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The use of hypnosis as a treatment for a plethora of issues has been ongoing for hundreds of years. Even in the early 19th century, there are references to hundreds of surgical interventions where hypnosis was the sole anesthetic.
Irish doctor, Jack Gibson, who learned the power of hypnotherapy abroad in the 1930's, brought this methodology back to Ireland and used it to perform surgeries in Naas Hospital.
So, if even for surgeries hypnosis can reduce or eliminate pain, stress and trauma while also lessening recovery time, then surely we can accept that it can help us reduce chronic, nagging, useless* pain for us during our daily lives.
* pain of course serves a purpose but sometimes pain can outlive its original purpose. When all medical issues have been dealt with yet the impression of physical pain still lingers , the question then is, what else needs to be considered? (hypnosis helps)
Of course now in the age of anesthetics in drug form, drugs tend to be the go-to form of pain-numbing used and recommended by hospitals and most medical practitioners. Of course it is easy to see why and we can also argue why sometimes drugs are not the best course of treatment (but that's a whole different topic).
Physical pain has many causes and people cope in different ways to pain but ongoing chronic pain can sap a person physically and emotionally.
In our more global world, we have now become more aware of alternative treatments to assist with coping, reducing or eliminating pain. Through various wellness programs offered by employers and health boards, we are more open and accepting of the fact that not all pain and physical ailments are due to our genes, illness or physical trauma. The wonderful thing about hypnotherapy is that it can be used to help with the emotions and (thus, in many cases) the physical - getting to the cause is key.
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