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PREPARING FOR YOUR FIRST NEUROSOMATIC THERAPY (NST) SESSION

 

As NST does involve some initial detective work in finding the message of your symptoms, and then the course of action needed, we will need to discover the circumstances that may well have triggered your immune system to break down, leading to the development of your illness.


8 QUESTIONS WE WILL EXPLORE IN SESSION 1

1. YOUR SYMPTOMS & DIAGNOSIS: Tell me about your symptoms, and how long you have been ill. Have you had a formal diagnosis from a medical practitioner?

2. BEFORE YOU BECAME ILL: Tell me about any life challenges you may have been facing in the two years, and especially the few weeks or months, before you became ill, such as family relationships, bereavement, difficulties at work, challenges or loss of a job, etc. What was happening in your life when you first became ill?

3. SINCE YOU BECAME ILL: Tell me how your life has changed since you became ill. What activities are you no longer able to do? What activities are you still able to do, if any? Are you able to do anything that you enjoy doing?

4. WHEN YOUR SYMPTOMS BECOME MOST SEVERE: Have you noticed times when your symptoms become strongest? If so, please think about what is happening in your life at these times. Tell me about these times. And tell me what you do when your symptoms are at their strongest.

5. WHEN YOUR SYMPTOMS IMPROVE: Have you noticed times when your symptoms become weakest? If so, please think about what is happening in your life at these times. Tell me about these times. And tell me what you do when your symptoms are at their weakest.

6. YOUR SUPPORT NETWORK: Do you have anyone to support you through these above challenges? If yes, who supports you and in what ways?

7. WHO DO YOU SUPPORT? Do you have any responsibility for anyone besides yourself? If yes, please tell me who and describe the ways you care or support other people and/or carry out your work.

8. OTHER TREATMENTS YOU HAVE TRIED: What other treatments or medications have you tried and tell me how they helped or did not help you.

 

In our first session we shall
• explain how our neural networks affect our vulnerability to illness
• discover the role of the hypothalamus in reacting to life's pressures
• explore your own symptom history
• learn a new bodymind skill to help us discover the hidden message of your symptoms
• propose safe and focused types of action for you to take before the next session to help dispel your symptoms

To help us with these tasks, please read and think about the questions shown in the box on the right, as your answers will be the basis of the beginning stage of our work together:
(PS There is no such thing as a 'right' or 'wrong' answer, just an honest answer!)

 

 

PERSONAL DETAILS
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all also need to know
• Your name, address and contact number
• Your date of birth
• Your present or former occupation
• Your marital or relationship situation, number of children and other dependents

• Any medications you are on or have been on in the past, and whether or not they have helped you, and if you suffer/have suffered from any side-effects of medications

 

 

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