My Therapist, My Doctor - Stress Thermometer Biofeedback Magic

My Therapist, My Doctor - 

Stress Thermometer Biofeedback Magic

by Dr Tim Lowenstein (c) 2014

 

Stress Thermometer - Fast Test for Stress

 

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 I know I was surprised the first few times that it happened during a therapy session using the Stress Thermometer. The patient was talking about some serioiusly stressful issues in her life but her temperature only went down slightly. A few degrees drop of up to 5 degrees is that not that significant especially when compared to the pain and suffering she was sharing. Hmmm, what is going on????

Calm and Relaxed as we start the therapy session

Later when the same slight drop in temperature happened with a new patient, I explored with the patient what was going on inside - thoughts, feelings, etc. I explained that I was confused that her temperature only dropped a few degrees - far less than I thought it would. Ah then she explained - Yes, this experience was Very upsetting but she felt relieved to have me there to share it with. She felt safe and a sense of relaxation just by letting someone else know the pain she was in - someone who could understand. [I think of the Catholic Confessional ... a dark secret box where you share with someone you cannot see ... and feel relieved of suffering.]

Just a slight drop in temperature of a few degress while sharing very emotional experience.

The Stress Thermometer is a very powerful and simple feedback tool to use during counseling and therapy. It gives the patient and therapist a window and a number value reading as to what physical and psychological changes are taking place and to what degree - literally - What Degree?

But the simple rule of Warm Hands are Relaxed and Cold Hands are Tense is not enough to understand the patient's experience. It is important to look at the temperature reading and ask questions. What are you feeling? What is going on inside your body? etc.

Keeping session notes and recording temperature changes can be very helpful over time for both the client and the therapist.

It does seem like Magic at times to have an unbiased Inside Observer tracking the hidden changes inside the patient. I highly recommend at least trying the Stress Thermometer as a co-therapist in session work.

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