5.3 Hypnosis 257 The techniques of clinical hypnosis and ‘altered states of consciousness’ in pain and suffering relief, at the end of life. Paola Brugnoli Cancer pain and chronic non malignant pain, can have devastating effects on patients’ end of life. Clinical hypnosis at the end of life care concentrates on improving the quality of life and that of the family. It focuses on controlling pain and other symptoms, and meeting a person’s social, emotional and spiritual needs. The hypnotic trance is essentially a state of heightened and focused concentration, and thus it can be used to manipulate the perception of pain and suffering. The use of hypnosis involves control over the focus of attention and can be used to make the patient less aware of the noxious stimuli. It is acknowledged that consciousness includes whatever gives a person meaning, value and worth in their life. Clinical hypnosis at the end of life: - It provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms. - It integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects of care. - It embraces life and regards death as a normal process. - It offers a support system to help patients live as well as possible until death. - It offers a support system to help families cope with their loved one’s death and to help them cope afterward with their own bereavement. Since the mind reflects habitual thoughts, it is therefore our responsibility to influence our brain with positive emotions, thoughts and energy as the dominating factors in our mind. Hypnosis can help patients enter a relaxed, comfortable, trance state for obtaining specific therapeutic outcomes.
The techniques of clinical hypnosis and ‘altered states of consciousness’ in pain and suffering relief, at the end of life.
Brugnoli, Maria Paola
2011-01-01
Abstract
5.3 Hypnosis 257 The techniques of clinical hypnosis and ‘altered states of consciousness’ in pain and suffering relief, at the end of life. Paola Brugnoli Cancer pain and chronic non malignant pain, can have devastating effects on patients’ end of life. Clinical hypnosis at the end of life care concentrates on improving the quality of life and that of the family. It focuses on controlling pain and other symptoms, and meeting a person’s social, emotional and spiritual needs. The hypnotic trance is essentially a state of heightened and focused concentration, and thus it can be used to manipulate the perception of pain and suffering. The use of hypnosis involves control over the focus of attention and can be used to make the patient less aware of the noxious stimuli. It is acknowledged that consciousness includes whatever gives a person meaning, value and worth in their life. Clinical hypnosis at the end of life: - It provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms. - It integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects of care. - It embraces life and regards death as a normal process. - It offers a support system to help patients live as well as possible until death. - It offers a support system to help families cope with their loved one’s death and to help them cope afterward with their own bereavement. Since the mind reflects habitual thoughts, it is therefore our responsibility to influence our brain with positive emotions, thoughts and energy as the dominating factors in our mind. Hypnosis can help patients enter a relaxed, comfortable, trance state for obtaining specific therapeutic outcomes.
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