Hypno-anaesthesia

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Permalink Reply by Scott Sandland on April 30, 2010 at 2:53pm

Could you provide a link or synopsis so that we can more easily comment? I use hypnosis for many variations of pain control, as do many people on this site. More input from you will make it easier for us to give specific feedback.

Thanks

Scott

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Gill on May 1, 2010 at 3:06am

Here are a couple of recent links from the Daily Mail relating to hypnoanaesthesia:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-560534/The-hypnotist-snubbe...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1269903/Would-knife-hypno...

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Permalink Reply by Ian Collins on May 1, 2010 at 4:36am

Although I have never performed such a level of anaesthesia this topic is interesting.
Drawing attention away of the patient with burn as example- creates a kind of anaesthesia even without putting this person into trance.
When I used to perform in musicall in Poland I have experienced a few situations by myself and seen some examples of a kind of anaesthesia in others.
As example- my friend has broken a bone during dancing. Because he was extremely concentrated on the performance, his pain was not so big during the performance. It really started to hurt when he went off the stage and recalled that "there is something". Then he really started to experience pain.

Another example- during a Fiddler on The Roof - scene in tawerna (bar) where Jews and Russians are dancing, I have accidentally smashed a glass made of pretty thick and hard glass. I did not even notice, that my palm is being injuried. During another few dancing moments I noticed blood on my friend white shirt (we were dancing all together and grabbing each other etc- just watch The Fiddler On The Roof).
I pointed it out to my friend and he started to "feel" something under th shirt... but then noticed my palm.
What we realized was- I was being hardly injuried (no pain or even feeling) and he was not. He has felt a sort of pain when he thought it's his blood.

In such cases explanation is easy- concentration and adrenaline blocks perception of pain.

Next time when my friend's arm was being burned- I started to move her attention away and notiiced immediate change- frrom crying to calmness. She simply did not feel the pain when her attention was redirected to something else.


But now if we go deeper.
I have heard some explanations regarding such extreme "stunts".
There were many hypnotists invloved in such "media" cases.

One of these explanations given to my by friend who is a physician is, that inner parts of body do not experience pain to such level as skin. During such a surgery, the skin itself is being treated by anaesthetic fluids as example. So pain related to any 'cut' with the knife is reduced. The same sort of anaesthetic is mostly used by dentists.
And because bone or inner parts of the body do not experience high level of pain - it may be possible to make a such a surgery, especially when attention is taken away from injury.
This reminds me surgeries made on brain. Patient is usually conscious whilst his skull is being open. He experiences feelings but no pain.

So I believe that during this particular surgery- light external anaesthetic was being used on skin which is the most receptive part of of the body, attention was being taken away and the rest is simply nature.
Of course please remember that this is my opinion only and I tend to believe my friend physician.
Of course the best analysis would be possible only after consulting that with more physicians and experts in anaesthetics.
But for media coverage- this kind of story is enough interesting and powerful to publish.

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Permalink Reply by tc_Burt on May 1, 2010 at 6:57am

Whilst I have never knowingly used hypnosis for pain control, I find this area totally fascinating.

Whilst cutting the grass a month or so ago, just before placing my foot I briefly registered I was about to put my foot down on a piece of wood that had a 2.5" nail exposed but my foot landed anyway as I had no time nor ability to avoid the inevitable. Whilst I felt the nail go through the bottom of my gumboot and pierce my foot, it seemed somehow surreal. I found myself thinking "wow that's gotta hurt", and I hobbled down to the back door and calmy and un-nailed my gumboot from my foot so I could inspect the nail clearly before deciding what action to take.

What amazed me was that whilst I was very aware of everything, and did feel the nail pierce my foot, neither the nail injury or the removal of the nail from my foot was met with pain. It was if I'd split my mind from my body, and whilst I knew everything that was going on and was able to deal with the nail and the blood, I was eerily dissasociated from the pain whilst still able to evaluate the incident and act appropriately.

The next day however was a different proposition, with a very sore foot, xrays and a tetanus shot :)

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Permalink Reply by Henxy on May 2, 2010 at 8:40am

In response to the first link: He thinks that anaesthetists ZAP people?! Perhaps a level of psychosis aided his hyno-anaesthetic ability?!

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