I recently had the pleasure of meeting with a gentleman in his 40s. He had had IBS-D (this means irritable bowel syndrome with predominantly symptoms of diarrhea). It had limited his life severely. If he went out for an hour
Sports performance anxiety is a common experience for many athletes. It is a type of anxiety that occurs before or during a game, match or race, and can have a significant impact on an athlete’s performance. In this blog, we
Medical hypnosis has been shown to be as effective, and often more effective, than medication for certain medical conditions. Yet, despite a great deal of medical research supporting medical hypnosis as a very successful treatment option, it is often still
Parents often ask me, “Can’t you motivate my child to stop wetting the bed?” And I tell them that it is not my job to motivate a patient, with the following exception: When a child feels hopeless and helpless, and
As a parent, this is one of the most frustrating and difficult situations we must face. And, I believe that people cannot completely understand this until they have children of their own, or are extremely close to a specific child,
As it happens, hypnosis and habit reversal are more alike than different. Both are behavioral approaches. Both involve having patients be able to identify the premonitory urge before a tic occurs. And, although in habit reversal the goal is to
Do you ever get nervous before playing in a soccer game? Do you get the yips before playing golf? Do you become anxious before participating in a basketball tournament or tennis match? If so, then you may well be experiencing
The above conditions are also known as body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs). Individuals with these problems often feel embarrassed, frustrated, and discouraged. Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) include: Skin-picking (dermatotillomania) Hair-pulling (trichotillomania) Nail-biting (Onychophagia) Sometimes these behaviors are due to:
For years, I told myself that I would never practice medical hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy remotely. Then in March, 2020, COVID hit! And I had a choice: do I help patients or do I stop doing this work? There
Every year, May 31 has been designated as World Bedwetting Day. Is that a good name for this day? I don’t think so! Because, as my teacher and mentor, Michael Yapko, PhD, taught me, “What you focus on, you amplify.”
