HYPNOSIS IN CANCER TREATMENT
How can one benefit from medical hypnosis in cancer treatment?
Hypnosis is not a miracle cure. It can not repress an oncological disease, nor can it simply make massive physical symptoms such as pain or nausea disappear on its own. Rather, it is an instrument that, in the state of trance, enables you to change your way of dealing with symptoms so that you experience a significant improvement.
Hypnosis and self-hypnosis can be used as supportive of medical therapy. Indication e.g. at:
- chemotherapy-associated side effects (e.g., nausea and vomiting)
- pain control
- anxiety (e.g., general or medical intervention or therapy)
- depression, fatigue and exhaustion (fatigue)
- sleep problems
- hot flashes
- learning self-hypnosis and relaxation
The treatment activates the body's own resources that can help improve the quality of life.
How is hypnosis used in cancer treatment?
The length of hypnotic treatment varies upon the nature and severity of the problem, and can range from a single session to multiple sessions. Typically, through a few sessions, the practice of self-hypnosis can be learned. It enables and promotes an important self-competence experience in the sense of a "control" of physical and emotional symptoms (optimization of coping). Often, audio recordings are also used between sessions.