這世界越來越不安全了！走在路上都會無形中被催眠~Dr Hiro為你解析催眠治療的奧妙(谈關於睡眠和催眠知識）

第一次上自媒体上谈催眠，主持人欣怡一开始就给了我很多定心丸，说自媒体的限制很少，鼓励我就安心的做自己，说自己想说的内容。摄影团队还来到我中心摄影，让我感觉特别轻松。主持人也夸我口条不错，听到名嘴这样肯定自己，真的更有信心了。

所以这一次我觉得自己采访出的来的内容比较真实，我也看起来特别放松吧？放下框框架架，我用最真切的态度去讲严肃的课题“睡眠”，再延伸到情绪课题甚至创伤与时事课题，放佛看到自己回到宽中时期的史地学会，每周一次的时事汇报

本来我是准备了被讨厌的勇气，毕竟我这次比较放飞自我。然而很意外，看到影片上传两天内的观众反应很不错，许多人都留言给予支持与好评，真是小惊讶。期待还有更多机会上不同的媒介采访，我相信我会越做越好，带给大家优质内容与心理教育。

影片链接点击这里：https://youtu.be/GItFTAVY4jU

New Research Reveals Promising Strategies for Enhancing Clinical Hypnosis Adherence in Anxiety Sufferers: Expressive Art Therapy and Neurofeedback Assessments

We're excited to share a groundbreaking research article that explores how expressive art therapy and neurofeedback assessments can help improve clinical hypnosis adherence for people with anxiety. This study, conducted by me, uncovers the potential of these approaches in managing anxiety and enhancing the effectiveness of clinical hypnosis. Let's dive into the main findings and see what they mean for individuals looking for anxiety relief.

Abstract:

Despite worldwide concern on anxiety, preventive measures in public health industries remained scarce. Previous studies found that therapeutic adherence is vital for the treatment efficacy of anxiety sufferers; polyvagal theory may address adherence issues by considering biopsychosocial perspectives. As such, this research intends to generate polyvagal-focused therapeutic guidance in line with anxiety sufferers. This study examines the effectiveness of the Creative Brain Health Intervention (CBHI), which includes expressive art therapy and neurofeedback assessments, as well as clinical hypnosis for anxiety sufferers. The study utilizes a qualitative method with a grounded theory approach to explore helpful and unhelpful factors of CBHI. The study samples were found to have minimal scores at a mild level (on anxiety or stress subscales) of eight (for the anxiety subscale) and 15 (for the stress counterpart) under DASS-21 following a screening procedure. Particularly, the samples were analyzed after CBHI through in-depth interviews for data collection. A total of 45 participants were recruited to generate the outcomes of this study, and the results show that mental healthcare can be enhanced by addressing adherence, stigma, and support through a public system and education, backed by six domains for anxiety treatment and innovative therapeutic approaches. The study recommends early intervention and prevention phases in future research to address stigmas and prevent mental disorder. Resultantly, therapeutic adherence could be enhanced with a polyvagal-focused framework CBHI established for this study. Consequently, the study suggests insights for developing therapeutic guidance to enhance adherence and prevent full-fledged anxiety complexities.

Reference:

Koo, K. Y., & Abdullah, A. B. (2023, June 14). The role of expressive art therapy and neurofeedback assessments in improving clinical hypnosis adherence among anxiety sufferers. Journal of Health and Translational Medicine (JUMMEC), 26(2). https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol26no2.6

(Event) Mental Health Webinar: Managing Social Anxiety

 

Just gave a mental health promotion talk on how to manage social anxiety. 

I shared my doctoral study findings regarding the prevalence of anxiety issues and subclinical mental health concerns surrounding the topic of anxiety, which is also the focus of my PhD thesis. 

At the end of the workshop, the participants gave positive reviews about the talk. The majority of them found the topic helpful, and I heard that some of them hope for more topics related to hypnotherapy, which is my area of expertise. 

I also received feedback that my personal experience of having social anxiety symptoms also helped them to relate to these symptoms better. This really made my day, as I hope more people can start to become aware of their body-mind symptoms, which could be the first step toward healing. 

I would like to thank the clinical psychologist trainees here and the master's students in clinical psychology from USM-UPSI for initiating this project and organizing the talk. I hope more people become aware of the benefits of hypnotherapy in managing anxiety symptoms.