[Steve]

I am starting with a CBT-i counselor next week and he told me he also wants to try hypnotism during the sessions. Not sure he can on a hearing impaired individual (he knows I am hearing impaired but he will try anyway) but I am willing to try it. Has anyone else tried hypnotism and if so, how did it work? What did the person do while you were under? Make suggestions to ignore the insomnia?

[Carls]

Hi Steve

I wanted to try hypnotism so last year I looked into it and found someone local,although I requested hypnotherapy when I arrived she did something called BWRT instead when this did not work after a few sessions I asked about hypnotherapy and she seemed reluctant to do it saying she didn’t think it would be useful.

I am interested to know how CBT for insomnia compares to regular CBT as I found that was not focussed on my insomnia and just depression and anxiety related which was not helpful.

if you try hypnotherapy And it works I would love to know.

good luck!

 

 

[Martin Reed]

To be honest, I am quite surprised to hear that a CBT-I counselor wants to also try hypnotism. That’s because hypnotism is not a component of CBT-I and no evidence exists to support its use as an effective treatment for chronic insomnia.

I did find this old forum discussion on hypnosis for insomnia — it doesn’t seem to have been effective for anyone who contributed to that thread, but I would be interested to hear from anyone who found it helpful.

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[Steve]

I doubt he would try it on the first session but I’ll let everyone know how it went when he does.

[Martin Reed]

That would be great, Steve!

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