Hemi-Sync® Journal 1993-3 (Summer)

--- PAGE 1 (OCR) --- J HEMI-SYNC™ | A Publication of The Monroe Institute IN THIS ISSUE SERENDIPITY IN THE USE OF HEMI-SYNC WITH MULTIPLE, ANXIETY-RELATED SYMPTOMS: A CASE DISCUSSION wevevextl Surprising, speedy improvement in persistent pho- bias rewarded Arthur Haggerty’s use of Hemi-Sync as a therapeutic adjunct. DYSLEXIA CASE HISTORIES Klaus Siefert details Hemi-Sync’s ability to open new vistas for two German children struggling to acquire basic reading and writing skills. BELIEFS, MOTIVATIONS, AND H-PLUS . Strongly held beliefs and motivations are major influ- ences on the H-PLUS system's effectiveness as a tool for personal change. Joseph Gallenberger describes approaches to dealing with these factors and taking more complete charge of one’s life. SERENDIPITY IN THE USE OF HEMI-SYNC™ WITH MULTIPLE, ANXIETY-RELATED SYMPTOMS: A CASE DISCUSSION by Arthur D. Haggerty, PhD, FACHCA Arthur D. Haggerty is a health psychologist with a private practice in stress management and wellness, and an adjunct faculty member of The Center for Health Studies at Palm Beach Community College. He thas a special interest in stress as a factor in the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and has developed preliminary protocols for Hemi-Sync appli- cation in this area. He also includes Hemi-Sync as a support to therapy for substance-abuse patients. A Professional Member since 1990, Dr. Haggerty resides in North Palm Beach, Florida. Introduction In my general clinical/health psychology practice I use a comprehensive, multifaceted psychotherapy approach that includes the following components: 1) Cognitive psychotherapy for assisting the patient to establish a more realistic, less “catastrophic” attitude toward the problems in life in order to produce fewer reasons for excessive anxiety. 2) Regular use of Hemi-Sync tapes for training the pa- tient to achieve more easily the alpha and theta states which are useful in behavioral psychotherapy through the process of “reciprocal inhibition,” wherein these brain-wave states inhibit the presence of anxiety. A variety of METAMUSIC tapes is provided the patient to avoid any boredom that might develop from listening to the same tape on every occasion. 3) Finally, I create a symptom-specific tape with my ver- bal suggestions geared to combat the indivitlual symptoms of the patient. This comprehensive approach has worked most effective- ly with a variety of diagnostic categories such as panic states, nightmares and night terrors, phobias, chronic pain, and the customary emotional stresses that accompany most organic health problems and usually contribute to their severity. Case Discussion Recently, I began therapy with a patient with multiple, anxiety-related symptoms that included a phobia for public speaking, secondary (nonorganic) sexual impotence, and intense repressed anger involving an adult, mentally retard- ed son. The patient also suffered from prostatitis, which often required him to rise to urinate at least four or five times per night. The cognitive restructuring component focused on © 1993 The Monroe Institute Route 1, Box 175, Faber, VA 22938-9749 804/361-9132 --- PAGE 2 (OCR) --- HEMI-SYNC™ JOURNAL. reviewing his most habitual, longstanding symptom, namely the fear of public speaking. As a retired, very successful international industrialist, he was often asked to make oral presentations. His fear of this process began in his South American homeland, where all academic examinations— from grade school throughout college—were administered orally. In his opinion, the greatest disgrace was to be forced to say “I don’t know” in public when asked an examination question. At the initial therapy session, the patient was provided with several different METAMUSIC tapes and was fully ori- ented to the rationale for their use and to what positive results might be expected. Serendipity Even before the final-step (introduction of the cus- tomized systematic desensitization tape related to public speaking) several symptoms were alleviated. First, the patient found that, while he still has his prostate condition, he now must arise only once or twice a night for urination. In addition, he has almost normal frequency of urination during the daytime. Next came an event that pleasantly shocked the patient: he was able to consummate sexual intercourse with his wife with no difficulty! The most logical interpretation is that these tapes help the mind-body unity to return much closer to homeostasis, the ideal state of mental and physical equilibrium. Apparently both of these symptoms became sharply reduced, not only because of the overall therapeutic atmo- sphere and process, but more specifically because the Hemi- Sync tapes reduced the patient’s generalized anxiety level very quickly and qualitatively better than the psychotropic drugs that he had been taking. The most logical interpreta- tion is that these tapes help the mind-body unity to return much closer to homeostasis, the ideal state of mental and physical equilibrium. These changes were accomplished in only seven therapy sessions. More importantly, with this modern, electronic sound component, patients can continue their therapy at home between sessions. Thus, their ultimate improvement not only makes them feel better physically and emotionally but also serves to supply what may be the highest form of self-actualization: “I have helped make myself better through my own efforts and empowerment.” At this point, the patient and I hopefully await compara- ble improvement in his fear of public speaking. Neither of us, however, has any serious doubts that similar improve- ment will occur, although it may take a bit longer to modify that habitual form of behavior. [Addendum: Approximately six months after submitting this account, Dr. Haggerty reported an additional symptom remission. Evidently the patient had suffered from hyperten- sion for most of his adult life. After beginning to use Hemi- Sync, he discontinued his medication without informing his physician or Dr. Haggerty for several months. He discov- ered, and his doctor has confirmed, that his blood Pressure has remained normal since then, @ without medication.] DYSLEXIA CASE HISTORIES by Klaus Siefert Klaus Siefert, of Neckargemund, Germany, became a Professional Member in January 1992. His MBA studies concentrated on personnel and management and included training in learning theory and psychol- ogy. Klaus uses Hemi-Syne in his communications seminars and with individual clients. Here he describes encouraging progress during work with two dyslexic children. Marcel Golz-Landgraff entered school at the.age of six and one-half years. Difficulty in recognizing and writing letters soon became obvious. His teacher was unfamiliar with dyslexia and believed that Marcel just did not practice enough. By the end of the first term, Marcel’s grasp of the alphabet was poor and he had no reading skills. His num- bers from one to twenty were written illegibly and out of sequence. As a result, he had to repeat the first school year. Marcel’s teacher had no idea how to proceed. In October 1992, the boy’s parents made an appointment with a Heidelberg specialist for reading and writing problems. The doctor diagnosed a severe reading and writing disorder (dyslexia) and provided them with an affidavit certifying that he needed expert assistance. In private discussion with the mother and father, the doctor expressed his personal opinion that Marcel would be unable to read or write. Mr. and Mrs. Golz-Landgraff had their first contact with the Hemi-Sync technology of The Monroe Institute the fol- lowing month. They spoke with me, and I suggested that they play the tape Surf over open speakers during television and play time. It also played in the background while Marcel studied. After two weeks, he began to print something resembling words. By the end of February 1993, Marcel was writing his first readable letters .... Approximately two weeks later, Marcel began to write little stories on his own initiative. By the end of February 1993, Marcel was writing his first readable letters and knew and recognized each of them. About that time, he complained that Surf during study time distracted him. Upon learning of this problem, I --- PAGE 3 (OCR) --- Summer 1993 suggested substituting Concentration. Approximately two weeks later, Marcel began to write lit- tle stories on his own initiative. They contained many errors but were readable. Signs of the earlier difficulties were dra- matically reduced. Handwriting samples (see Figs. 1 & 2) also demonstrated great improvement. Marcel’s ten-year-old sister, Anika, who also had a history of reading and writing problems, was working with a thera- pist. While she was experiencing the Hemi-Sync patterns of Surf, she reduced her average of twenty-two spelling errors per dictation to seven. Due to her reading and writing histo- ry, her school had determined that she would be unable to attend high school. In March, she received her own copy of the Concentration tape and eagerly anticipates a personal tape player for her birthday, so she can work with this tape to improve her abilities. Now, in April, Concentration provides a backdrop for both children’s study periods. These average about twenty minutes each for Marcel and up to an hour and a half for Anika. Her reading and writing skills have continued to improve. Surf often plays over speakers while Marcel and Anika play, paint, or watch television, and Concentration is a breakfast-table companion. A surprise benefit: Marcel has learned the English phrases that signal the end of the Concentration exercise! His pronunciation is very good and he is, of course, very proud of his new language skills. Surf offen plays over speakers while Marcel and Anika play, paint, or watch television, and Concentration is a breaktfast-table companion. In May, I will begin introductory evenings for parents, which will cover the use of Hemi-Sync to support children with dyslexia. The next step is further education for therapists and teachers in this field. tam Lane Kad uty [Ke- _ figure 1. Die Pbein "0m fokte urn Raken dar alles rprrcon Bron > Bor rian cdo figure 2. iii --- PAGE 4 (OCR) --- HEMI-SYNC™ JOURNAL, BELIEFS, MOTIVATIONS, AND H-PLUS by Joseph Gallenberger, PhD Joseph Gatlenberger is a clinical psychologist with twenty years of experience as a psychotherapist in numerous settings, For the past fen years he has offered services such as insight psychotherapy, ‘marital counseling, relaxation training, and trauma recovery to his private outpatient clients. Dr. Gallenberger is proficient in the use of the H-PLUS Function exercises in his practice, as @ TMI trainer, and personally. We're privileged to share the fruits of that experience. Two major factors can influence how well the H-PLUS Functions work for you, and it is helpful to be aware of them as you work with the H-PLUS system. These two factors are “belief system” and “motivation.” A belief system is any idea you have that heips o: hinders Function operation. For example, the first exercise I learned was called Short Fix, for pain control. When injured a week later, use of the Function Command gave immediate, total, and lasting relief from that pain. This was because my belief system included the idea that “the mind is very powerful and can control pain” and the idea that “I am entitled to be free of this pain.” If, instead, my belief system had included strongly held ideas such as “it is not possible to control pain this easily, I deserve this pain because I was stupid enough to injure myself,” or “life is meant to be painful,” then this Function might not have worked as well. To reiterate: strongly held, conscious or unconscious negative beliefs can hamper Function effectiveness; strong positive beliefs can enhance Function effectiveness.