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Hypnotherapy as a proven treatment for PTSD
As the storehouse of the non-rational mind, the subconscious holds the key to
our emotions and responses to the world around us. In the PTSD sufferer, the
subconscious mind begins to invade the conscious mind’s function, resulting in
dysfunction. Memories and the sensations associated with them (particularly
fear) bubble up to the surface, interrupting the normal conduct of life. 
Hypnotherapeutic treatment of PTSD seeks to build a bridge between the
subconscious and conscious mind, in order to assist patients suffering with the
disorder to acknowledge the trauma’s presence in their lives. In doing this, the
patient will be more readily able to return to normal function, having put the
subconscious back in its rightful place.
A 1990 study, conducted by J. Clin Psychiatry points to the effectiveness of
hypnotherapy in the treatment of PTSD. The study found a distinct similarity
between the hypnotic state and the disorder’s symptoms, particularly those
concerning the immediacy of the traumatic even in the victim’s mind (reliving
the event). Building on the findings of two earlier studies, in which Vietnam
veterans were proven to be much more susceptible to the hypnotic state, it was
further found that those suffering abuse in childhood were similarly susceptible. 
The dissociative state found in both groups led research to conclude that
hypnotherapeutic intervention was especially useful as a treatment option.
Hypnotic therapy offers PTSD sufferers access to memories they have no control
over in the conscious state, despite their immediacy and manifestation as
symptoms of the disorder. The clinical application of the therapy permits the
controlled release of memories associated with the traumatic event, allowing
patients to deconstruct their conscious, ongoing neuroses associated with it and
gain mastery over them. The therapy seeks to connect the traumatic event to the
ability of the patient to embrace it as part of the past and a story which has

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occurred and thus, belongs there. This assists patients with gaining the ability to
maintain the memory as history and not present reality. PTSD patients may also
be given the tools for effective self-hypnosis, permitting them to gain control of
their own therapy and return to a sense of control of their lives in doing so.