About Hypnotherapy.

What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state, a state of trance, that most of us drift into quite easily at various times of the day.  When your attention is deeply focuses you are in a form of trance, for example when you are engrossed in your thoughts or you are daydreaming.  Even passing into ordinary sleep involves a kind of trance state. The experiences of hypnosis is similar to daydreaming with a pleasant feeling of deep relaxation.

In reality no-one can be hypnotized against their will and even when hypnotised, a person can still reject any suggestion.  In this way hypnotherapy is a state of purposeful co-operation.

What is hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is used to treat a variety of medical and psychological problems by making use of the dual conscious / unconscious processes of the brain.  As the conscious mind is the waking mind which deals with decision making and appraisal and thus acts as the critical self.  The unconscious mind is uncritical in its nature as it acts as the programming centre for our conditioned responses.
It is estimated that over 85% of people will respond at some level to clinical hypnotherapy and that it may even succeed where other more conventional methods of treatment have not.  When carried out by a qualified therapist the benefits can be long lasting and often permanent.  As it uses naturally occurring states it is safe and there are no harmful side effects.

 

Clinical Applications

Hypnotherapy is medically accepted to benefit the following and more:

• Unwanted habits – e.g. smoking, nail biting, weight control
• Fears and anxieties – e.g. flying, driving, general anxieties
• Improving performance – e.g. work, study, sporting performance
• Boosting self-confidence – e.g. developing coping skills
• Effects of stress – e.g sleep, blood pressure, IBS, immunological

Aches and pains – e.g. minor surgery, arthritic pains, dentistry