Selfhypnosis as a Therapeutic Aid in the Mourning Process

Fromm, Erika; Eisen, Marlene R.

doi:10.1080/00029157.1982.10404059

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“…Several additional accounts of hypnotic intervention appeared in the nineteenth century literature (Vijzlaar & van der Hart, 1992). Much later, Fromm and Eisen (1982) reported the case of a female patient who was taught to use self-hypnosis to work through feelings of loss following the death of her husband. After 4 weeks of daily self-hypnosis sessions, her grief attenuated, and she was able to resume a productive and happy life.…”

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Perceptual Reconstruction in the Treatment of Inordinate Grief

Gravitz

2001

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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Troubled by continuing emotionally painful memories of her ill mother's face as she struggled to breathe during her terminal days in the hospital, an adult daughter requested hypnosis to "erase" those images from her memory. Since that is not feasible, the subject instead was provided in a single session with a hypnosis-based, imagery-focused strategy in which the disturbing images of her mother were replaced by hypnotically reconstructed positive memories as she had appeared in prior, happy times. This was successful: the restructured images were maintained and grew stronger over time as reported four months post-session. It was concluded that hypnotically restructured memories can be useful techniques in the management of inordinate grief.

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Perceptual Reconstruction in the Treatment of Inordinate Grief

Gravitz

2001

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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“…In addition, the patient can also be asked during this period of hypnotherapy to visualize himself in the mask of the "bad" child who sometimes may have provoked the parent's anger and thus became deprived; but who now can tear off the constraining mask of the "bad" small child, and really grow and unfold all the good potential within (Fromm & Eisen, 1982). Or the patient can be asked to visualize his/her new self, putting the bad incorporated object and self representations into a paper garbage bag (not a plastic one because that might imply non-biodegradability and thus continued existence) and dumping them somewhere so that he/she will be rid of them for good.…”

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“…In general, it is preferable as much as possible to let the patient's own imagery and visualizations come up and then to guide them in the therapeutic direction (Fromm & Eisen, 1982).…”

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Fromm

1984

Psychoanalytic Psychology

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“…This article discusses the use of self-hypnosis as one of those tools, used in an effort to deal with grief. Fromm & Eisen (1982) discuss the use of selfhypnosis in the mourning process. They attribute the benefit of self-hypnosis to its ability to facilitate fantasy and imagination, which in turn allows clients to change their thoughts about the death: "Hypnotic suggestion is particularly valuable in this process of rearranging and altering connections between affect and thought" (p. 7).…”

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“…The primary benefit, then, of using self-hypnosis in the mourning process may not be in what occurs during trance, but in the process of the self-hypnosis. Fromm & Eisen (1982) mention in passing that self-hypnosis "can be utilized to promote a sense of mastery" (p. 11).…”

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Self-hypnosis as a facilitator of self-efficacy: A case example.

Handelsman¹

1984

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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This article presents the four-session treatment of Elaine, using self-hypnosis to facilitate the mourning process. It is argued that self-hypnosis-rather than enhancing imagery-increases selfefficacy, a person's feeling that he/she can perform behaviors that lead to desired outcomes. Elaine's sense of self-efficacy was increased by allowing her to choose scenes from her life to be explored in the context of the use of imagery. Elaine imagined events surrounding her father's death, and "rewrote history" in an attempt to permit herself the direct expression of emotions.In an era of scarce resources, short and efficent therapeutic interventions become even more necessary. The burgeoning literature on brief therapies (Budman, 1981; Bloom, Note 1) attests to the growing perception that many people can benefit from our services even though they do not have the time and money for long-term treatment. In addition to reducing the duration of therapy, it behooves therapists to provide clients with tools they can use after they terminate formal treatment. For example, behavioral therapists have long advocated the use of homework assignments and other techniques to build skills that can be practiced

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Selfhypnosis as a Therapeutic Aid in the Mourning Process

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Perceptual Reconstruction in the Treatment of Inordinate Grief

Perceptual Reconstruction in the Treatment of Inordinate Grief

Hypnoanalysis--with particular emphasis on the borderline patient.

Self-hypnosis as a facilitator of self-efficacy: A case example.

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