Tissue memory is a concept stating that the body’s cells and tissues have the ability to retain memories of trauma.

These traumas include not only physical trauma, but emotional trauma that affects one’s physical health. Memories are stored in the tissues, not in the central nervous system.

You’ve read articles about people who have received heart transplants.

The recipient suddenly has new traits or food cravings for foods they never had before. One story is about an eight-year-old girl who received the heart of a ten-year-old murder victim. The eight-year-old recipient had vivid dreams about the murder. Then there is the video of a baby who was crying uncontrollably. Once the recipient of his mother’s heart held him, he heard his mother’s heart beat, he stopped crying.

So, how can hypnosis help with tissue memory release?

When I am working with clients for pain management, I regress the client back to the time when the trauma occurred. This trauma is causing the current issue with pain. In many cases, the original trauma to the tissue was not when the client thought it occurred. It occurred during a different time and the client had forgotten about this experience.

The original trauma is identified and we begin the process of releasing this memory from the tissue. The memory is released and the client moves forward in life without the pain.

But what happens if the client does not want to release the trauma from the tissue’s memory?

I keep in mind that when this happens, the client has a vested reason to retain the pain. For some people, the pain is who they are. Without the pain, they would lose their identity, they would lose the attention that the pain has given them.

I ask the client if they want to move forward in re-identifying who they are. If the client does not wish to release the pain that they have become invested in, then I have to ask the client if they wish to learn techniques to manage their pain.  Once the client is in agreement, then I take them through a process in which I teach them how to manage the pain.

When I bring the client out of hypnosis, I discuss with the client about possible side effects of holding on to the pain and the possible outcomes the pain will have on the client in the future. I will encourage the client to seek counseling to help them explore their reasons for wanting to hold on to the pain.

This is a rare occurrence that a client will want to hold on to the pain. In most cases the client is able to release the memory of the trauma in the tissue and regain their health. They are able to move forward in life pain free or with considerably less pain.

Do you need to release the trauma of a tissue memory?