Hypnosis

Hypnosis

Science has proven that when it comes to health, there is a real connection between the mind and the body. Hypnotherapy can help ease chronic pain, lessen the side effects of chemotherapy, alleviate symptoms of autoimmune disease, and counteract anxiety and sleep disorder. In addition, hypnosis can speed up healing, manage symptoms, increase comfort, reduce anxiety, and result in an increased quality of life. Under hypnosis, individuals can alter their behavior or emotional and physical states by recognizing, releasing, or reprogramming old thoughts and beliefs that are deep-seated in the subconscious mind. Because the mind and body are not separate, thoughts, feelings, perceptions, beliefs, and memories can directly impact physical well-being, as they are connected through nerves and hormones.

MEDICAL

  • CHRONIC PAIN

    Using specific imagery and hypnotic techniques, hypnosis can help individuals suffering from chronic pain that has resulted from complications in a past surgery, genetic causes, or specific diseases which can lead to life-long pain. Hypnosis can minimize the perception of pain and helps break the cycle of depression and anxiety associated with chronic pain. This allows individuals to reengage in activities and relationships, which encourage them to live their lives more fully once again. Using hypnosis, a person can be taught to manage their pain in a way that allows them to reduce the number of painkillers they are taking on a regular basis.

  • MIGRAINE HEADACHES

    Medical research has indicated that hypnosis can help migraine sufferers manage their pain symptoms and address the triggers that cause migraines. Common migraine triggers include stress, hormonal changes, changes in sleep patterns, food, changes in the surrounding environment, and medications. If stress, medication, lack of sleep, or diet are the migraine triggers, hypnosis along with psychotherapy can assist in making the lifestyle changes necessary to prevent the onset of migraines. Hypnotic techniques include relaxation, visualization, and affirmations. Using psychotherapy along with hypnosis can also help explore any underlying mental or emotional causes of the headaches. Often hypnosis is an effective adjunct to reducing the amount of physician-prescribed medication. 

  • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)

    Hypnotherapy is widely used treatments for IBS, and can offer sufferers a drug-free solution to symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain and bloating. In “gut directed hypnotherapy” the general techniques of hypnotherapy are applied them directly to the abdominal pain and digestive symptoms.


    Hypnosis for IBS puts an individual in to a special mental state where a trained therapist guides them into a focused state of awareness while feeling deeply relaxed. The technique uses suggestion, imagery and relaxation to produce a therapeutic effect. Gut-directed hypnotherapy uses suggestions that are aimed at calming the digestive tract and prevents unnecessary focus on discomfort in the body. This involves education about the digestive system, induction of a hypnotic state, and the use of individually tailored images, designed to help normalize GI functioning.

  • PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    Clinical hypnosis is now seen as a viable option in dealing with both the physical and psychological symptoms associated with Parkinson’s Disease. When used along with psychotherapy, hypnosis can help individuals:

     

    • Remember how to move the way they did before the onset of the disease

    • Improve the depth and quality of their sleep

    • Reduce and relax their muscles

    • Balance and return their neurotransmitters to optimal levels

    • Strengthen the immune system and improve its ability to differentiate between the body’s cells and viruses, bacteria and abnormal cells

    • Improve mental acuity and decision making

    • Move freely and easily with confidence and comfort

  • CANCER

    Hypnosis has been used successfully in treating the side effects of chemotherapy, resulting in significantly less pain and an increased duration of survival reported less pain, nausea, fatigue, and discomfort after surgery. It is also known to reduce pain, recovery time, and the need for medications after surgery. Hypnosis reduces stress and anxiety, Results can increase confidence, self-image and to more easily accept the restrictions of a chronic condition, or to even help manage end of life transition.


    • Minimizes pain

    • Relieves nausea and vomiting

  • INSOMNIA

    Hypnosis helps individuals acquire new skills to change their sleep habits and learn ways to reach a more relaxed state in order to achieve a better quality of sleep. This is done through visual imagery and hypnotic suggestions while in trance. The use of hypnotic techniques along with psychotherapy is beneficial in addressing the bouts of sleeplessness and helps to decrease negative emotions (e.g., depression, anxiety, or irritability). Through hypnosis, an individual can access subconscious fears and anxieties, which then helps facilitate an interpersonal exploration toward uncovering the underlying reasons for the cause of insomnia. 


    The process of treating insomnia in order to fall asleep and have peaceful sleep can easily be achieved through hypnosis. Hypnotherapy can be used to learn relaxation techniques, and to train the mind to slow down when your body is getting ready for sleep. When you go to sleep expecting a relaxing night and good dreams, it is more than likely that you will get them. Hypnotherapy can also help you understand some of the underlying causes of insomnia which are often stress, depression or anxiety. Many people who suffer from insomnia don’t understand why or how it’s happening, and need help understanding the motives behind their anxiety and distress. Hypnotherapy can help:


    • Re-educate the mind when it comes to sleep.

    • Detach one from life’s overwhelming concerns, and train the mind to slow down when your body is getting ready for sleep

    • Pull your mind away from negative thoughts and focus on positive, soothing thoughts

    • Redirect your mind away from the raging thoughts of everyday strife

  • PHOBIAS

    Phobias are unfound or illogical fears of objects or events. It is thought that phobias are learned or conditioned responses from early childhood experiences. Many individuals have experienced the emotion of being frightened but many prefer to forget about it and try to overcome the emotion of fear. However, when they experience a similar event, fear erupts again. A phobia is more than a simple fear, or being afraid. It is to be totally terrified of the stimulus. Hypnosis is used to take a person back in time where forgotten memories are recalled. Once the conscious mind is aware of the repressed memory the person can deal with the past event with more understanding, and learn new coping mechanisms during psychotherapy. Hypnotherapy Can Treat These Common Phobias as:

    • Heights

    • Snakes

    • Bugs

    • Injections or needles

    • Clowns

    • Small spaces

  • EATING DISORDERS

    Hypnosis can help identify root causes of the issues behind an eating disorder. Hypnotic relaxation techniques are used to access the subconscious in order to reveal trigger events. Along with psychotherapy, social and interpersonal sources of the eating disorder can be explored and treated. The goal of hypnosis with eating disorders is to use the power of suggestion to change thought processes and then change habits around the eating disorder. This can facilitate a change in daily routine and the individual’s relationship with food. Using a combination of hypnosis and psychotherapy is highly effective in improving self- esteem. Hypnotherapy for eating disorders can provide the mental support a person needs to avoid relapsing.

  • WEIGHT CONTROL & SMOKING

    Hypnosis is highly effective in treating eating and smoking addictions. Exploring the unconscious relationship with how food or cigarettes may be a coping mechanism for dealing with emotional distress, the stress can be eliminated through changed behavior and thought patterns resulting in healthier eating patterns. Hypnotic suggestions can also make the act of smoking or eating certain foods become repulsive, via foul tastes or other physical unpleasantness known as “extinction.”

    Motivation to stick to your diet and exercise plan.

    • Control cravings for particular food items or snacks.
    • Reported 95% success rate

  • FERTILITY & PREGNANCY

    Hypnotherapy is a way to deal with any stresses or fears and tension that may be getting in the way of getting pregnant or having a successful pregnancy.  Utilizing relaxation techniques along  with your medical team’s reproductive strategies allow you to feel  calm and comfort during procedures and let your fertility medications work for you even more effectively.. Hypnosis is in itself a state of relaxation, which is both normal and natural. Hypnosis allows contact with your inner mind; it allows communication with deep physiological functions.

PSYCHOLOGICAL

  • ANXIETY

    Anxiety and panic is the subconscious mind’s way of alerting us that something inside is not right. Often times feelings of panic are just symptoms. In psychotherapy, one can explore the reason for the presence of those symptoms. Hypnosis often times is used in conjunction with psychotherapy to help discover the root cause of those feelings of anxiety and panic. Once the root cause or event is uncovered while in a hypnotic state, the patient can focus more clearly on addressing those issues in Psychotherapy (“talk therapy”).

  • DEPRESSION

    Psychotherapy can assist individuals in finding the events, situations or sources of their depression. By entering into a hypnotic state the person is able to safely explore the subconscious mind that stores memories and the root cause of their depression. After uncovering these memories they can then bring them into the light and deal with them effectively. After they are dealt with these memories and events are not forgotten, but simply placed in the proper perspective.

  • TRAUMA & PTSD

    Therapists often utilize psychotherapy and hypnosis to help their patients explore memories, emotions, and past situations that might have affected the patient in a harmful way. Hypnosis is a very effective tool to heal the symptoms related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It can help relieve some of the most common symptoms as: difficulty sleeping, feeling irritable, anger outbursts, trouble concentrating, and hyper vigilance. Hypnosis can help heal PTSD symptoms by inducing a deep state of relaxation. The processing of the event happens much easier through the relaxed and safe state offered through hypnosis. Through hypnosis traumatic events such as those below can uncovered and then, addressed through “talk therapy” (psychotherapy).


    • Interpersonal violence (such as being mugged or unexpectedly attacked)

    • Combat violence

    • Sexual assault

    • Sudden and unexpected death of a close family member

  • REPRESSED MEMORY

    The hypnotic trance enhances a person’s ability to remember events that otherwise cannot be recalled. Through hypnosis, an individual can gain access to a large amount of information stored in their subconscious. Some information called “repressed memories” blocks normal functioning. Regression is the process by which the therapist guides an individual back through the time of particular event that needs to be examined. This process helps people remember specific details of an event, to observe it objectively and to understand its meaning and significance. The hypnotic trance enhances one’s ability to remember events that they could otherwise not recall. It is important that hypnotic regressions are performed by highly skilled mental health professionals, as not to create “false memories.”

  • CAREER PERFORMANCE

    Hypnosis helps executives in the entrepreneurial and business sector focus, allowing the unconscious mind to eliminate obstacles that are getting in the way of corporate success. When removing mental barriers to success, individuals can achieve a greater sense of purpose in their work life. Dealing with job responsibilities, co-workers, managers, and clients can lead to stress and anxiety, which result in declining job performance. Hypnosis can help workers achieve a greater sense of calm and well-being resulting in increased productivity. Through visualization and relaxation, those who have not had tremendous career success can imagine what success might feel like. Tapping into personal strengths connects people to those emotions that boost their confidence. Hypnosis has been shown to enhance the pathways in which individuals store information, providing new ways of remembering important data and keeping mentally sharp. This can enhance self- confidence and decrease anxiety.

  • SPORTS PERFORMANCE

    Hypnosis is a state of heightened awareness and relaxation that can be self-induced. It is commonly used by athletes in a variety of sports as a stress management technique and can also accelerate many aspects of mental training. Sports performance relies on the subconscious mind and its connection between the conditioned mental response and a muscular action. Neural impulses passed from the brain to the muscular system during imagery may be retained in memory, and through hypnosis can be perceived as if the movement had occurred. There is growing evidence to suggest that in addition to heightened performance, the combination of imagery and relaxation can accelerate the rehabilitation process following sports injury or surgery. 

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