin habit. Its the patient’s last 2 weeks of (MSW) Medically Supervied Withdrawl, that is the most critical and most can’t make it over this hump. My thought is that maybe hypnosis could help here.
Any thoughts ?
The Answer:
The simple answer is YES! The clarification is in saying that not every hypnotist is qualified or capable due to lack of experience or because of a lack of advanced training. It is not something that is done in 1 or 2 sessions. When I do this type work I have them in the office for two, two hour session (4 hours total) every day for five straight days.
It is intense, with lots of tools including, mindfulness training, bio-feedback, light and sound, stress management, cell memory, regression and anything else the client brings up I may want to explore.
I send home each night with specific home work and CDs (I make a CD of each session) to listen to, DVD to watch, books to read. Then set a follow up session 6-8 weeks later. It is a lot of work.