My first session

United States
February 9, 2007 10:14pm CST
I had my first hypnotherapy session today. I think it went well. I guess time will tell. I have another appointment next Friday. Has anyone out there done hypnotherapy, if so what were you trying to solve?
3 responses
@sandie61 (2359)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I went to a group session once at the mall to quit smoking. it did not work for me. maybe a one on one session works better. what did you go for? do you think it is working?
• United States
10 Feb 07
We concentrated on the OCD yesterday. I have a bad habit of dermatichlamania (that is probably spelled wrong) basically skin picking, it is classified the same as cutting but I was always uncomfortable with that. So far it didnt stop overnight :) but I didn't expect it to. I have had this habit since I was 8 and I am now 33. But I have noticed that I am more aware of it and that I actually become nauseous when I think about it. I dont know it that is because of the session or not. Time will tell.
@sandie61 (2359)
• United States
11 Feb 07
good luck! I hope the hypnotherapy works for you.
@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
10 Feb 07
What is the purpose of this therapy, if you don't mind telling me. I heard it's good to get rid of bad habits. No I never have one but would like to if I can hear true success story.
• United States
10 Feb 07
I have depression issues, agoraphobia, and OCD. According to my therapist it can help with all of these. We concentrated on the OCD yesterday.
@shelagh77 (3643)
11 Feb 07
Yes, I have had a successful encounter with hypnotherapy. I was terrified of cats. When I was a small child I used to have my mittens threaded through my coat and they dangled on elastic, so that I would not lose my mittens. A huge ginger cat decided to play with one of these mittens but it missed and savaged my leg. I was not that badly injured but I was so afraid of cats that I would cross the road rather than walk past one. This was obviously not a situation that was comfortable or practical and in my early twenties I had hypnotherapy to cure this. To date I have taken in two cats when their owners lost their home, and loved them to pieces, so I think you could say that yes, for me hypnotherapy worked very well. I hope you have as good a result. Incidentally, I found that I was wonderfully relaxed and felt wonderful for several days after each session!