I was making small conversation with someone the other day
(I like to think of myself as a sociable kind of chap) and she mentioned she
had just made an appointment with her dentist for the following day as her back
teeth were ‘giving her a bit of jib’. Although I had never met this person
before, I could tell from her manner she was clearly petrified of the prospect.
She offered the fact ‘she was terrified of needles’ by way of confirming this
fact.
This was an open door for me to go through and tell her about my profession as a hypnotherapist. I explained to her how hypnosis could perhaps help her deep-rooted fear of needles.
‘W’ was unsure of when her phobia begun but she remembered
feeling anxious as a child, around the age of 10, when she went to visit the
school dentist. ‘W’ agreed to come to see me to ascertain what hypnotherapy
could do for her. After the initial consultation, when I discovered more about
what made her relax, I explained that the aim would be to discover the origin
of her fear.
She explained she was the child of a one parent family and
her mother could not afford to have her treated by a private dentist.
Therefore, she went to the school dentist – a free alternative but, as most
people are aware, there’s no such thing as a free lunch (or free filling) While
the school dentist usually did an efficient job, his methods were somewhat
lacking in patient care (this was the early 1970s after all) The needles he
used to free her mouth were of the humongous variety (her words, not mine) and the
piercing pain she felt remained with her until now.
After being taken into a deeply relaxed state, I
began to discuss ‘W’’s past with her. She told me more about what happened with
the school dentist in more detail.
I asked her if the experience she had of going to a
private dentist now, forty years later, was the same. She said it wasn’t, the
treatment she received was first class. She said she felt at ease once her
mouth was frozen and her present dentist was very professional and caring. I
asked her if the process of getting the injection was the same as it was four
decades ago. She replied it wasn’t and that her dentist today was very gentle;
in fact when she closed her eyes when the injection was being given she barely
felt a thing.
Despite her dentist of today being very
professional, it was clear ‘W’s subconscious mind remained steadfast in the
early 1970s. She still associated the very idea of going to the dentist with
large needles and pain, even though this was no longer the case.
Through bespoke scripts, tailored to ‘W’s personal
circumstances, I was able to help ‘W’ think differently about going to the
dentist. In fact, I helped ‘W’ think differently about injections in general.
She was due a blood test at her doctor a few days after her first session with
me. When I asked her how she got on at her next visit she told me she didn’t
feel anxious at all.
When ‘W’ went for her next dental appointment, I
asked her how she felt. She said that, this time, she wasn’t anxious at all
before going and while waiting in the dental surgery she was no longer
trembling with fear. Her approach about her visits to the dentist had changed
and it no longer dominated her life by creating a state of high anxiety. While
she wasn’t quite at the stage of looking forward to going to the dentist – who
does? – her feelings of anxiety had reduced substantially.
If you are suffering from a fear that you believe might
stem from a bad memory, then hypnotherapy is a great way of recalling that
memory and allowing you to rid yourself of it.
Contact me today on 0752 1353 787 (24 hours)
Why not take advantage of a FREE, no-obligation consultation?
Mike Smith Hyp CS
Mind Generating Success
14-18 Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JZ
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