hypnosis is it BS

[Merc..]

I am been talking to a few people that have done some sort of hypnosis with good results.. Before you flame me on this please just read LOL !! I am not saying i believe it works but wanted some feed back if anyone has had success with it.. Let me explain why I would like to give it a try. Four years ago I was home invaded . I was sleeping and at 4 in the morning 5 -6 guys kicked my door in . They had mask and guns I lived in a house by myself.
they tied me up and tried to duct tape my mouth . I got so pissed I tried to fight back I was able to break the rope they used to tie me up with and just started fighting them they started to pistol whip me and tried to knock me out but they did not succeed as I was worried if they knock me out the would kill me or leave me for dead. I keep trying to fight them but the had me out numbered . I just keep fighting they kicked my ass but i never gave up and they finally said screw it and left. They stole some jewelry and messed my house up pretty bad. I had a skull fracture from the pistol whipping ( no brain damage or anything like that) and was in the hospital for 6 days.. I was really depressed over the whole thing for about a year and finally started feeling better and started hanging out with some chick and things got real bad between us she was a mean bitch ( well thats a different story).. But anyways I still have bad memories of the home invasion and my ex girl. I was wondering if anyone thought hypnosis would benefit me in anyway. There is some way they say they can get rid of emotions attached to bad memories.. Sorry so long of a post just want some input from my bros on here!!

[SMAN12b]

You can give it a try bro. My ex tried it to help her quit smoking. she said it seemed to work for a while, but she still smokes, so I guess it wasn't permanent.
I think what might help you better than hypnosis, might be some good counsleing to help you talk through your fears and feelings that keep haunting you.
Just like soldiers have Post Tramatic Stress,what you went through is pretty much the same and if it is affecting your mental health, then you should definetly seek some help. If you have medical insurance, that should be covered.
Either way that is some crap to go through. You should be proud of yourself for not just lying there and taking it like most do. Yes, you got your ass kicked, but you did it for a noble cause and there is much honor in that and you shouldn't feel bad about it!!!
Just my 2cents since you asked. Good luck!!

[zimmy]

honestly...hypnosis isn't going to help you with your issues. You gotta talk through those.

[lucabratzi]

honestly...hypnosis isn't going to help you with your issues. You gotta talk through those.

agreed...hypnosis isnt what people think it is...people think they just go to sleep and talk to the phycologist...when u really are in just a altered state of mind....u are very relaxed and more willing to talk about things...but like zimmy said u just need to talk to a phycologist and get to the root of the problem and then u can solve it...good luck bro....by the way thats a pretty crazy story...

[Merc..]

Thanks for your input everyone. I have seen a psycologist to try to work through this but it is not helping.. I am a strong minded person but this one seems to have got the best of me as of the moment... I will keep trying to get over this crap and move on no matter what...

[SMAN12b]

Like i told you bro, you shoudl be thinking about this event in your life as a triumph not a failure on your part!!!
They didn't win, YOU DID !!!

Good Luck, and stay Strong!!

[Merc..]

Like i told you bro, you shoudl be thinking about this event in your life as a triumph not a failure on your part!!!
They didn't win, YOU DID !!!

Good Luck, and stay Strong!!

Your right man!!! I just need to get over it and move on!!! Thanks again!!!

[Tock]

Hypnosis won't help much with this.
What you went through was a severe trauma, sorta like rape, and you definitely need counseling to help work through the after-effects.

Do some looking around at local therapist's websites (like www.myrnadunlop.com ) and you'll get some idea of what you're up against.

Bank tellers go through this sort of trauma, and there seems to be systematic help for them:
http://www.bankersonline.com/article...hv02n01a2.html
http://www.fsu.edu/~trauma/T-020911.pdf#search='counseling%20robbery'

Just looking around the net, I'd say a resource like
http://www.centerffs.org/programs/tr...counseling.htm
is probably what you need -- Trauma Recovery Counseling. It's a rare individual who "just gets over" this sort of thing without assistance from folks who understand what you're up against.
Your health insurance might pay for a few visits with a counselor . . . if not, you can probably get some help at a local medical school (some of the ones here in the Dallas area offer free clinics).

Here is another website to check into, concerning trauma:
http://www.recovery-man.com/trauma.htm


At any rate, you went through a terrible event, and now you're up against lingering after effects that can be a persistant thorn in your side for the rest of your life, profoundly affecting relationships and making you and other people miserable. If you need some help finding someone in your area for help, PM me with some info about your general location and etc, and I'll see what I can find on the web.

Best wishes,

-Tock

[Pooks]

not 100% sure on hypnosis.. but it seems like some sort of meditation type thing.. so it might help a lil bit..

clear your thoughts, face the demons blah blah blah

[Merc..]

Hypnosis won't help much with this.
What you went through was a severe trauma, sorta like rape, and you definitely need counseling to help work through the after-effects.

Do some looking around at local therapist's websites (like www.myrnadunlop.com ) and you'll get some idea of what you're up against.

Bank tellers go through this sort of trauma, and there seems to be systematic help for them:
http://www.bankersonline.com/article...hv02n01a2.html
http://www.fsu.edu/~trauma/T-020911.pdf#search='counseling%20robbery'

Just looking around the net, I'd say a resource like
http://www.centerffs.org/programs/tr...counseling.htm
is probably what you need -- Trauma Recovery Counseling. It's a rare individual who "just gets over" this sort of thing without assistance from folks who understand what you're up against.
Your health insurance might pay for a few visits with a counselor . . . if not, you can probably get some help at a local medical school (some of the ones here in the Dallas area offer free clinics).

Here is another website to check into, concerning trauma:
http://www.recovery-man.com/trauma.htm


At any rate, you went through a terrible event, and now you're up against lingering after effects that can be a persistant thorn in your side for the rest of your life, profoundly affecting relationships and making you and other people miserable. If you need some help finding someone in your area for help, PM me with some info about your general location and etc, and I'll see what I can find on the web.

Best wishes,

-Tock

Thanks for those links !! Good post!!

[kihop]

My buddy just recently "graduated" with a degree in hypnosis from some community college. I asked him if they gave him a whopee cushion and clown nose along with his diploma.

[Merc..]

My buddy just recently "graduated" with a degree in hypnosis from some community college. I asked him if they gave him a whopee cushion and clown nose along with his diploma.

To funny! I bet he loved that one!!! LOL

[firmechicano831]

I hope you get better bro. Did they ever catch the guys? I hope they did.

[Merc..]

Thanks man!! Nah they did not catch them.. It was a random home invasion is what the cops said. The case is still opened but after four years I doubt it will ever happen... I lived in a upper class place and I found out later there was like 7 other unsolved cases in my area.. crazy stuff!!!