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Are there any side effects to medical hypnosis?

No. None.

However, it is not right for everyone. The patient must be motivated to learn and change their current position.

Although medical hypnosis has no negative side effects, Dr. Lazarus will often joke with his patients, telling them that there are 2 main side effects:

Increased self-esteem
Increased self-confidence

He then tells them that if they are willing to accept those, he is happy to work with them!

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4. How does hypnosis work for children?

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It's time for you (or your child) to find relief with Hypnosis Therapy & CBT

With only a series of 5 sessions, I can happily say that my migraine pain level has decreased by at least 50%, and that I no longer experience severe attacks where I am paralyzed by the pain.

– Jennifer, 37

Joe has never been dry at night. At the first meeting, he talked with Dr. Lazarus and received some “homework.” When he returned the following week, he had been dry five out of seven nights! At the second visit, he learned self-hypnosis-and he has been dry ever since.

– Mother of Joe, 10

I had migraines once a day with a really bad one maybe twice a month. After seeing Dr. Lazarus two times, sessions, I haven’t had a migraine since. Dr. Lazarus really helped me out a lot.

– Sam, 12

Dr. Lazarus had such an impact. Our son doesn’t have any tics anymore. We are in the process of relocating to another city, but Dr. Lazarus is still our pediatrician regardless of where we live.

– Father of Michael, 8