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1. EvolutionPsychoanalgesiaStoppingpain
Thereisonlyoneformofpain,nerveimpulsestothebrain.Theonlydifferencesareintheintensityandduration.Theemotionof"Fear"ofthepainiswhatmakesanypainfeelgreaterthanittrulyis.DrAngelEscuderoexperimentsassertthatpainreceptorscanbeblockedbykeepingyourmouthlubricatedwithsalivaforexampleandrepeatingaffirmationthattherégionwherethepainislocalizedatisanaesthetized.Example:Mylegisanaesthetized.Adrymouthisoneofthemind’sfirstwarningsignalsofdanger.Whenthemouthiskeptlubricated,thebrainrelaxes,assumesalliswell,andturnsoffitspainreceptors,assuredthatanaestheticshadbeengiven.Hehashascarriedoutmorethan900casesofcomplexsurgerywithoutanaesthesia.HecallsthetechniquePsychoanelgesiaapartofhisNoesitherapy.SowhatisNoesitherapy?Simply,thetherapist,aftercarefulpreparationwiththepatient,engagestheVagalResponseMechanism,transmitshisownpositiveimageofthepatientandrequeststhatthepatientrepeatacarefullywordedaffirmation.Thetechniquesinvolvetheengagementofphysicalaswellasmentalresponses.Painstimulatethestressmechanismthatoperatesviaoursympatheticnervesandthehormone,adrenaline.Theseslowtheheartrate,causetheperipheralarteriestodilateandactivateoneotherparasympatheticfunction–increasesalivation–whereasadrenalineactivatesthesympatheticfibresanddriesthemouth.Thevagusnerverunsfromanucleusinthemedullaofthebrainandsuppliesthemusclesoftherespiratorysystem,theheart,lungs,oesophagus,stomach,smallintestine,mostofthelargeintestineandthegallbladderwithparasympatheticfibres.TheparasympatheticfibresinnovatealltheinvoluntarymusclesandglandsofthegastroAssertion-intestinaltract(includingthesalivaryglands.AtaseminaratBirkbeckCollege,London,earlyin1994demonstrationsandexplanationsofthetechniqueweregivenbySurreyAssertion-basedhypnotherapistKenFry.Painisoneofthestimulithatcausesthefight/flightresponsetomobilise.Ittenseseverythingup,theperipheralbloodvesselsconstrict,theheartraces,bloodpressureincreasesandthereareincreasedtransmissionofimpulses(pain.Howeverwhenyoustimulatethevagusnerve(thetenthcranialnerveyoustimulatetheparasympatheticfibreswhichhavetheoppositeeffect.

2. DrEscuderoaddedonevitalextraingredienttoʻmindovermatterʼ–spit.Toputitmoredelicately,saliva.Lotsofit.Thenlotsmore.Yes,itsoundsbizarre.Itmayevensounddisgusting.Andyetthefilmedevidencewasthereforalltosee.Itappearedtowork.KenFrydecidedtoresearchfurtherintoEscuderoʼsclaims.Thefight/flightresponseofcourseinitiatesarushofadrenaline,causingthepupilstodilate,theheartratetoincrease,theskintoblanchandthemouthtobecomedry.Now,byconsciouslyamassingasmuchsalivaaspossibleinthemouth,theVagalResponseMechanismisactivatedbystimulatingthevagusnerve.Pupilsarestatic,skintoneisconstantandheartratenormalises.Escuderomaintainsthataspainhasbeenregisteredastravellingat120metrespersecond,itisoutrunbytheVagalResponse,whichtravelsat200metrespersecond.Onthisbasis,coupledwithhisobviousselfAssertion-beliefandextraordinarycharismawhichundoubtedlyassistsininstillingfaithinhispatients,Escuderohasperformedmorethan1,000operations.Initiallyhereportednosuccesswhatever.Intrance,Noesitherapysimplydidnotworkforhim.However,whenhefirstofallinducedtrance,elicitedastateofdeeprelaxation,gavesuggestionsforoptimismandpositivity,reorientedandthenappliedwhathehadlearnedofNoesitherapy,theSurreyhypnotherapistbegantoachievefavourableresults–someofwhichwerequiteremarkable.KenFrystressestheimportanceofthetherapistʼsownstate.Thetherapistmustfeelatleastonparifnotperfectlyonform;musthaveaclearideaofhowtheclientwouldbeifcompletelywellandhappy;havediscussedtheclientʼsconditionthoroughlyandunderstandwhattheclientrequires.Apositive,carefullywordedaffirmationwouldthenbedevisedandagreedbetweenclientandtherapist.