The Healing Room

The Emergency Room

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Sympathetic Nervous System

Peacefulness and comfortable feeling

Fight/Flight Syndrome in times of stress

Endorphins: produce a tranquil, amnesic condition. Results from deep relaxation

Body’s Protection in times of fear

Catecholamines

Aim for 95-98 % of time

Should be only 2%-5% of time

Endorphins: Natural Pain Relief in times of need. State we aim for with hypnosis

Fear: Catecholamines

Cause a constriction of the uterine muscles. Can exhaust the body and the immune system.

Hypnosis releases the endorphins

Fear uses up the endorphins

Can help to maintain and replenish following times of stress

Body can’t maintain this stressful response for a long time without damage to other organ systems

Assists in the decreasing of stress, and the creation of a peaceful feeling.

Increase stress to the baby, decreased oxygen build up in the body, resulting in more stress and anxiety