Aust Hypn J 2019 Apr Volume 68 (Issue No 1)
A case study using hypnosis and ego state therapy to resolve, long term excessive crying (EC) in an adult female.
Edward John Fearn.
Abstract
The following is a case study involving the therapeutic use of hypnosis to address excessive crying in an adult female who had experienced this condition since early childhood. Although current medical literature often associates excessive crying (EC) with mood disorders such as depression (though strong empirical data on this association is somewhat lacking) (1) as well as certain neurological disorders (2), the client in this case seemed otherwise both physiologically and psychologically healthy. Furthermore, the client’s symptoms appeared to have no connection or association to these disorders and likewise the medical history seemed largely uneventful.
This case study describes the treatment strategy including a combination of “Ego State therapy” and “Hypnosis” that led to a positive resolution of (EC) in this subject.
Aust Hypn J 2017 Jun; Volume 66 (Issue 10) 13-15
Ego States, hypnosis, and nail biting
Edward John Fearn.
Abstract
Nail biting, or onychophagia is classified in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition” or DSM-5 under obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.(1)
While simple treatment options such the use of bitter substances to discourage nail biting are often recommended as a first line therapy (2), for some patients this treatment only offers a temporary reprieve. Hypnosis has long been used by Hypnotherapists for the treatment of nail biting, with published case reports spanning well over over half a century.(3)
This article discusses a case study as well as highlighting the value of taking into account ego states in formulating a holistic approach to patient therapy.