Hypnosis for Depression and Alcohol Dependence

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When working with a client do you begin with the depression first or the consumption of alcohol first?

I was reading an online article today about how clinicians don’t know how to treat both depression and alcohol dependence.  I thought, “Really?”  Most of the clients we see at The Flow Center are drinking because they are depressed so that is where we start, but we don’t use that clinical term depression, we call it sadness.

As they feel better about themselves and their futures, the drinking begins to fade. This is not a quick fix, but it is what is necessary to get to the source of the alcohol dependence.

Here is an excerpt from the article on The Huffington Post:

“When folks would show up at mental health centers with a substance abuse problem, a referral is often made for them to go and get substance abuse counseling first — get cleaned up, and then get your depression treated,” explained Gamble in a phone interview with The Huffington Post. “The problem with that sequential treatment is that when someone experiences both depression and a substance abuse disorder, they become so intertwined that the depression itself can undermine a person’s attempt at sobriety.”

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Helping the person overcome an addiction, no matter the substance, is possible when you get to the source of the dependency. What ‘need’ is the substance attempting to fill is the first question to ask. If someone you know drinks every day, there is most certainly an emotional reason why. And subsequently the body has become addicted to the chemical response. But that is a learned response. Anything learned can be un-learned.

Hypnosis is an alternative for that Un-Learning and many are seeking because the traditional methods for treatment are not working or are not lasting.  More about hypnosis for alcohol dependence, go here.

A complimentary consultation is the best way to find out if hypnosis can assist you with depression and curbing your alcohol consumption.  Call 972-974-2094 or schedule an appointment on line.