At Charlotte Hypnosis Center we specialize in hypnotherapies to assist you in creating the changes in your life with any issues that may be interfering with you in life.

Smoking Cessation

Weight Loss

Chronic Pain & Illness

IBS /Fibromyalgia

Let our professional hypnotherapist show you how to discover the hidden reasons why you say and do the things that often enable you to sabotage your own efforts to achieve success. Have the happy and fulfilling life that you are meant to have and enjoy.

Ralph W. Broome is the founder of Charlotte Hypnosis Center LLC.

He is a NGH Certified Instructor, Master Hypnotherapist and Reiki Master. He received his training at the National Guild of Hypnotists, Carolina Hypnosis Center in North Carolina and through The University of Phoenix in Atlanta Ga. Ralph also received an alternative Doctorate in California. He is a Certified Instructor through the prestigious NGH (National Guild of Hypnotists). He is also Certified in Pain Management and is a Certified Emergency Hypnosis Instructor.

He is certified and approved through the National Guild of Hypnotists, The International Association of Counselors and Therapists of New York and Phoenix University of Atlanta GA.

Ralph has practiced Hypnotism since 1990 in the North Carolina area. He opened Charlotte Hypnosis Center in Feb 2000 to be able to better help his many clients to achieve the optimal wellness they are searching for.

Ralph specializes in Pain Management, Smoking Cessation, Weight Reduction, and works with children and adults in many issues.

WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR MIND AS REAL AND TRUELY BELEIVE,

WILL BE REAL.

For Office Sessions or House Calls in the Charlotte Area, call:
Ralph W. Broome CI, MH, RM
By Appointment only
704-586-1411
If there is no answer, please leave a message.
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Charlotte Hypnosis Center
1409 East Boulevard
Suite 110-B
Charlotte, NC 28203
(704) 586-1411

SANDRA M. of North Carolina 2001 writes: A year ago I had a hysterectomy, and as my doctor told me, most women do gain weight after that surgery. Over the year I gained 32 lbs. Being the person I am, I didn't want to take diet pills or use some artificial means of losing what I had put on. A friend recommended HYPNOSIS and Ralph Broome was recommended to me. I lost that 32 lbs. plus some more. The HYPNOSIS worked. Making me realize that I needed to eat less and drink more water (which I had a habit of not doing.) [I lost the weight by] visualizing that full feeling from the hypnotic suggestion. I use the CD given to me to re-inforce myself when I feel like I've put weight on again or when I just slip and stop focusing on the things I need to.

GEORGE E. WIMBUSH Writes:

(Dec 2000) Ralph I would like to thank you for teaching me how to relax through Self HYPNOSIS. Money well spent. Once I learned how to relax it solved a lot of other problems as well.

MYRA H. of Charlotte, NC writes: I have suffered from Fibromyalgia for many years, along with severe arthritis in my back. I have been on many pain medications which makes for a sedentery lifestyle. I was a prisioner in my home, a slave to the medications and immobility. My doctor sent me to a pain clinic, where they put injections into my lower back, gave me pain patches to wear and sent me to a chiropractor. I met Ralph Broome, a hypnotherapist, and he suggested I might benefit from HYPNOSIS. Mr. Broome hynotised me and it was very successful especially with the Fibromyalgia. My muscles were so sore, I could hardly roll over in bed without waking up, making for some very sleepless nights. It had got to the point that the meds were not working. During HYPNOSIS, he gave me the hypnotic suggestion to practice self hypnosis myself when the pain gets really bad or I get stressed from the pain. If I lose sight of this, he can reinforce it over the phone. I am driving again and am able to do my housework and to do something I really love to do. . .cook. It gave me a new kind of freedom and a little hope when I thought I had none. Thanks to Mr. Broome and HYPNOSIS, my quality of life has improved a great deal...

VAL of MA. Writes Hi Ralph:Just wanted to drop a note to say "Thank You" again for taking care of Beth and her smoking habit. I just received an email from her and she said...I'm still not smoking...but why would I...I'm a non-smoker!! Thank you for giving me a healthy daughter!!

Take good care....Val MA.

Trichotillomania



What is Trichotillomania?

It is officially classified as an impulse control disorder, along the lines of pyromania, kleptomania, and pathologic gambling.

What are the Symptoms of Trichotillomania?

Recurrent pulling out of one’s hair resulting in noticeable hair loss.

An increasing sense of tension immediately before pulling out the hair or when resisting the behavior.

Pleasure, gratification, or relief when pulling out the hair.

The disturbance is not accounted for by another mental disorder and is not due to a general medical condition (i.e., dermatological condition).

The disturbance causes significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

How and When Does it Start?

People often start compulsive hair-pulling around the ages of 12-13; although it is not uncommon for it to start at a much younger or older age. Frequently, a stressful event can be associated with the onset, such as: change of schools, abuse, family conflict, or the death of a parent. The symptoms also may be triggered by pubertal hormonal changes.

Does Trichotillomania Lead To Other Problems?

During adolescence, which is an especially crucial time for developing self-esteem, body image, comfort with sexuality, and relationships with peers of both sexes, teens may endure ridicule from family, friends, or classmates, in addition to feeling shame over their inability to control the habit. Therefore, even a small bald patch can cause devastating problems with development that can last life-long. Although many people with trichotillomania get married and carry on with their lives in a normal fashion; there are those who have avoided intimate relationships for fear of having their shameful secret exposed.

What Is the Cause?

There is no certain cause of trichotillomania, but the current way of looking at trichotillomania is as a medical illness. One theory on a biological level is that there is some disruption in the system involving one of the chemical messengers between the nerve cells in parts of the brain. There may be also a combination of factors such as a genetic predisposition and an aggravating stress or circumstance; as with many other illnesses. Further, trichotillomania could be a symptom caused by different factors in different individuals just as a cough can be produced by a multitude of different medical problems. Finding the cause(s) will take more research.

What Is The Relation To Other Illnesses?

For many people with trichotillomania, there are symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) such as compulsive counting, checking, or washing as well. There are so many similarities between hair pulling and other compulsive symptoms that some consider it a subtype or variant of OCD. This idea is supported by the tendency for the two problems to run in the same families and the fact that OCD medications can be helpful in treating trichotillomania.

Depression also frequently occurs in individuals with this illness. There may be a direct neuro-biochemical relationship and/or be secondary to the chronic demoralization and low self esteem hair-pulling can bring.

Other associated behaviors may include nail biting, thumb sucking, head banging, or compulsive scratching. Frequently, hair pullers also find they compulsively pick at their skin, which may also cause physical and emotional scarring.

What Treatments Are Available?

The two methods of treatment that have been scientifically researched and found to be effective are behavioral therapy and medications.

Therapy:

In behavioral therapy, people learn a structured method of keeping track of the symptoms and associated behaviors, increasing awareness of pulling, substituting incompatible behaviors and several other techniques aimed at reversing the “habit” of pulling.

Medications:

Although medications clearly help some people temporarily, symptoms are likely to return when the medication is stopped unless behavioral therapy is incorporated into treatment. Medications may help to reduce the depression and any obsessive-compulsive symptoms the person may be experiencing.

Commonly used medications are:

fluoxetine (Prozac)

fluvoxamine (Luvox)

sertraline (Zoloft)

paroxetine (Paxil)

clomipramine (Anafranil)

valproate (Depakote)

lithium carbonate (Lithobid, Eskalith)

For More Information:

Contact your local Mental Health Association, community mental health center, or:

National Mental Health Association

2000 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor

Alexandria, VA 22311

Phone 703/684-7722

Fax 703/684-5968

Mental Health Resource Center 800/969-NMHA

TTY Line 800/433-5959

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation

337 Notch Hill Road

North Branford, CT 06471

Phone: 203-401-2070

www.ocfoundation.org

Trichotillomania Learning Center, Inc.

303 Potrero #51

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Phone: 831-457-1004

www.trich.org





Ralph W. Broome CHT,MH,RM.