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Hypnotherapy can help reduce side effects of cancer treatment, facilitate the development of coping skills, reduce stress and assist in exploring potential deeper meanings of living with cancer. This experiential workshop will be facilitated by Wieslaw Rocki, MD, PhD, MIM, CHT, and will be held from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Wellness Community, 3276 McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. This event is free. Call 933-0107.

By Amory Gutierrez

Amory Gutierrez

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  1. Too bad Rocki doesn’t have another credit behind his/her name like IHCHHM.
    Meaning, “I Have Cancer Hypnotherapy Helped Me”. I guess you can say if you go into a trance and you feel nothing, it works. It won’t reduce the side effects of cancer, they will always be there…it may only for a moment allow you a quite time while you are in that state of trance, but when you wake, your troubles just start again. By the way…Hypnosis is derived from the Greek word hypno, meaning sleep. This is what a lot of cancer patients do to get by…Sleep.

  2. A huge part of recovering from cancer relies on a person’s attitude and hypnotherapy can help adjust attitudes which in turn would help get through the side effects of cancer. I have watched several friends and loved ones cope with cancer and cancer treatments. Those with the positive mental attitude always fared the best.
    There is a alot more to hypnosis than just putting someone to sleep.

  3. Julia, have you had direct experience with hypnotherapy? I’ve also known people who have used hypnotherapy for various issues (from smoking to health issues) and have found it helpful. It’s hard to say how things would have gone had they not tried it or how much was a placebo effect, but if I was struggling with cancer or the effects of treatment, I would probably be open to trying this approach.

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