Psychosomatic Diseases & Symptoms

Experiencing intense and/or prolonged emotional distress causes stress to accumulate in our bodies. The body's ability to turn this stress into physical realities causes physical symptoms without a physical reason. These symptoms can include psoriasis, eczema, stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, heart disease, migraine, diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic pain and more.

Physical diseases caused by mental factors can be treated through medication or surgery and should be monitored by a physician, but a complete cure for such a condition can be achieved only when the root cause that generates this mental stress is identified.

Anxiety & Stress

We all experience stress and anxiety from time to time. Stress and anxiety are not always bad; they can help us overcome a challenge or escape a dangerous situation. However, when stress and anxiety begin interfering with the person's daily life and cause behaviors such as avoiding situations due to irrational fears, constantly worrying, or experiencing severe anxiety about a traumatic event weeks after it happened, it may be time to seek help. Stress and anxiety can produce both physical and psychological symptoms.

Common physical symptoms include:

• Stomachache
• Muscle tension
• Headache
• Rapid breathing
• Fast heartbeat
• Sweating
• Shaking
• Dizziness
• Change in appetite
• Frequent urination
• Trouble sleeping
• Diarrhea
• Fatigue

Common psychological symptoms include:

• Feelings of impending doom
• Panic or nervousness, especially in social settings
• Difficulty concentrating
• Irrational anger
• Restlessness

People who have stress and anxiety over long periods of time may experience related negative health outcomes. They are more likely to develop heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and may even develop depression and panic disorder.

Relationships

The "drama triangle" – consisting of victim, rescuer, and persecutor – was developed by Stephen Karpman, M.D. In this model, "victim, rescuer, and persecutor" refer to roles people play unconsciously, or try to manipulate other people to play. Getting out of this unhealthy triangle is essential in dealing with your relationship problems. Regression into these roles are essential to discover the needs of those playing the roles. By modifying the early misconceptions and behaviors based on these misconceptions, you can break these dysfunctional patterns and free yourself from these roles.

Addiction

The term addiction refers to more than dependence on substances or chemicals. Not having control on any type of compulsive behavior – such as drug or chemical consumption, gambling, gaming, shopping, eating and so on – can be considered as an addiction.

Many studies have revealed that undesirable behaviors are an outcome of shame, guilt or not having a purpose in life. They are caused by dysfunctional early life experiences. Addiction treatment can be difficult, but it is possible. For substance and drug addictions, medication and community support should also be integrated besides psychological therapy.

Fear & Phobia

As with many kinds of mental toughness, a multitude of factors can contribute the development of phobias. The phobia may be an outcome of a traumatic experience or event, or it may be a learned response that you picked up from someone else. (For example if you witnessed your mother's intense fear of a spider, you may have subconsciously learned that this is the appropriate response.)

Phobia can restrict a person's life, holding them back from doing what they want to do and causing a lot of distress. Many phobias exist in our subconscious and are learned responses. This makes them particularly vulnerable to hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy can help you unlearn the fear response, build up your exposure to the phobia, and in time, ease the associated anxiety.

Visual System Healing

This program is a profound integration of the Bates Method and hypnotherapy which aims to restore or preserve the condition of the visual system. I would like to emphasise the term "visual system," which consists of:

• The eye, especially the retina
• The optic nerve
• The optic chiasm
• The optic tract
• The lateral geniculate body
• The optic radiations
• The visual cortex
• The visual association cortex

The visual system is the part of the central nervous system which enables organisms to to visual information. The psychological manifestation of visual information is known as visual perception.

Have you ever thought about whether your poor vision could have been affected by your early childhood experiences?

In this particular therapy, we will not only stimulate your mind's healing power with guided imagery to enhance the efficiency of Bates Method, but also revise your negative beliefs that worsen the condition of your visual system.

Individual Therapy

Our perceptions begin forming from an early age, and we all see our lives through those lenses. Although we all experience challenges throughout our lives, only the ones with healthy lenses appreciate those moments as an opportunity for growth.

People often say that some are more fortunate to do well in life. If we define well-being from only one perspective, yes, that could be right. But we all have seen people who we thought as fortunate, but committed suicide at a very young age.

Any discomfort, mental, emotional or physical, is a reminder for you to take care of yourself. And you don't have to do it alone. It is okay to seek for help.

My aim is to empower you to explore your limiting beliefs, which have been holding you back from achieving your true potential.

Self-Hypnosis Training

As we are all under stress frequently, we need to restore our vital energy constantly. Exercise, music, meditation, prayer are all very useful tools to eliminate accumulated detrimental stress. With self-hypnosis, one can be as creative as possible, such as building a regular exercise habit or improving memory retention. Subconscious mind is the seat of creativity and imagination.

Hypnosis not only relaxes our bodies, it also relaxes our minds.

Main aspects of self-hypnosis training:

• The six functions of a subconscious mind
• The five principles of convincing subconscious mind
• Self-hypnosis techniques

Workshops

The main objective of the workshops is to identify the emotional and psychological contributors to the leading chronic conditions listed below. According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, a chronic disease is one lasting 3 months or more, and 88% of Americans over 65 years of age have at least one chronic health condition (as of 1998). Chronic diseases are less likely to be cured by medication, and stress and unhealthy habits worsen the conditions.

The second objective is to release negative emotions which cause psychological stress. Under psychological stress, the body releases stress hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine to generate a fight-or-flight response. Stress hormones also stimulate the production of pro-inflammatory signaling molecules. If we are under stress very often or we reside in any traumatic event, the body maintains the fight-or-flight response continuously, which harms the immune system.

The third objective is embracing the reality, creating an alternative response and taking actions.

The fourth objective is to promote sleep quality to fasten the restoration of the immune system.

Workshops are great opportunity to experience extensive support from the people who have been suffering from same conditions many years and realize that you are not the only one.

Workshop categories:

• Chronic Disease
• Chronic Pain
• Procrastination
• Memory Improvement