HEALING DEEP HURT WITHIN

A significant aspect of this book is that its author is a practising surgeon. Regression Therapy is now accepted as a proven and successful form of therapy by an increasing number of therapists, but is still only accepted and practiced by a small number of psychiatrists. From this perspective it a major event that Dr Peter Mack has published this case history of what he calls in the subtitle of his book 'The Transformational Journey of a young Woman undergoing Regression Therapy'. Dr Mack is a practicing surgeon in Singapore, with Fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, UK, as well as a Ph.D. in Medical Science from the University of Lund, Sweden. As a young surgeon in Neurosurgery Dr Mack witnessed a case of a woman who was seriously incapacitated by sudden recurrent attacks that left her unconscious for hours. The neurology specialists ordered biochemical tests, brain scans and EEG's but could not detect any abnormalities in the test results. The genuineness of her symptoms was doubted and the inclination was to label her as mentally ill. This was an unforgettable incident for Dr Mack. He realised that doctors did sense a 'missing link' in their ability to diagnose some problems, but this was rarely admitted. After three decades as a surgeon he eventually concluded that it is the emotional basis behind clinical symptomatology that has been largely overlooked in conventional medicine. This is an ingrained habit that is not easily changed. He therefore decided to train in the specialised skills of hypnosis and Regression Therapy. Soon, the results of regression therapy 'quickly amazed me'. This book details one case history. A young woman has been incapacitated by repeated attacks that leave her unconscious. She has a background history of childhood trauma and severe abuse by her husband, accompanied by insomnia for three years. She has undergone three abortions, developed dissociative amnesia and suicidal tendencies and was lapsing into depression. The ward doctors could find no abnormalities with her EEG and CT scan. Dr Mack decided to treat her intensely with regression therapy. The book describes the journey of the transformational healing experienced by this young patient. It is written as a narrative, giving an account of an exciting chain of clinical events interspersed with details of therapy techniques, Dr Mack's reflections, and the patient's artistic drawings of her own emotional expressions. In the regression sessions, the people in them and the relationships with between them have particular relevance to the young woman patient. She recognises that they mirror people she knows in her own life and her relationships with them. This recognition gives her an insightful understanding of the disturbing situations in her own life. This then leads to a great cathartic experience and healing. Over a period of three months she made a complete recovery that resulted in her re-living her life as a changed person in a different lifestyle. Dr Mack's book gives a detailed case history describing his successful use of regression therapy.