Energy Psychology Pioneer to Hold Workshop on Overcoming Phobic Reactions Resulting from ‘Diagnosis Shock’
Therapist and author Judith Swack will share results of her work with over 100 patients and explain methods for overcoming debilitating psychological trauma
Needham, MA – October 6, 2008 – Diagnosis Shock, a phobic reaction of people who discover that they have a serious physical or psychological illness, can bring on a host of additional physical and mental problems if left untreated.
According to Judith A. Swack, Ph. D, diagnosis shock frequently goes unrecognized by physicians, and it requires a variety of energy psychology techniques to free the victim’s body of the physical or emotional trauma that diagnosis shock can embed in a person as a conditioned response to the fight-flight-freeze reflex.
Dr. Swack will deliver a workshop, “Diagnosis Shock: The Unrecognized Burden of Illness,” at Newton South High School from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15. The workshop will instruct participants on methods of recognizing and releasing the fear and trauma that result from the diagnosis of a serious illness.
A pioneering mind/body therapist and president of Healing from the Body Level Up of Needham, Dr. Swack conducted a 13-year study of more than 400 patients who had sought her help in coping with life issues in the areas of relationship, career, athletic and artistic performance as well as for ailments that included depression, phobias, anxiety, cancer, heart disease, allergies, and chronic fatigue.
The study, which was published earlier this year in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Healing and Caring, concluded that factual information cannot erase diagnosis shock and that reality does not change a phobic reaction. Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Energy Psychology techniques were found to more effective than traditional talk therapies or hypnotherapy in freeing patients from the debilitating effects of diagnosis shock.
Dr. Swack, who introduced energy psychology techniques as treatment of diagnosis shock, reports that her patients often preferred her Natural Bio-Destressing technique to alleviate traumatic reactions. This approach involves using fingertips to tap on selected areas of the body along with left brain/right brain integration techniques.
More than 100 of Swack’s patients who underwent Natural Bio-Destressing reported reduced fear, feelings of empowerment, smoother doctor/patient relationships, few side effects, quicker recovery, greater peace of mind and better quality of life.
The workshop fee is $35. To register, call (617) 559-6999 or visit www.newtoncommunityed.org.
Dr. Swack’s Healing from the Body Level Up™ is a holistic psychotherapy system that integrates a number of disciplines to simultaneously address the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of an issue. Her practice is located at 56 Pickering St., Needham, MA 02492. For further information, call (781) 444-6940 or visit www.hblu.org .
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