by victoriab | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog, Cancer Recovery & Chronic Illness, Coping with Everyday Life, Medical Issues, Pain Management, Recovering from an Illness
The sensation of pain varies greatly from one person to the next. Many of the factors are not coming from the actual pain receptors, like-the fear of death or financial ruin, previous experiences and associations with pain, lack of control, what the pain signifies,...
by victoriab | Apr 13, 2012 | Blog, Cancer Recovery & Chronic Illness, Coping with Everyday Life, Medical Issues, Pain Management, Recovering from an Illness
The Associated Press reports that Americans are in more pain than ever, probably due to the aging of the population, so pain killers are selling like crazy. The use of oxycodone, found in OxyContin and Percocet has increased 16 times in some areas. According to...
by victoriab | May 12, 2011 | Blog, Cancer Recovery & Chronic Illness, Coping with Everyday Life, Hypnosis, Medical Issues, Pain Management, Recovering from an Illness
We already have what it takes to manage pain within our own brains, especially with a little coaching. Through your life you have had many experiences of the natural way that you automatically desensitize yourself to discomfort. Think about the first time you wore...
by victoriab | Dec 3, 2010 | About Hypnosis, Addictions, Blog, Brains, Cancer Recovery & Chronic Illness, Child and Teen Issues, Comfortable Childbirth, Coping with Everyday Life, Fears & Phobias, Happiness, Hypnosis, Insomnia, Low Self-Esteem, Medical Issues, Pain Management, Performance Anxiety, Recovering from an Illness, Relaxation, Self Sabotage, Stop Smoking, Stress and Anxiety Relief, Weight Loss
This is not an exhaustive list, but is designed to give you an idea of the range of conditions that can be helped at Technologies of the Self. Addictions-Smoking Cessation, Substance Abuse Anger Management Bedwetting Career/Financial Success Confidence/Motivation/Self...
by victoriab | Nov 27, 2008 | Insomnia
There is an interesting article on Beliefnet’s blog, Beyond Blue: A spiritual journey to mental health, in which Terese J. Borchard attempts to draw a line between the experience of loss and spiritual dryness which John of the Cross described as the Dark Night...
