The value of using hypnosis in helping an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse

Abstract

This report describes the successful treatment of a 33-year-old Chinese woman who had affect dysregulation and chronic trauma symptoms resulting from an intra-familial childhood sexual abuse. A strategically phased multimodal treatment tailored to the needs of the client was used. The treatment framework consisted of three phases: training on affect management, strengthening the ego and re-processing the trauma. Hypnosis was utilized as a means for grounding and stabilizing the overwhelming emotions; for addressing the negative self-schema; and also for re-processing the traumatic memories in a safe and controlled way. Data from self-reports, observation and objective measures indicates a signifi cant reduction in the trauma symptoms.

Sexual Violence Against Women and Children in Chinese Societies

“…Chinese women survivors of CSA often suffer some form of anxiety disorder or depressive disorder (Li, 1990), or trauma symptoms (Poon, 2007;Tsun-yin, 1998) and are at significantly increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (Wu et al, 2006).…”

“…Students who were subjected CSA reported higher levels of depression; lower levels of selfevaluated health; higher levels of drinking alcohol, smoking, and engaging in sexual intercourse; suicidal thinking and planning of suicide; receiving threats or injury by someone with a weapon such as a knife on school grounds; and involvement in a physical fight during the 12 months preceding the survey (Chen, Dunne, & Han, 2006;. Chinese women survivors of CSA often suffer some form of anxiety disorder or depressive disorder (Li, 1990), or trauma symptoms (Poon, 2007;Tsun-yin, 1998) and are at significantly increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (Wu et al, 2006).…”

Hipnoterapia y terapia breve centrada en soluciones aplicada a síntomas por abuso sexual infantil: Un estudio de caso

“…Por lo tanto es muy importante, además de la prevención primaria, el desarrollo de técnicas psicoterapéu-ticas efectivas para disminuir o eliminar las consecuencias negativas del abuso sexual infantil. Estudios previos han demostrado la utilidad de combinar la hipnosis con técnicas cognitivo-conductuales (Poon, 2007), con EMDR (Beere, Simon y Welch, 2001;Harford, 2010), y con terapia de estados del ego (Fourie y Guse, 2011;Guse y Fourie, 2013), para lograr resultados alentadores en víctimas femeninas, pero hasta donde sabemos, este es el primer reporte del uso de TBCS y HCE en un paciente masculino con historia de abuso sexual infantil. La combinación de estos dos tipos de terapia resultó muy efi caz para reducir la ansiedad, la depresión y el diestrés, así como para incrementar la autoestima y el optimismo de forma clínicamente signifi cativa.…”

Clinical Hypnosis & VR, Subconscious Restructuring- Brain Rewiring & the Entanglement with the 8 Pillars of Metacognition X 8 Layers of Consciousness X 8 Intelligences

“…Poon [36] used hypnosis in helping an adult woman survivor of childhood sexual abuse. The woman struggled with trauma related symptoms including poor affect regulation, hyperarousal, intrusive thoughts stuck in the mind, self-destructive behaviour, disturbances of self-schema, shame, isolation, avoidance, lack of motivation.…”