A learning disorder affecting language, dyslexia is a neurological disability for which there is no cure. However, the difficulties caused can be alleviated by rehabilitation sessions with speech therapists and occupational therapists. But hypnosis can also provide a complementary response to the day-to-day management of this disorder.
The negative psychological spiral of DYS children
Independently of the disorders that affect the learning of certain skills, DYS children almost systematically suffer from anxiety, stress and fatigue, leading them into a spiral of negative emotions.
Self-image is built both by the perception of the gap between one’s skills and one’s ideals, and by the perception one has of how one’s peers view one’s own skills. When dyslexic children have difficulty with certain tasks, such as reading, they are often mocked and criticized, tarnishing their self-esteem and self-confidence. Faced with this behavior, he withdraws into himself and refuses these activities. But without training, his progress is irremediably limited…
Hypnosis, a response to intellectual inhibition
To avoid being confronted with a new failure or the frustration of not succeeding in doing or understanding a task, a dyslexic child – like any child with DYS disorders – will set up a defense mechanism ,
intellectual inhibition
. This unconscious reflex consists of stopping to think, in order to protect oneself from an environment that one deems unsafe. This is particularly problematic for a dyslexic child, who then loses all hope of progress.
Fortunately, hypnosis can provide an effective solution to this phenomenon, or even reverse it to help develop the child’s will to progress.
Hypnosis, the answer to low self-esteem
Hypnotherapy can provide an answer to the cascade of psychological problems associated with dyslexia, such as loss of self-esteem or school phobia. Through Ericksonian hypnosis, we can help them experience the letting go necessary to regain control and unlock blocking behaviors and phobias.
By letting go, they no longer let that little inner voice decide for them, and they can dare to take the risk of succeeding… With this brief therapy, children replace their harmful beliefs with positive ones, gradually regaining their self-confidence.
Hypnosis, the answer to dyslexic difficulties
Last but not least, hypnotherapy can also act on difficulties directly linked to dyslexia. By acting on the subconscious, located on the borderline of consciousness, the professional taps into the immense reservoir of active resources and keys to profound resolutions that the unconscious represents, in order to change the dyslexic child’s learning style.
For example, the hypnotherapist can, without risk, help him to recognize words more easily, leave a mark in front of a new word so that it becomes imprinted in his subconscious and easier to remember, etc.
Don’t hesitate to contact a
hypnotherapist on the Ora-Visio platform
platform to discuss the benefits of this alternative approach for your dyslexic child.
