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For Jack Osborne (diagnosed with MS) relaxation is an essential tool

by | Jun 25, 2012 | Hypnotherapy |

Jack Osborne, the son of Sharon and Ozzy Osborne, at the age of 26, has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease that reduces life expectancy by up to 10 years.  MS affects the nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain.  Symptoms include tremors, dizziness, and – as the disease progresses – speech and memory problems.  In the UK, MS hits one in a thousand people.  When speaking about his response to the disease, Jack said that his watchwords were “Adapt and overcome”. Another word of paramount importance for Jack is going to be RELAX.  R-e-l-a-x… R-e-l-a-x… R-e-l-a-x… Hypnosis-induced relaxation is a natural way to achieve total stillness, a stillness that can be refreshing and satisfying in itself and can even effect healing from within.  Professor John Gruzelierʹs research, under the auspices of Imperial College, London, found that the mere experience of being in hypnosis, in a state of deep relaxation, with no direct suggestion or interactive participation whatsoever could in itself be beneficial and healing to patients.  In particular, the research confirmed that regular periods of deep relaxation could reduce pain and anxiety.  Pain and anxiety tend to suppress the immune system, and Gruzelier’s research showed improvements not just in subjective measures of well-being but also in objective measurements of the immune system such as white blood cell counts.

 
I am encouraging Jack, to discover hypnosis and therapy, as this is a constructive, positive, and specific tool he can employ to help a range of challenges MS could bring, be it pain control, to feeling isolated, lacking self-confidence, fearing for the future and chronic worry.  Already Jack’s employers have taken a view about his situation with respect to an American TV show he was due to participate in.  Fatigue is a given with MS.  But Jack’s positive attitude and strength of character, demonstrated in his declaration to ‘adapt’ and to ‘overcome’, support him in great and empowering ways.  He is not alone, as many MS patients have to give up work, and both young and old often get out of the social loop.  Jack is very much in a celebrity social loop, and is surrounded by a championing family and support.  He is, however, well advised to learn self-hypnosis with the guidance of a professional hypnotherapist, and to practice r-e-l-a-x-a-t-i-o-n in every possible way. When Jack is commited to learning to relax, he will give his body the opportunity to boost his immune system, and to re-energise.  In this way he can make the best possible endeavour to delay the progression of his diagnosed disease.
 
The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre
Gruzelier, J., Champion, A., Fox, P., Rollin, M., McCormack, S., Catalan, P., Barton, S., & Henderson, D. (2002).  Individual differences in personality, immunology and mood in patients undergoing self-hypnosis training for successful treatment of a chronic viral illness, HSV-2.  Contemporary Hypnosis, 19(4), 149-166
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