Is a body scan meant to be difficult and exhausting?

[shimmerz]

very wary of hypnosis when there are question marks about what is in the conscious and subconscious mind.

Back in the day when I knew shit about what I was doing but had to erase the freaking memory of my ex almost killing my kids, I went to a hypnotherapist. That was my first experience with visualization, although I didn't know it at the time.

Anyway, he made up this big story about how the kids saved me and protected me because they loved me and were so proud of themselves. So far so good. Now that I know what visualization is, I can go with that.

The mistake that he did make - and it was a big one - was to convert my ex into a clown during the session. Bad. Bad. Bad. I am now terrified of my ex and his family AND clowns. I go into fits when I see.hear of. have someone make reference to a clown.

But what did I know at that time. Absolutely nothing.

 

[msjanetxtreme]

Back in the day when I knew shit about what I was doing but had to erase the freaking memory of my ex...

Ohhhh that's brutal!

 

[Abstract]

@shimmerz :( :hug: Not your responsibility at all as you are going to them for help. A case of someone messing around with stuff they don't understand enough! Makes me really angry.

 

[shimmerz]

Ohhhh that's brutal!

Right? Totally messed with a tennis tournament I was in and some guy, not knowing what my reaction was all about said the word clown - I started choking and coughing and couldn't stop - so what does he do? Says 'clown......blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, ....... clown...... blah, blah, blah, blah, blah and so on. I think I lost 3 days I will never get back over that one.

Makes me really angry.

Me too. And although it wasn't my responsibility I think that was a big lesson for me. The so called 'experts' didn't know shit about trauma at that time (a decade ago) and although it is better now, I still don't trust anyone until they have proven themselves to me.

So when someone says 'do a body scan' like my Somatic Experiencing chick used to and I pass out immediately and then she tries to get me to do it again.... well..... just no. Isn't going to happen.