Introduction

People always ask me what type of problems I treat. Many want help with Claustrophobia. Here is a testimonial written by a client who needed help with her fear of enclosed spaces.

Douglas R. Chesner Sr., CCHT

Dawn

December 14, 2001

I am so excited; I do not know where to start. Call my past feeling what you may, there was a time in my life that I thought hypnotism was the biggest joke I had ever heard of. The only exposure I had was comedy clubs in my younger days, so can you say that you blame me?

Then I met Doug. Though we have only met on the Internet we had spoken from time to time and he has helped me with a few things on my computer (he’s a guru at that too, talk about multi-talented). I knew that he was a hypnotherapist. I had looked at his web site several times and never really thought much about it. Well, actually that is not entirely true. I had thought about it to try and quit smoking. But I figured with the way I had viewed his profession, added to the fact that I had no deep desire to quit, I had better wait until it was my idea and not someone else’s. And that as they say was that.

Then yesterday, everything changed. I don’t know why Doug was there for me that day, other than my message on my pager stating what a foul mood I was in, but there he was. As always trying to cheer me up.

I was in an anxious mood because I had to have an MRI that afternoon and had no idea what it was going to entail. The only thing I knew for sure was that when they called to confirm they asked me if I was claustrophobic. Heck yes I am very”!

I don’t even like being in my car for any length of time. The thought of being placed inside that “tube” for an x-ray absolutely terrified me! Knowing that I had to lie there for 30 minutes made it all the more stressing. You see I have a broken foot that is not healing the way it should. I have Lupus and that is not all unnatural but it was taking way too long. They needed to do the MRI to check for soft tissue damage and other probable injuries. It was a “have to” issue. Plain and simple. Even so I was ready to call and cancel this appointment as close as 2 hours before hand and I had waited 2 weeks to get there in the first place. I was a mess.

Then there was Doug, telling me how important the test was and that if I wanted to get better and out of this cast and off the crutches I would have to have it. What the heck was he talking about? He had no idea of my fear of tight places. I then explained my situation to him. He asked me to explain my fear to him and how long I had it. I explained to him that it had been every since I could remember. He suggested that he could conquer that fear, IN TIME FOR MY APPOINTMENT! You have got to be kidding me, I thought. I felt he was making a joke at my expense. He was not. He asked me if I would be willing to trust him to help me help myself. I’ll try anything I thought to myself. With that I called him right away, (with only 1 hour to spare before I left for the appointment), and followed all his instructions.

Then he worked his magic and OVER THE PHONE! Amazing. He got to the heart of the problem, which had stemmed from an occurrence I had when I was a young child. It is a pretty personal issue that I would not like to mention here. But trust me, I had not remembered this until it was brought up again. But it all made sense.

Thirty minutes later, yes 30 minutes, I WAS CURED. I could feel it. My throbbing headache and the crap mood I was in also had vanished. I knew that I could go to that test. I knew I would not be afraid. I just knew! I left a short time after and went for the test.

I could not help but notice I did not feel as trapped in my car as I used to. More so I was just amazed to realize my car actually seemed bigger, as if it had grown a bit more free space. When the test began I looked at the tube I was to be placed in. Looked like a coffin with an opening at either end. I was not petrified. Not at all. Not in the slightest. In fact during our session there was a suggestion of a tool that I could use if I were to panic.

I DIDN’T NEED IT!!

I lay there for my thirty minutes completely relaxed, with not a care in the world. Me, the chicken. It was unreal. I was never so grateful or thankful in my life for anything. I felt I owed Doug my existence, or at least my first-born. But since he is grown that was out of the question. I’ve grown pretty attached to him! LOL

The man has a true gift. His gift to me was presence of mind to know that I was fine, being no longer afraid of the small tight spaces I used to be. Being so close to Christmas, it was the best gift I will get this year, aside from my children’s smile on Christmas morning!

Writing this made me think of a book I once read to my children when they were small. YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS. In this case his name is Doug, the online hypnotherapist and I am proud to call him my friend!

Sincerely,

Dawn Murr
Burnsville, NC
dolphindawnnc@earthlink.net