Chronic Pain (長期痛症及神奇的自癒能力)

張先生一直患有長期肩頸疼痛，經常出現頸椎、胸椎錯位等問題。根據醫生的診斷，判斷他的問題主要為頸椎退化引起，而且並不能完全根治，現時可以做的，只是多留意坐立姿勢及定期做物理治療來減輕問題惡化。他的問題一直維持長達15年之久，曾接受不同診治，例如骨傷科、物理治療、脊醫、針灸、中醫等治療，承受相當沉重醫藥費用負擔。雖然不同的治療有助減輕痛楚，但問題一直沒有解決，病情反覆，影響正常工作，甚至連日常簡單的事務，張生都感到十分吃力。

當張生聽聞催眠治療能有助改善長期痛症問題，便抱著懷疑心態，估且一試的態度去接受治療。通過雙方面談，並在催眠過程中，發現張生的內心，有意或無意地將兒時不愉快生活，與身體的痛症連結一起。兒時的不快樂的生活，一直影響他的成長、與朋友的交往及婚姻生活。他將兒時負面情緒、怨憤、負擔投射在自己的肩頸上，不斷用痛楚來提醒自己的不幸。

通過初次的輔導、糾正及重塑張生的思維後，他肩痛程度已相對減少30-40%。當接受完2次的面談後，他已有數月無須服食止痛藥。但有一點要注意，催眠治療並不一定會把當事人的痛症完全帶走，因為痛楚對當事人而言，必定有它的存在理由。不適當地將痛感完全封閉，對當事人未必不是一件好事。

直至今天，張生覺得他的肩頸問題，已達到一個他認為可接受的程度，減少對藥物倚賴及疾病所帶來的經濟壓力，他對生活已有新的體會，已無須再受這個痛症困擾。張生的例子是典型的心身症問題，其實只要相信自己，我們都有無可估計的自癒能力。

Mr. Cheung reported to have shoulder pain and neck misalignment issue for over 15 years. He has gone through various types of treatment like Orthopedics, physio therapy, chiratpactor, applying accupuncture and taking pain killers almost every day. Medical treatment can help him to relieve the pain some of the times but the problem persists and caused him not able to doing the ordinary daily tasks.

When he knew that the Hypnosis may help him to relieve the pain, he gave a try. In the first session of the therapy, we found that he has unhappy life in his childhood when his mother left him alone all the time and affected his attitude toward the social relationship and even affect his marriage. He put all his burden on his shoulder and neck muscles, his muscles are tensed and stiffed when he has nervous, anger about his childhood life. We helped him to relieve his emotions and re-educate him to manipulate his negative thinking. His pain was relieved by 30-40% to a tolerate level after the first session and he has no longer to take the pain killers after 2 sessions. The pain has not gone but Mr. Cheung can manage this discomfort to a very low level, an acceptance level to him.

Mr. Cheung's is a typical case of Psychosomatic disorder. Our mind has incredible will power to heal ourself, don't give up.