Hypnotherapy can help deal with terminal illness
The Examiner website have just run a two part article about the benefits of hypnotherapy when used as a relaxation technique.
It discusses how hypnotherapy can be used for those suffering from a terminal illness can help the patient to relax, deal with pain and anxiety, and help with sleep, providing an alternative to drugs.
Being in a trance state can help the imagination to be more open to calming thoughts, and make decisions seem clearer, and helping deal with the prospect of death.
The use of music or ambient sounds has been highlighted as a useful tool, as of all the five senses, it’s thought hearing can be maintained the longest, helping trigger a relaxed state with sounds.Helping transport someone in pain to a trance state may make them more comfortable.