Sharon Sharon Hypnosis

Of all the chronic illnesses I’ve had, chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) were definitely one of the most annoying. For years, I thought of UTIs as something that just happens once in a while — maybe every few years, when you're stressed or cold. I still remember one of those early episodes clearly: I was finishing a semester essay, and I had a UTI combined with a yeast infection. The pain was so intense I couldn’t sit, so I knelt on the floor next to three liters of water, feverish and exhausted, peeing every 10 minutes — and still pushing through to finish my work until 5am. My male teammate had no idea what was going on. I couldn’t say a word.

In 2017, my body started to fall apart in many ways — a long journey of psychosomatic breakdown and discovery began. Right around that time, my UTIs became chronic. It began after a stressful flight and the start of a legal conflict with roommates. There was no obvious trigger, but the burning, pressure, and urgency came — and stayed. I did everything right: cranberry juice, Löwenzahntee, lots of water. But nothing really worked. At one point, the infection traveled up my back. My GP scolded me for waiting too long: “This is already a kidney infection.” I was given antibiotics for 12 days.

After that, things just got worse. I was getting an infection almost every month. Each time, I’d go to the doctor, take more antibiotics, and each time it seemed to make the next one worse. I bought home urine tests, tried all sorts of natural remedies, visited five different urologists. Test results? Mostly fine. But my symptoms? Still debilitating. I had to drink 3 liters of water and pee every 20 minutes — otherwise, the infection would flare up again. Even when there was no infection, the urge and pressure were still there.

I tried Qigong, even standing on one leg for an hour every day, hoping it would balance something. It helped a little — but not enough. I also tried bunch of other diets that are anti-inflammatory. I read books on this topic. In Chinese traditional medicine, it is mainly caused by the inability to heat up at the lower abdomine. So I had warmers on me throughout the whole year. But each time, when the symptoms got worse, I started to panic. I was afraid my kidneys were slowly being damaged. I withdrew socially. It became hard to do anything “normal.” I stayed home most of the time, just doing the basics. Now looking back, the healing remedies and modalities would have all helped if I did not do it with a mind-set to fix, to get rid of the symptoms, urgently, with deep anxiety and negative thoughts. The anxiety and obsession that come with the treatment would cause more symptoms than treating them. Later on in Dr.Joe Dispenza's study I got to know, that we boost our immune sysmtem equivalently to a flu shot if we do 4 days mediation in a row. Same theory, the panic alone would have caused UTI and kept it alive.

Eventually, through a Greek GP, I found a vaccine called Strovac. It worked. The regular infections stopped — finally. But the fear, the urgency, and the occasional kidney pain stayed. I was constantly watching my body, scared of every little sign that it might come back. And I now understand: the fear was part of what kept it alive. My nervous system was on high alert, all the time.

The real turning point came a year later, lying on a beach with a good friend who fully accepted my “pee problem.” I remember the moment so clearly. I was lying there, and suddenly I decided — I’m not going to pee right now. I’m going to break this pattern. I held it for 2.5 hours. It sounds so small, but it changed everything. The urgency was gone after that.

Of course, doctors will never recommend holding pee — and rightly so, it can cause real harm. But in my case, it wasn’t about the pee. It was about making a powerful, clear decision in my body and mind: *this is going to change*. That decision created a shift — not instantly, but deeply. It was like giving my body new instructions.

Looking back, I know hypnosis could’ve saved me so much trial and error. It would’ve helped me find that clarity, that mind-body alignment, much sooner — and more gently.

If you’re struggling with something similar, I get it. You don’t need to fight it alone. Sometimes, you just need the right direction and the right method — something that helps you use your inner will in a soft, persistent, healing way. That’s what I now offer through my hypnosis sessions.

Healing is possible. Even when it feels like your body has turned against you — your body is still on your side. It’s just speaking a language you haven’t fully understood yet.