Hypnotherapy Uncovered 1965 Train Crash Behind 10 Years of Panic Attacks
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 2
Hypnotherapy Uncovered 1965 Train Crash Behind 10 Years of Panic Attacks
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 2
Summary
A 2004 hypnotherapy referral led the narrator to discover they had survived a train crash at age 4, explaining years of panic attacks and claustrophobia on public transport.
A therapist asked whether a forgotten rail accident might be involved; the narrator’s parents then confirmed a 4 September 1965 collision at Holyhead that left passengers trapped and some seriously injured.
The family had stopped discussing the crash because the child would scream and run away, leaving the trauma buried even as trains, planes and cars later triggered intense fear.
By 2006, the narrator said the breakthrough had helped them stay calm on a 30-minute cable car ride up Whistler Mountain, a sign they could stop living in constant fear.
That recovery later shaped family life, allowing regular train and Tube trips across London with their now-14-year-old daughter.