This Worked For Me So I Wanted To Share It!!

[Gloria]

Cynthia,

I broke my back and am having a really hard time getting around. I can't find the paperwork on the new brain wave machine but it has a website address for Positivechanges on the machine. I am very thrifty. Who wants to pay more than you have to for the machines? I've seen them sold for hundreds of dollars but I got mine on eBay. If you do a search on eBay, you can find much less expensive machines. I think I spent less than $100. Just make sure before you buy that it will allow you to plug in a CD or cassette player. Otherwise you will be experiencing alpha, beta and theta wave lengths but the true value I get from my brain wave machine is that it really puts you in a deep state of relaxation (hypnosis) so that your subconscious can benefit from the subliminal messages. It's great. You don't think it is sinking in but it does. Because you are in such a relaxed state you are not intellectualizing the suggestions. For example, if someone told me to feel beautiful. I would think of every flaw that my body has but when you are in a state of hypnosis. Your rational mind is not blocking. We PTSD sufferers have a brain that is trying to serve our best interests by protecting us from some trauma and danger and it very helpful to circumvent those thoughts and promote well being. I hope this helps. I have been almost symptom free when I remember to do this every day or every other day. Even though I know it works, I don't do it and right away my symptoms start to return. I think my mind is resisting. My mind is so programmed to protect from the trauma that for some reason it doesn't want me to let go. I am tricking my mind for my own good.

H20,
I can identifty with your bad experience with hypnotists. I was at a hypnotist convention when I was a licensed hypnotist and there was a seminar for male hypnotists that covered malpractice. I protested in front of the whole convention that it was sexist for the seminar to be for only male hypnotists because women were just as capable of taking sexual advantage of a client. Being an incest survivor, until I get to know someone, every man that I meet is potentially going to try to touch me. So this is a big trust thing. I know of hypnotists in my area who use headphones now and have the client in a separate room because this is a huge trust issue for women. It's not only woman, men can be molested also. Think about it. If someone is a pervert, why wouldn't they seize the opportunity if you are not going to remember anything?

Hope this helps!
Gloria

 

[Gloria]

Just had to update this thread. Three friends who are are PTSD sufferers have now tried self-hypnosis tapes and they found that when they use it daily, it greatly improves their functioning. I thought it was just the power of my suggestion that they thought it would work. But one of the three is a very negative and pessimistic person. I talked him into using my clock radio that automatically played the tape when he woke up in the morning. So he was half awake and the tape on positive attitude played until he got out of bed. He was half asleep so he didn't realize that he was getting the subliminal suggestions. Well, miracles never cease. He actually is really, really friendly and nice to people since he started a few days ago. I never thought he could improve his attitude but I was wrong.

 

[Cynthiatoo]

Gloria, I am interested in the tapes. I am in Australia. Is there a way I could get a copy from you? I am going to look into the machine more. I am a thrifty girl too, (my favourite hobby is dump scavenging Ha ha.) I found a machine on ebay but my brain melted so I'll have to get back to it when I am feeling a little stronger. I guess I could do a search then for a the tapes and see if I can get some here. I need assertiveness, self image and losing weight because I inhale carbs when my symptoms are bad, though I do notice it is only for a few days now rather than weeks. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on all of this. I am grateful

 

[Gloria]

Just wanted to update this thread. I had a friend over a few days ago. She really is stressed and she mentioned that she tries every single day to use hypnosis tapes but she just doesn't seem to be able to get it or get relaxed. So I sat her down on my couch and put the brain wave machine with a cd playing attached. She did it!! She got into a deep state almost immediately and she said she never experienced anything like it.

It is a very pleasant experience. If you get to some of the modes, it feel like tingling in your brain and it is very pleasant. I used it this morning. I think when I am really experiencing PTSD anxiety, I don't use it because I don't want to lay down. But I forced myself and this morning my blood pressure and heart rate went down 10 points so that was a big improvement. The more I use it, the tapes tell me to release my breath. When I am using the machine regularly, I do let out air from my lungs and feel a huge sense of relief. It takes discipline for me to use the machine because I tend to clutch my pillow or try to distract myself somehow. This is like using a tranquilizer or taking a drink for me without the negative aspects of chemicals. I avoid tranquilizers and alcohol because the hate the after effects of the chemical wearing off - hangovers, getting off meds. etc. I hope this is going to help somebody else. Honestly, I've seen this work. The only problem is finding the machines and thinking outside of the box and taking a chance to use one. My friend was lucky enough to come over and try it and now she's buying one. What a great tool!!

 

[Iam]

Wow...that is worth looking into. How much do they cost?

 

[anni]

What exactly are these things called, Gloria? There must be a sort of technical term?