Client Testimonials

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting;
The soul that rises with us, our life's star,
Hath had elsewhere it's setting,
And cometh from afar;
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come
From God, who is our home.

From Ode, by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

"For many years I struggled with the fear of death, and to a certain extent, life. My grandfather passed away when I was sixteen; this was the first of several deaths I struggled to comprehend and accept. A year later I lost one of my close friends to a freak accident. Shortly thereafter I started experiencing anxiety about different things ranging from separation to fear of dying. At this point I was able to cope with it (so I thought) and move on. Later I became convinced that I had cancer and was going to die. I lived with this "secret" for almost three years before I told anyone of it. I would often have to go to the hospital because I believed I was dying; I wasn't able to function in school and as a direct result failed out. I finally went to my doctor and was honest about my secret and was promised I did not have cancer, was not dying, and in fact was very healthy. I was referred to Dr. DeWitt for psychotherapy. I met with Dr. DeWitt weekly and was diagnosed with Depression and Panic Disorder and put on Prozac and Xanax. I responded to treatment and got better, returned to school and started making good grades again. For all intents and purposes I was able to function normally on a daily basis. I remained in touch with Dr. DeWitt and took my medication regularly. After about a year or so I had a severe relapse and had to pull out of school. I was sure it was only the panic disorder, but what was causing it?

In my meetings following with Dr. DeWitt we talked about death, life, and what I was afraid of. I came to the conclusion that I was terrified of death. So we talked about death and dying to try to see what was so scary about it. We set off on a journey in my mind together. We decided to try some hypnosis or regression to see what would happen. I had no idea what I was in for next. Immediately I remembered a past life. I was in the jungle in Vietnam, death all around me. My heart is getting excited just recalling this right now. I was in the army fighting for my country. I was forced to kill and you could only understand the significance of this if you knew me. I am still saddened of this, and I am describing something I did in another life. At the end of this life I was killed along with my whole platoon. Shot in the head, close range.

As we went through more memories I recalled me as a small boy living on a farm. I was playing and happened in on my father working. He asked me to leave the barn because I was not allowed to play in there. I heard him later fall. I ran in the house and hid. I recall attending his funeral, his casket lie in the front of the church and everyone is sad. I believe this to be some time in the fifties, perhaps the same life as the Vietnam memories. I could even remember my name.

Another life I recalled was perhaps in the early 1900's working as a hit man. I was killed at a young age in this life as well by a gun. In this life I obviously did things that make me sick to think of now.

I have determined the reason for my anxiety and fear of death and now have a better understanding of it; I am no longer as scared. I know that I can make a difference and make up for things that I have done wrong in the past. I do not know why I had such a tough past, or such a brutal one. Death has plagued me and those around me, but I do have a better understanding of it and think I will make a difference in this life. I am still on a journey that is not complete, as are all of us whether we know it or not. Some of us are thrown together for reasons we will not understand, at least maybe not right now. I am excited to learn some of my past and thus learn more of who I am."

Dan

"I read about hundreds of regressions, over a period of several years, before I saw Dr. DeWitt to attempt my own. Even as I knew what to expect from the process, I did not know what experiences would be unearthed from the recesses of my mind or how they would relate to experiences I've had in this lifetime. Though past-life regression may be something that not everyone is ready for at the present time, I was more than ready to peek into the ages and see if anything there could help me now.

The most striking visual, for me, was quite fleeting - a glimpse of a crowd scene around me, and of my right arm being severed below the elbow. While I certainly had a sensation during the hypnosis, it was not a painful experience, but it did surprise me very much, as I have suffered for the last eight years of this life with chronic, inexplicable, pain in that arm. I saw another scene, a very different setting, in which I carried buckets on a yoke around my neck - again, I was experiencing pain in my right arm.

I believe that it may be possible, through future regressions, to uncover the source of this injury, which apparently may have happened centuries ago! It is certainly a part of my life that I am ready to let go of.

There are many other experiences which may or may not elucidate the mysteries of how we've come to be where we are, with our particular preferences and dislikes, but the true value of regression is the instant self-knowledge gained therein. Knowing oneself in this lifetime, as one can know through several years of psychotherapy, is exceedingly useful. Knowing oneself through the ages, as experienced in flashes and longer scenes from another time, is an enchanting prospect and one that I shall continue to pursue for some time."

Helen

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