Posted by Sigismund on July 1, 2008, at 2:22:06
In reply to Re: Hypnotism for Agoraphobia, posted by nolvas on June 29, 2008, at 19:37:53
Overuse of benzos led me into an agoraphobic state.
I couldn't say *what* it was that frightened me.
It just seemed that the more benzos I took (and I had my reasons) the worse I got, allowing for momentary relief.
The only thing that helped me was reducing the dose, which was unpleasant and took years.That said, for *me*, hypnotism could well be helpful, though I have never had it.
(At boarding school my brother went through the motions of hypnotising me to stop me being homesick. I was very young, maybe 11. Anyway I was so touched, I just didn't care about anything but this lovely yummy experience. But I suppose that is different.)
I think this because it is a socially sanctioned way of blurring ego boundaries, which suits someone like me.
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