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Spiritual Emergency Support

A spiritual emergency is a crisis triggered by an overwhelming influx of spiritual or existential experiences. Individuals experiencing a spiritual emergency may find themselves highly sensitive to their environment, perceiving reality in a unique way. This sensitivity can manifest as vivid dreams, strong intuitions, intense emotions, or unusual physical sensations. The experience can vary from brief and chaotic episodes to long-standing and fluctuating symptoms, including confusion, disorientation, anxiety, vulnerability, sleep and energy disruptions. 

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Therapeutic support can be invaluable if you are undergoing a spiritual emergency. I offer a safe, compassionate environment to explore and integrate these intense experiences.

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Significant life events, such as the death of a loved one, traumatic incidents, or changes in home, career, or relationships, can intensify these sensitivities, leading to a spiritual emergency. Additionally, the immersion into intense spiritual and meditation (including attending silent retreats), the use of psychedelics can trigger such crises. During a spiritual emergency, individuals may feel overwhelmed by unusual psychic material, making it difficult to navigate daily life.

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How do I know if I am having a spiritual crisis?

The following are key indicators of a spiritual emergency.  If you are experiencing several indicators on a daily or weekly basis over several weeks or months, and are finding it difficult to manage symptoms, you may benefit from additional support. 

01 Challenging Inner Experiences

  • Inner experiences are dynamic, jarring, and difficult to integrate.

  • New spiritual insights may be philosophically challenging and threatening.

  • Overwhelming influx of experiences and insights.

03 Interruptions to Daily Life

  • Inner experiences interrupt and disturb daily life.

  • Abrupt, rapid shift in perception of self and the world.

05 Emotional Overwhelm

  • Difficult experiences are overwhelming and often unwelcome.

  • Positive experiences are difficult to accept, painful, and seem undeserved.

02 Physical & Energetic Disruptions

  • Experiences of jolting tremors, shaking, and energy disruptive to daily life.

  • Difficult at times to distinguish between internal and external experiences, or simultaneous occurrence of both.

04 Resistance and Control Issues

  • Resistance to change.

  • Need to be in control.

  • Dislike and/or mistrust in the process; or

  • Ambivalence toward inner experiences.

06 Communication needs

  • Frequent urgent need to discuss inner experiences.

  • Indiscriminate communicating about process and inner experience (when, how, with whom).

Spiritual Crisis Support 

Therapeutic support can be invaluable for those undergoing a spiritual emergency. I offers a compassionate, safe space to explore and integrate these intense experiences.  My aim is to help you to understand transformative experiences, providing tools to manage overwhelming emotions and sensations.

 

By working with a therapist who understands the nuances of spiritual crises, you can navigate your journey with greater clarity and support, transforming potential turmoil into a pathway for profound personal and spiritual growth. 

If you would like to explore whether hypnotherapy is right for you, book a free 15 minute discovery call using the link below.  Please also check out recommended resources on spiritual emergencies here.

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"When everything is lost, and all seems darkness, then comes the new life and all that is needed."

Joseph Campbell

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