[img]560|left|Nicholas D. Pollak||no_popup[/img]Just recently I was attending a convention in Las Vegas, and on the evening of the last day, a man approached me for directions. I gave him what he needed, and we started talking.

During the conversation, I mentioned I was a clinical hypnotherapist, and his eyes lit.

Facing a long flight that night, he dreaded the trip because pain in his neck and lower back were constant. He would pay anything, he said, to be rid of the pain so he could relax.

Upon further thought, he moderated his comment from an enthusiastic “anything” to more conservative “a reasonable amount.”

As a highly analytical gentleman, he would not be the kind of hypnotic subject who would be called upon at a stage show. He had reservations about hypnosis. He likes to be in control. Under hypnosis, he thought I would take control of his mind and have him do things he would not want to do.

I assured him his understanding of hypnosis was erroneous.

I said I would explain to him what was happening, what to expect. He would be 100 percent aware of everything.

If he wanted, we could go to my hotel room where I would hypnotize him so he could enjoy his flight pain free.

Want to Try?

So desperate was he for relief that he put aside his caution of never going anywhere with a stranger.

I confess also to being concerned about having a stranger in my hotel room.

However, we both realized there was an area of mutual trust.

When the hypnosis session began, even though he had undergone two surgeries on his neck, his pain was not going to go away soon.

Some persons take emotional problems and place them as a pain within their bodies. That was the case here.

The gentleman explained he never would marry again because his last marriage had been disastrous. He dated a Brazilian woman for two years. They seemed compatible. After the marriage, though, she used him to bring her two sons to the United States. Once the boys were here, her attitude turned cool and distant.

The sons paid no attention to him. She used him for his money to help to raise the children. After two years he had had enough and divorced her, embittering him toward here and marriage.

In reality, she was a pain in his neck when married, and now she was in a literal way. He had been used. So he placed his fury as the pain in his neck.

He was difficult to hypnotize. Eventually, I created a good trance, allowing me to make suggestions for easing his pain and increasing his relaxation.

A Winner

When he returned home, I said he would enjoy one of the deepest, most refreshing sleeps of his life.

Afterward, when I asked about his pain, he said it was 20 percent. He even better felt more relaxed.

I drove him to the airport, and en route, my hypnotic suggestions began to kick-in. Pain ebbed and his relaxation expanded.

He emailed me two days later:

“I can't deny that what you did has calmed my body and soul. I have no idea how or why but I do in fact feel good. I had a great night of sleep last night, and my flight home wasn't an issue. Thank you for what you have done, and I look forward to another session with you, but this time via Skype.”

I was glad a person who had been reticent about hypnosis saw its benefits. Now he believes in the amazing power of hypnotic suggestion.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone, 310.204.3321, or by email at nickpollak@hypnotherapy4you.net. See my website at www.hypnotherapy4you.net