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HYPNOTHERAPY EXPLAINED
What is hypnosis, and what does a hypnotherapist do?
Pause for a moment and think of the words hypnotherapist, hypnotherapy and hypnosis. I wonder what images are brought to mind? Perhaps people running around a stage quacking like ducks? Or maybe the snake from "The Jungle Book"? Or maybe you imagine someone commanding you to look into his eyes and telling you to fall into a deep, sound relaxing sleep? Now these are all interpretations of hypnosis and hypnotherapy.
......But what a good hypnotherapist really offers you is a quick and effective way of helping you reach your goals using effective hypnosis techniques. Your goals can include overcoming stress, dealing with phobias, gaining more self-confidence or stopping smoking.
Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis in a therapeutic setting.
Phenomenal changes can be made in your life through hypnotherapy. Used correctly, hypnosis and hypnotherapy is an astonishingly effective means of bringing about positive, life-enhancing changes. And yet, at the same time it is so surprisingly simple. There is nothing mystical about it, although it is certainly true that some of the results obtained through hypnotherapy are at times described as almost magical!
*Hypnotherapy is not loss of awareness
*Hypnotherapy is not a process that weakens your willpower or self-control
*Hypnotherapy is not a procedure that only works for weak-mind individuals
*Hypnotherapy is not a way of making you reveal your secrets
*Hypnotherapy is not a magic wand or potion
*Hypnotherapy is not permanent state
*Hypnotherapy is not something that can make you change a behaviour against your wishes
Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are often described as the act of using the power of your imagination in a certain way.
Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are as easy and natural as daydreaming.
In fact, hypnosis is a wonderful, peaceful state that is very similar to daydreaming or the feelings of complete and utter relaxation you experience just moments before you fall asleep. The difference is that during a hypnotherapy session this pleasant, dreamy state is deliberately induced by your hypnotherapist. Some people mistakenly believe that hypnosis (or hypnotherapy) causes unconsciousness, but this is most certainly not true. Although you are deeply relaxed during a hypnotherapy session and feel very comfortable, your subconscious mind is extremely clear and alert. At the end of your hypnotherapy session you will come out from hypnosis as easy as coming out from a daydream.
Throughout a hypnotherapy session you are deeply relaxed, and so the subconscious part of your mind is particularly responsive to the positive suggestions made by your hypnotherapist. These suggestions can include better health, more self-esteem, increased relaxation or dealing with a particular problem such as helping you to stop smoking.
During a hypnotherapy session I aim to encourage you to relax and to feel good about yourself, in addition to dealing with the particular problem in question.
Will I be under the power of the hypnotherapist?
You choose to accept the suggestions of the hypnotherapist because they lead you towards your goals. You are in full control throughout the complete hypnotherapy session and can't be made to do anything against your wishes or your own moral code. This has been highlighted in scientific experiments where it has been shown that you will carry out only those suggestions that are in keeping with your values. This also means that you can't be made to reveal anything you wish to keep secret.
Does Hypnotherapy really work?
If you have realistic goals and are truly 100% committed to improving your life, then there is no reason why hypnotherapy shouldn't work for you. However, please remember that a hypnotherapist cannot make you do anything against your wishes. Hypnotherapy is a very effective means of bringing about positive, life-enhancing changes. It can be applied with astonishing success to many psychological, emotional and physical disorders. Advanced hypnosis, when combined with other therapy techniques, is particularly effective.
Hypnotherapy is now highly respected within the medical profession. Research carried out in the 1990's highlighted its considerable benefits. The many advantages of hypnotherapy are recognised by the British Medical Association (BMA).
However, for any therapy to work (not just hypnotherapy) you must want to bring about positive change for yourself and not simply because someone else has told you that you ought to. It's also vitally important that you choose a hypnotherapist with whom you feel comfortable. That's why it's always a good idea to talk to the hypnotherapist personally instead of booking an appointment via e-mail or a secretary.
What does hypnosis feel like?
Most people who experience hypnotherapy (clinical hypnosis)are amazed at how deeply relaxing and beneficial it is. In fact, it feels so good that most are eager to experience it again! The fear that some people have of hypnosis and hypnotherapy, is simply the fear of not knowing quite what to expect. During a hypnotherapy session you may feel as though you are being led through a very pleasant day-dream.
Did you know that you have experienced hypnosis many times before?
Think of the last time you got so engrossed in a hobby or activity that you were oblivious to what was going on around you, or recall a time when you became really absorbed in a good book or film. Or have you ever driven your car for many miles and been surprised to arrive at your destination with no memory of certain parts of your journey? All of these are hypnotic type states!
The wonderful thing about hypnotherapy is that there is no correct way of being or feeling! Whatever you experience is absolutely right for you.
Sensations experienced during hypnosis or hypnotherapy can include feeling either warmer or cooler than normal, a slight pleasant tingling in your face, feet, hands, or other parts of your body. It's not uncommon to notice feelings of heaviness or lightness. But again, none of these things are essential! You may hear your hypnotherapists voice appear to become louder and then fading out again, or see the light, which penetrates your closed eyelids, becoming darker and then lighter again. This is quite normal and is nothing to worry about! It simply indicates the different levels of relaxation you are experiencing. Although hypnosis is certainly not the same as sleep, relaxation during hypnosis follows a wave pattern similar to that you experience during sleep. When the hypnotherapist's voice seems to get louder or the room seems to become slightly less bright, that is only you going down to a deeper level or relaxation.
It is also quite normal for people to physically jerk as they relax! Many people experience the very same feeling as they fall asleep in bed at night. So if you get the feeling that you have been moving along and then have somehow missed a step, don't worry, it's quite natural! On the other hand, it's not necessary for you to feel this, so if you don't, that's absolutely fine too!
If you are tired, it's quite possible that you will become so relaxed that you appear to fall asleep. Again that's not a problem. Your therapist will gently bring you up to a lighter level of relaxation and the session will continue as normal. Even if you were to continue to 'sleep', whatever the hypnotherapist says to you will still find its way into your subconscious mind where it can do its work very effectively.
Even if at the end of the hypnotherapy session you don't truly believe that you have been hypnotised, it's very likely that you will begin to notice positive changes starting to occur in your life.
It's then that you will begin to realise that the hypnotherapy must have had some positive impact on your health, behaviour or way of thinking! Not fully accepting that you have been hypnotised is, more often than not, simply an indication that the state of hypnosis was not quite as you had expected!
Hypnotherapy is absolutely safe. You come out of hypnosis feeling very positive, wonderfully rested, calm and relaxed.
Who can benefit from hypnotherapy?
If you want to make positive changes and are willing to be hypnotised then you will almost certainly benefit from hypnotherapy. That, of course doesn't mean that the same methods will always work for everyone. Some hypnotherapy techniques work better for some than others, just as you will respond better to some hypnotherapists than to others. You should also bear in mind that if you don't want to be hypnotised then you won't be.
Hypnotherapy can be of considerable benefit for all kinds of issues including stress; fears and phobias; lack of self-esteem; smoking cessation the list is virtually endless.
Famous users of hypnosis
Many of today's most successful athletes, business people, film stars, artists etc., have benefited from the use of hypnotherapy techniques. Richard Branson is thought to have used hypnotherapy techniques. Some famous historical figures who used hypnosis include Chopin, Mozart, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Henry Ford and Winston Churchill.
What Now?
By reading this far you have proved that you interested in hypnotherapy and are ready to make the desired changes.
Why not call me now to discuss how I can help you using hypnotherapy and my other techniques?
Please ask about my no change, no charge policy.
Tel: 01808 52186
You can send me an e-mail by clicking here.
(If you wish to book an appointment please do this by telephone)
Although I firmly believe that the methods I use can work for most people, you must be fully 100% committed, and be willing to practise any simple self-help techniques I teach you. You may need several consultations to achieve the results you wish.
Shonagh Paterson (registered hypnotherapist), Stroma, Farr, Inverness, Highland IV2 6XG
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Specialising in stress management, smoking cessation and the rapid and effective treatment of fears, anxiety, phobias and panic attacks. Also treatment of many other problems.
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