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Using Hypnosis and Ketamine to Treat Trauma
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The concept of state-dependent memory can be used in therapy to help patients deal with traumatic memories by creating a mental state that is more congruent to the state they were in when the trauma happened. Hypnosis can be used for this purpose, as can ketamine which creates a dissociative state.
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Hypnosis allows individuals to recall and deal with traumatic memories by creating a mental state more similar to the state they were in during the traumatic event due to state-dependent memory.
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Hypnosis allows individuals to recall and deal with traumatic memories by creating a mental state more similar to the state they were in during the traumatic event due to state-dependent memory. Ketamine's dissociative effects can also help individuals process and cope with trauma.
ChapterUsing Hypnosis and Ketamine to Treat Trauma
EpisodeDr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental & Physical Health & Performance
PodcastHuberman Lab
Ketamine may help individuals re-evaluate a dissociative experience and approach trauma from a different perspective, allowing for the modulation of associations to the traumatic event.
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Ketamine may help individuals re-evaluate a dissociative experience and approach trauma from a different perspective, allowing for the modulation of associations to the traumatic event.