Does hypnotherapy work???

[xsahrah]

Hey, its my first day on this site and to bo honest its a big step for me, I have suffered from emetophobia since I was 7, I am now 30 and I have not V* since I was 16. Everything come to a head yesterday when I was driving back from a long distance trip with my partner and my nephew who is 5 years old and he got really ill, I was so scared that I ran out of the car and left my nephew to deal with it with my partner. I think if my partner had not been there I would have left my newphew by the side of the busy main road on his own. I refused to get back in the car afterwards and ended up getting a taxi back home because of this stupid fear!! I am of course now very scared that he had a bug so I am calling my sister and partner every 2 mins to find out if they are now ill because if they fall ill I am certainly doomed!! I am also avoiding them and anything connected to yesterdays events like the plague!! I even bleached my hands last night and I didnt even touch anything! so today my hands are sore
I know the reason why my phobia started, its from the age of 7 and one evening I didnt feel very well and I went downstairs to find my mum, my mum had left my in the house alone with my little sister and of course I was very ill, so because no one was there to support me or to tell me its all ok, I have always been petrified!! since then I can count on one hand the amount of times I have V* and no one has ever seen me ill!!
I do some of the usual stuff like clubbing, drinking, and travelling however I am constantly checking foods, always washing my hands and I also avoid the usual hot spots like hospitals, doctors and even small children!!
I have booked myself in to see a hypnotherapist tomorrow and I wanted to know if anyone has any success stories that they could share, I just want to over come this fear asap so I can get back to a normal life and also start planning my future i.e children..... thanks

[KaydeeJayde]

Hypnotherapy didn't work 100% for me. It wasn't completely a waste of time for me, I just found it was generally more relaxing rather than targeting the actual phobia. But by being more relaxed for the 3 - 4 days after a session, I was able to figure out some things about the phobia and about myself in relation to the phobia. That's just me though. Different treatments work differently for different people. I know a lot of people who have found hypnotherapy to be extremely helpful. If this doesn't work for you, there are always other forms of treatment and one of them will work for you Keep us updated!

[xsahrah]

Thanks for your advice, Im going tomorrow so I will update you after...

[asianeko]

I can't wait to see how it works for you! Hypnotherapy was a life changer for me personally. It really depends on the person

[KaydeeJayde]

I'd actually consider going to a different hypnotherapist, just to see if it was my hynotherapist not knowing how to deal with anxiety and phobias or if it was just me.

[asianeko]

I'd actually consider going to a different hypnotherapist, just to see if it was my hynotherapist not knowing how to deal with anxiety and phobias or if it was just me.

There are so many styles of hypnotherapy! You should look into what style your therapist did, and try another style as well.

[Marmite]

Personally I don't feel that it worked for me (and it cost me a lot) but remember what may not work for some people may work for others. Good for you for trying this - we all try different things and hopefully this one will work for you