Hypnotherapy

A more controversial use of hypnotherapy is its use to treat dissociative identity disorder (DID) (Hypnosis: Theory and Application Part II, 2002). The theory is that through hypnosis, the various personalities can merge into one, congruent identity. A prevalent concern while using hypnosis in this application is the fear of producing memories that may be false. The therapist may inadvertently create false memories in the patient. Another concern lies in the tendency that those who can be hypnotized are also highly suggestible. The patient may be easily susceptible to the mere suggestion that something may have happened to them, even if historical evidence suggests otherwise. To prevent unnecessary suffering, a few signs pertaining to authenticity behind memories have surfaced. Those that appear to encompass personal history must be authenticated by proof. False…

process that changes the sensations, thoughts, behaviors and feeling that are being suggested. Hypnosis intensify the memory to help with the behavior, thought or feeling at the moment the patient is experiencing a given situation. As for example: going to bed a suggestion can be set in the patient subconscious that would allow them to feel more relaxed and able to fall asleep with a lot more ease. Now there is more than just waving your hand over one face and putting someone out. There is an…

Not fitting medical review model. The article discusses the fact that there is an overwhelming amount of bias during hypnotherapy experiments and how it does not fit a specific medical review model (Kilbride & Iphofen, 2009). The Pragmatic Systematically Conducted Review is a healthcare model that assesses the validity of the research and the findings. The main aspect of the model includes the overall effectiveness of the treatment. In doing so, it assesses validity both internally and…

Suggestions and Re-orientation Regarding Hypnotherapy An individual facing stress, phobia or anxiety, it is recommended for them to consult and discuss the things in more detail before moving on treatment phase. Their present and past situation, the therapy experiences faced so far every detail must be taken under consideration. I believe recoding their practical and personal data is important. This helps and guides us to decide whether hypnotherapy is appropriate for treatment or not. This…

Hypnotherapy can be best described as a therapy technique used during a heightened state of awareness. Hypnosis was originally used to control pain for surgery patients all over the world before anesthesia was discovered. This type of hypnosis is done in a trance state to guide thoughts and ideas to promote relaxation. Hypnotherapy can be used to ease stress, depression, anxiety, and cease habits such as smoking. Another reason why people use hypnotherapy is to ease the pain. Over 75% of…

How many of you have had a hypnotist come to your school? Some students got hypnotized at my school and I got to watch them from being scared to being happy, from dancing to crying, and even watched them have a chance to be a model. According to David Hartman and Diane Zimberoff in their article Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy in the Milieu of Integrative Medicine: Healing the Mind/Body/Spirit, “The unconscious contains all of our emotions, creativity, intuition, and a whole host of resources that…

HYPNOTHERAPY CASE STUDIES ADDRESSING MOTION SICKNESS When the average person thinks about motion sickness, images of riding on a roller coaster or other thrill-seeking ride comes to mind. However, individuals from all walks of life experience this type of travel sickness whenever partaking in any mode of transportation fast or slow. Is this all in the mind and can it be overcome? This article will explore case studies where hypnotherapy was used to overcome bouts of travel related sicknesses. …

People come to us all the time asking "Will hypnosis work for me?", or "I don't believe in hypnosis". The other big statement we get all the time is "People have told me that they went for Hypnotherapy to stop smoking, and then lit a cigarette the second they left the consulting room". We hear this day in and day out so we've now decided to produce an article on just how hypnotherapy works and how it can help you. The Conscious Mind Before we can tell you how hypnosis works we need to…

It's within our subconscious that we can uncover our unconscious fears and irrational belief systems. Hypnotherapy allows us to achieve relaxation and focus, simultaneously. In a hypnosis session, the hypnotherapist directs the client into a heightened state of relaxed awareness in which they are able to be detached from the distractions around them, but are also extremely susceptible to positive suggestions. This state is called the "trance," or hypnotic state. While in this state, we are able…

Who is prone for hypnosis? Who can have hypnotherapy? Every person every person with full mental alertness can have hypnotherapy treatment. Except small kids and retarded people, because they do not understand hypnotist`s intentions and they cannot focus on hypnotist`s voice. People with serious psychotic conditions are absolutely contraindicated to hypnosis due to the difficulties in establishing contact and worsening symptoms of delusional disorders. We have to remember that it is almost…