DS17 has been diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder and perfectionism (and thank you to HowlerKarma for the phrase "socially prescribed perfectionism"). He does not have depression. This past year we started through the SpEd process at school (he is a junior...better late than never?), and they will be evaluating him over the next few weeks. (He's a bit of a conundrum: 5 on an AP, C- in the class, 35 on the English portion of the ACT, F in honors English--38% as of today! due to not turning in any essays) In the meantime, the school social worker and DS's psychologist suggested medication for the anxiety. A friend's child had been helped enormously by his psychiatrist, so we saw him. He spoke with DS' psychologist before our appointment. After a long session and conversation with DS, he gave a prescription for Zoloft. We are hesitant, as you might imagine. Yes, we went to consider it, but still...
In the course of the conversation the doctor mentioned hypnosis. Really, he only threw it in to the conversation with DS as an aside, but I was intrigued. We talked about it for a moment, and then they went on with their conversation. The next day the doctor called me to talk about a few things, and we talked about hypnosis again. He does do hypnosis. He said he would talk to our psychologist again.
Has anyone had success with hypnosis for anxiety? What are some questions I should ask about it, and what types of answers should I look for? Is it appropriate for a teen? A better choice than Zoloft? There are so many possible side effects with the medication. What could happen with hypnosis?
Last edited by NotherBen; 04/21/16 04:18 PM. Reason: Clarification of pronouns
