Case Study 00461 – 23 September 2026

30 Questions a Hypnotherapist Might Ask to Customise a Healing Program for Skin Problems, Eczema & Food Allergies

1. When did your skin problems first begin?
2. Where on your body does the eczema usually appear?
3. What does a typical flare-up look and feel like for you?
4. How frequently do you experience flare-ups?
5. What do you notice happening in your life immediately before a flare-up?
6. What situations seem to make your eczema worse?
7. What situations seem to make it better?
8. How severe is the itching when you experience a flare-up?
9. What happens emotionally when your skin becomes irritated?
10. Do you notice yourself scratching automatically or during periods of stress?
11. What emotions tend to be present when you experience increased itching?
12. How would you describe your current stress levels?
13. Are there particular people, situations or environments that consistently increase your stress?
14. Have you experienced any significant emotional or stressful events around the time your skin problems began?
15. Do you tend to suppress or express emotions such as anger, sadness, fear or frustration?
16. How do you normally respond when you feel overwhelmed?
17. What does your body feel like when you are anxious or under pressure?
18. Have you noticed any connection between your emotional state and your skin symptoms?
19. Have you identified any foods that appear to trigger a reaction?
20. What symptoms do you experience after eating foods you believe you react to?
21. How quickly do those symptoms appear after eating?
22. Have you been medically assessed for food allergies or intolerances?
23. Are there particular foods, smells, environments or substances that you deliberately avoid?
24. How does worrying about food or possible allergic reactions affect your everyday life?
25. What thoughts usually go through your mind when you notice a new skin reaction?
26. How has your skin condition affected your confidence, relationships, work or social life?
27. What would you most like to change about your relationship with your body and your skin?
28. If your skin felt calm, comfortable and manageable, what would you be doing differently in your life?
29. What would you like to learn through hypnosis—relaxation, stress regulation, reducing scratching, improving sleep, changing habits, or something else?
30. If your body could communicate one message to you through this healing journey, what would you imagine it would be saying?

Important clinical note

For a professional hypnotherapy program, I would separate the work into three areas:

BODY — relaxation, sleep, scratching behaviour, stress physiology and healthy skin-care routines.

MIND — beliefs, anticipation of flare-ups, anxiety, habitual responses and emotional regulation.

LIFE — identifying environmental patterns, lifestyle factors and situations that appear to coincide with flare-ups.

Hypnotherapy can be used as a complementary approach for relaxation, stress management, behavioural change and coping with chronic symptoms. It should not be presented as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment of eczema or food allergy. In particular, suspected food allergies should be medically assessed rather than tested by deliberately consuming suspected allergens.