How Hypnosis Can Help with Fibromyalgia

A powerful mind-body approach to calming the nervous system

Your Body is Stuck in High Alert!

If you live with fibromyalgia, you’re not imagining it. Beyond the pain, fatigue, and brain fog lies something deeper: a nervous system that’s always switched on.

That constant fight-or-flight state might be one of the biggest reasons you feel the way you do.

And this is exactly where hypnosis can help.

Understanding the Fight-or-Flight Response in Fibromyalgia

Our nervous system is designed to keep us safe. But for people with fibromyalgia, that system is often stuck in protective mode.

When the body doesn’t feel safe, it:

• Amplifies pain signals

• Keeps muscles tight and tense

• Doesn't let you go into a deep sleep

• Burns through energy reserves

• Heightens sensitivity to light, sound, and temperature

• Creates ongoing mental fog and emotional overwhelm

This is the sympathetic nervous system in overdrive — your survival response working overtime, even when there’s no immediate danger. Even when you sleep your mind is still in high alert, sleeping with 'one eye open' as the saying goes! This prevents you from having the quality sleep that the body needs.

This constant state of stress can make fibromyalgia symptoms worse. But the good news is hypnosis can help.

What Is Hypnosis — and How Can It Help with Fibromyalgia?

Hypnosis is a focused state of attention that allows you to work with your subconscious mind — the part of you that controls automatic reactions like pain perception, muscle tension, and emotional responses.

In fibromyalgia, hypnosis is used to:

• Calm the overactive stress response

• Soothe the nervous system

• Reduce pain signal intensity

• Support deeper sleep

• Build mental clarity and emotional resilience

  
  

Think of hypnosis as a “reset switch” for your body and mind — guiding you gently out of fight-or-flight and into rest-and-repair.

What Does the Research Say?

• Hypnosis has been shown to reduce pain sensitivity in fibromyalgia by calming the brain’s pain-processing areas

• Brain imaging studies show less activity in regions that normally amplify pain

• Many people also report better sleep, reduced anxiety, and a greater sense of control over their symptoms

It’s not magic. It’s neuroscience — working with your body instead of fighting against it.

It is Not Just in Your Head!

UMany people with fibromyalgia have been told their pain is “just stress” or “psychosomatic.” That’s not helpful, and it’s not accurate.

Hypnosis isn't a way of dismissing your symptoms — it validates them and gives you a powerful way to respond. You’re not imagining the pain… but you can influence how your nervous system reacts to it.

Final Thoughts

Fibromyalgia can be very overwhelming but hypnosis can be your first step towards a life you want to live.

When your nervous system feels safe, your body can rest. Your pain can ease. Your energy can return.

If you’re ready to explore how hypnosis can support your fibro journey, I can help with Fibro Freedom Therapy. Click here to find out more