Eye Closure, Eye Movement integrates the eye movement (EM) component of EMDR within hypnosis. ECEM has application to panic disorder, its associated anticipatory anxiety, and to depersonalization disorder - as a subtype of panic disorder. Hypnotic breathing and other hypnotic techniques, with the addition of EMs, can contain panic, associated anticipatory anxiety and DPD.
This workshop describes the use of hypnosis and self-hypnosis for treating phobias and panic disorders. The patient is learning a technique via which he can treat the problem him/herself. Building hope and diminishing helplessness is essential for a successful therapy and the workshop will address different possibilities to achieve this. The workshop is explaining the self-treatment technique via case examples. Homework assignments, pattern disruption, systemic considerations and stabilizing the treatment results are further topics.