Posted by The Therapist on 6/11/2012, 7:04 pm, in reply to "Hypnosis app"

I haven't seen the app but generally speaking hypnosis is good at helping you relax but unless incorporated into a package of therapy including CBT and systematic desensitisation it is unlikely to resolve the problem of paruresis. I use hypnosis occasionally when treating clients for simple phobias but it is not a tool I would use for treating paruresis. Even when treating phobias I still have to take clients through systematic desensitisation. So in summary I would say if it includes desensitisation and exercises for challenging your beliefs then great. If it is just hypnotic suggestions for relaxing you in public loos then it is unlikely to be of much use. Regards Martin Burridge Newport Cognitive Therapies

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