Therapies: Hypnotherapy

What is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a highly focused state of attention in which one is able to access a wealth of unconscious resources for self-growth and change. The trance state is actually a natural phenomenon, sometimes occurring spontaneously. An example of that is when you have the experience of finding yourself immersed in a compelling daydream, drifting off and possibly discovering a new solution to an old problem. Trance states also occur when you become absorbed in a book, music, artistic creation, or in a conversation with another person. Trance states occur when you are bored at a lecture and your mind wanders off, or even when you drive the same route again and again and don't remember taking the correct turns and exits. A two hour period can seem like half an hour.

What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy utilizes your imagination, teaches you to relax and know yourself, and sometimes learn things about yourself you can be pleasantly surprised about. Hypnotherapy enhances your imagination, creating mental expectancy and bypasses the judgment and preconceived notions, so YOU can achieve anything you want, by simply focusing on your goals through hypnosis.

Hypnotherapy is any therapy, which employs hypnosis as the main means of treatment, with the purpose of positively altering the patterns of behaviour, thoughts or feelings of the subjects. This therapy is directed to eliminate feelings of physical or emotional discomfort, alter a person’s thoughts, perceptions and behaviour, and direct to further improvement, as per clients’ directions.

It has been used in the treatment of pain, depression, anxiety, stress, habit control, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and many other psychological and medical problems.

Hypnosis is a very powerful tool to unlock your mind's great ability to heal itself. Hypnosis can be used to modify perception and behaviour in a multitude of areas.

Today hypnosis is applied to many problems, issues and challenges in our every day life:

Stress Management
Weight Loss / Weight Maintenance
Stop Smoking
Improvement of Self-Confidence / Enhancing Self-Esteem
Attaining Success Through Better Goal Setting
Relief from Pain
Improving Relationships of all sorts
Behaviour Modification
Control Over Fear, Anxiety or Anger
Control Over Fear of Public Speaking
Relief from Insomnia
Eliminating Destructive Habits (Smoking, Nail Biting, Procrastination, etc.)
Improving Athletic or Scholastic Performance
Enhancing Attention, Memory and Strengthening Concentration
Overcoming Grief, Loss
Improving Creativity, Development of Intuitive Powers
Past Life and Self Exploration
Guided Meditations

Who can be hypnotised?

Any person who possesses an average intelligence and an average imagination. One only needs to trust the hypnotherapist and be willing to cooperate. If you feel the need to prove that it won't work, it may not work. Try to relax, remove interruptions, and let your imagination experience in all senses what can be a wonderful experience of healing and achieving your success.

Hypnosis is induced by the hypnotherapist's voice, and many are likely to feel surprised that they are not asleep but just simply deeply relaxed and feel peaceful in the state of hypnosis. Many people find their senses to be far more alert than usual during hypnosis, you will hear everything that is going on around you and feel alert.

Your Conscious Mind

Hypnosis is a wonderful and powerful tool in the hands of a skilled hypnotherapist. There is conscious mind and there is subconscious mind (unconscious mind). Hypnosis is simply a method to get the conscious mind to step aside and allow the subconscious mind to come forward. In the altered state of hypnosis a hypnotherapist talks to the subconscious mind directly. This state is also called a state of heightened suggestibility. Our conscious mind has four functions:

1. Analytical - it is a problem solver;
2. Rational - it reasons to why things happen;
3. It houses Will Power - from where we draw a short term boost of determination toward a solution;
4. It holds short-term (temporary) memory.

Your Subconscious Mind

The subconscious mind represents who and what we are. It houses our:

1. Habits (Good, Bad, Utility)
Good Habits - those that are productive.
Bad Habits - those that are destructive ( smoking, compulsive eating, etc.)
Utility Habits - Closing the door when leaving, covering your mouth when sneezing, etc.
2. Emotions
3. Long Term (Permanent) Memory

Who Can Benefit from Hypnosis?

Anyone whose true desire is to make positive changes in his/her life can benefit from hypnosis/hypnotherapy. The potential is limitless. The added advantage of hypnosis is that the changes made on the subconscious level are long-lasting and more durable, than those made on the conscious level.

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