Healing Alcoholism With Hypnotherapy
Through Alchemy Hypnosis, The Golden Torch
By Mikki Lewis
Imagine a narrow, pitch black pit with vertical sides, there is no light
here. This pit is noisy with the scratching and rustling of every imaginable
fear known to mankind, the snakes and spiders of childhood, the dragons
of adulthood and the horrors on insanity. You're alone, no one knows
or cares that you are trapped in this pit of despair. There is no way
out. You dig deeper into the terror of alcoholism seeking relief and
escape only to discover even more horrors than before. Your world is
a vicious cycle of pain, seeking relief only to discover more pain.
The pain is never ending and progressively increasing. Death becomes
desirable. The real terror is that you don't realize you are trapped
here in this pit of insanity.
That is the way it was for me, and is today for millions of Americans.
I am one of the fortunate few who discovered that there is indeed a
way out of the terror of alcoholism. It is a long difficult struggle
with many obstacles to overcome. Fortunately, there are treatment centers,
twelve step programs and professionals providing assistance and encouragement.
There are both traditional and non-traditional methods of therapy available
to aid the recovering alcoholic in physical, emotional and spiritual
pain.
My story of transition from the darkness of ever ending emotional pain
to the light of happiness, joy and love involves the non-traditional
method of Alchemical Hypnotherapy. Alchemy was essential in my early
emotional recovery and is indispensable in my life today.
Recovery from the disease of alcoholism is a three-part process. The
first year is primarily physical recovery. The body has been deprived
of necessary nutrients often for years. (While drinking I would forget
to eat).
Many suffer from heart and liver damage. Diabetes and hypoglycemia
are common in the recovering community, and all of us suffer cell damage.
(Hence the bloat so common to alcoholics.)
Alcoholics Anonymous provided me the necessary emotional support and
encouragement so vital to this stage of recovery. Here, the testimonials
of other recovering alcoholics convinced me that I was not alone in
my misery.
There was indeed hope for another happier way. So slowly as to be barely
noticeable, I regained my health. My body lost its bloat and regained
muscle tone. My eyes became clear and bright. My hair lost its lackluster
appearance and became thick and shiny. I ceased to wake exhausted, dreading
the coming day. Gradually life became exciting. I began to make plans
for as much as a week in advance. Maybe there is a God after all! (I
was agnostic).
Then the snakes and spiders of childhood began to crawl out of my emotional
pit of terror. The suppressed traumas of continuous incest, physical
beatings and verbal abuse refused to be left behind in my journey to
sobriety. The emotional horror from which alcohol had been my escape
returned in full force.
At this time I was religiously attending three twelve step programs,
obtaining alcoholism counseling and attending meetings of Parents United
for incest survivors. It was not enough! Everywhere people were talking
about ten years or more of therapy and still finding themselves in painful
repetitions of the past. I was horrified. If this is what I could expect
from therapy, I may as well crawl back into the false protection that
alcohol provided. I knew death waited there and would provide needed
release from the pain.
I demanded a faster way. If there truly is an all loving God, he would not require a slow, long term, painful recovery. My prayers were answered in the form of Kathee Dunn, an Alchemical Hypnotherapist. Alchemy was not only the lifeline that pulled me out of my pit of despair; it was also a torch of golden light illuminating my pit to reveal a harmless burrow easily filled with a new, fresh, clean soil. Rescuing my inner child from the abusive family of my past and giving her a new inner family, a new mother and father, provided the bridge from insanity to wholeness.
My first sessions were both emotional and physical agony. Alcohol acts like an embalming fluid, numbing and dulling the nerve endings. The return to a feeling state was nearly overwhelming for me. The gentle support and encouragement Kathee provided, and the safety generated within the Alchemical process enabled me to continue. Gradually, by rescuing my wounded inner child from traumatic incident after incident and giving her the nurturing she needed, I began to heal. The frightened little mouse began to move out of it¹s corner. As the child within gained emotional strength and a sense of safety and security, the adult began to move through the fear. No longer do I find the simple dimensions of self-care overwhelming. Basic self-survival, a search for identity and meaning in life are no longer my focus.
Today, my survival issues are manageable, I know who I am and my life is full of meaning. Alchemy is a powerful tool which provided me self-empowerment, clarity of vision, self-acceptance, personal responsibility and autonomy. It is my experience that when the inner world changes, the outer world automatically follows suit. The clearing of emotional blocks has naturally resulted in personal transformation in my life. Two and a half years later, the black pit exists only in my memory. Change is no longer frightening, it is now a trusted process. I am no longer terrified of figures in authority, instead I approach such figures with a new sense of confidence. I am now experiencing a healthy romantic relationship after five failed marriages. Now, for the first time, literary and intellectual creativity flows easily from me. I have let go of rigid judgments and have opened my heart to a new compassion. Today, I understand that I have something to offer to other people. I have returned to school with a sense of my own intelligence. Most importantly, I am no longer a victim, I can take responsibility for myself.
Life is an exciting challenge and an adventure to be fully experienced and enjoyed. There truly is a loving God who provides all we need and want in this world. Thank you God, for sobriety, life and Alchemical Hypnotherapy.