What happens if the hypnotherapist has a heart attack ?
Should this unlikely event occur, you will open your eyes and act as you would do at any other time if this had happened.
Is it dangerous ?
No, you are perfectly safe as hypnosis is a naturally occurring process anyway.
What is being in hypnosis like ?
It is quite an ordinary experience. In fact you will have already experienced what hypnosis is like in your everyday activities. Daydreaming is hypnosis. When you are reading a book on a train and are oblivious to other noises and passengers, that is hypnosis. We experience hypnosis throughtout our day whether we are aware of it or not.
Will I be forced to accept suggestions ?
No. Your mind is very protective of you and you will not accept any suggestions that go against your morals or beliefs and certainly a professional hypnotherapist is not going to make them either.
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What is the difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy ?
Hypnosis is the state that a person experiences. Hypnotherapy is using that state for beneficial purposes.
So how can being in hypnosis help resolve a problem ?
When we are in hypnosis we are more relaxed, physically and mentally. When this occurs our mind operates more efficiently and effectively. An example of this is when you try and remember someone’s name. Its on the tip of your tongue but you just cant get to it. After you stop trying and may be five minutes later the name comes back to you. The difference here is that you were putting your mind under tension trying to force it to remember. However when you stopped and thought of something else, you allowed your mind to relax and the name came to you. When the mind and body are relaxed we have better access to our memories. We are a product of our memories and past experiences. Sometimes we need to return to a memory in order to resolve what happened for our peace of mind before we can move on in the future.
How long does a session last ?
Usually it will be for 60 minutes. A stop smoking session will normally take 90 minutes.
Hypnosis is the state that a person experiences. Hypnotherapy is using that state for beneficial purposes.
So how can being in hypnosis help resolve a problem ?
When we are in hypnosis we are more relaxed, physically and mentally. When this occurs our mind operates more efficiently and effectively. An example of this is when you try and remember someone’s name. Its on the tip of your tongue but you just cant get to it. After you stop trying and may be five minutes later the name comes back to you. The difference here is that you were putting your mind under tension trying to force it to remember. However when you stopped and thought of something else, you allowed your mind to relax and the name came to you. When the mind and body are relaxed we have better access to our memories. We are a product of our memories and past experiences. Sometimes we need to return to a memory in order to resolve what happened for our peace of mind before we can move on in the future.
How long does a session last ?
Usually it will be for 60 minutes. A stop smoking session will normally take 90 minutes.
Phobia or Fear restricting your life ?
No matter what fear or phobia you have, and there are more than a thousand of them, you don't need anyone to tell you how restrictive they can be. You may have tried facing up to them in the past, but unless you were successful you probably now have a strategy of avoidance. This in effect means that you will do anything to avoid being confronted by the thing, event or situation that the phobia is associated with.
Conscious intervention doesn't always work.
You know logically that your fear is out of proportion. You know intellectually that what you fear will propably never happen but it does not stop the feeling of panic coming about. You can feel anxious, nervous, your heart feels like its beating faster, you may feel hot and even break out in a sweat... and all you want to do is run away. Logic does not help you because this behaviour, this reaction is outside of your conscious control mind, it actually comes from your subconscious mind.
No matter what fear or phobia you have, and there are more than a thousand of them, you don't need anyone to tell you how restrictive they can be. You may have tried facing up to them in the past, but unless you were successful you probably now have a strategy of avoidance. This in effect means that you will do anything to avoid being confronted by the thing, event or situation that the phobia is associated with.
Conscious intervention doesn't always work.
You know logically that your fear is out of proportion. You know intellectually that what you fear will propably never happen but it does not stop the feeling of panic coming about. You can feel anxious, nervous, your heart feels like its beating faster, you may feel hot and even break out in a sweat... and all you want to do is run away. Logic does not help you because this behaviour, this reaction is outside of your conscious control mind, it actually comes from your subconscious mind.
Low confidence holding you back ?
The causes behind low confidence or self esteem are many and varied. It may be that your parents were too critical of you as a child (and even today as an adult), or a teacher embarrassed you in front of the class or a you made a mistake at work.
It is your perception of what happens to you that makes the difference. In a debate with your peers you may lose an argument and feel your confidence or self esteem has been dented. Another person might lose the argument but manage to keep their confidence and esteem intact. It really does depend on how you view life.
The hypnotherapist can help you find the cause of your lack of confidence, if a cause exists. He will help you to resolve any past traumas that have contributed to your current thinking. Once this has happened he will help you to view matters in a different way, recognising that the glass can be half full as well as half empty. A lack of confidence can really restrict your life and stop you from grasping the opportunities that come your way. A confident person makes opportunites and as result has more options in life.
The causes behind low confidence or self esteem are many and varied. It may be that your parents were too critical of you as a child (and even today as an adult), or a teacher embarrassed you in front of the class or a you made a mistake at work.
It is your perception of what happens to you that makes the difference. In a debate with your peers you may lose an argument and feel your confidence or self esteem has been dented. Another person might lose the argument but manage to keep their confidence and esteem intact. It really does depend on how you view life.
The hypnotherapist can help you find the cause of your lack of confidence, if a cause exists. He will help you to resolve any past traumas that have contributed to your current thinking. Once this has happened he will help you to view matters in a different way, recognising that the glass can be half full as well as half empty. A lack of confidence can really restrict your life and stop you from grasping the opportunities that come your way. A confident person makes opportunites and as result has more options in life.
Pain Management through Hypnosis
Pain management can only be taught on the strength of a doctor's referral and frequently in consultation with and supervision by him/her. There is good reason for this: pain is a symptom of something wrong in body and/or mind.
If the primary cause of the pain is physical, the client can be taught to induce analgesia or anesthesia in the painful area. In these situations it is usually adviseable to reduce the pain but not eliminate it. The residual discomfort reminds the client that there is a physical condition which needs to be or is being treated and warns him/her not to over do.
A football player may have and injured knee which causes intolerable pain. If it is eliminated with steroids, he can play as if there is nothing wrong and without medical intervention damage the knee irreparably. The same risk is involved in eliminating the pain hypnotically.
Pain may result from a number of non-medical or non-physical causes. Sometimes a person feeling the weight of intolerable guilt from a real or imagined experience will inflict pain on oneself to get rid of the guilt or avoid punishment from a higher authority.
In this situation the objective is to help the client forgive him or herself and to internalize the release from real or imagined mistakes. Once the client truly experiences the forgiveness and release, supportive suggestions can be made which help the client with new subconscious understanding. Often verbalizing is all that is needed for effective relearning.
If there is resistance to self-forgiveness and to release the self-punishment, regression therapy or parts therapy is frequently helpful.
Regression therapy is possible thanks to the storage capacity of the subconscious to store our life-long experiences. A client is guided backward in time to prior events. The client can either "see" them from a distance (such as on a tv screen) taking with him his present level of maturity to understand them or re-experience them and release the associated emotions.
Sometimes there is a part of us that holds on to a symptom or a behavior in spite of our desire to be rid of it.
Pain management can only be taught on the strength of a doctor's referral and frequently in consultation with and supervision by him/her. There is good reason for this: pain is a symptom of something wrong in body and/or mind.
If the primary cause of the pain is physical, the client can be taught to induce analgesia or anesthesia in the painful area. In these situations it is usually adviseable to reduce the pain but not eliminate it. The residual discomfort reminds the client that there is a physical condition which needs to be or is being treated and warns him/her not to over do.
A football player may have and injured knee which causes intolerable pain. If it is eliminated with steroids, he can play as if there is nothing wrong and without medical intervention damage the knee irreparably. The same risk is involved in eliminating the pain hypnotically.
Pain may result from a number of non-medical or non-physical causes. Sometimes a person feeling the weight of intolerable guilt from a real or imagined experience will inflict pain on oneself to get rid of the guilt or avoid punishment from a higher authority.
In this situation the objective is to help the client forgive him or herself and to internalize the release from real or imagined mistakes. Once the client truly experiences the forgiveness and release, supportive suggestions can be made which help the client with new subconscious understanding. Often verbalizing is all that is needed for effective relearning.
If there is resistance to self-forgiveness and to release the self-punishment, regression therapy or parts therapy is frequently helpful.
Regression therapy is possible thanks to the storage capacity of the subconscious to store our life-long experiences. A client is guided backward in time to prior events. The client can either "see" them from a distance (such as on a tv screen) taking with him his present level of maturity to understand them or re-experience them and release the associated emotions.
Sometimes there is a part of us that holds on to a symptom or a behavior in spite of our desire to be rid of it.
Hypnosis and Phobias
Webster's New World Dictionary defines a phobia as an irrational, excessive and persistent fear of some thing or situation. Regardless of what the logical or conscious mind knows and says, these fears persist in the subconscious mind where they are lodged. Since hypnosis is the most direct way into the subconscious, it stands to reason that it can become the instrument of disarming the irrational fear.
Most phobias can be traced to an initial sensitizing event (define or give examples) and an activating event (define or give examples). These can be separate events or parts of the same event. The objective of therapy is to discover the cause(s) and desensitize the client from the fear.
I recently worked with a woman who hadn't flown in 10 years because flying made her physically ill. After one session she flew to the Bahamas and actually enjoyed the trip! She subsequently flies everywhere.
Simple phobias are those isolated single fears such as a fear of cats but not rabbits, a fear of flying, a fear of being in an enclosed space, etc. These simple phobias can usually be effectively treated in very few sessions.
Complex phobias are multi-faceted. While there may have been one single activating event, the phobia may not be the real problem at all but rather a symptom of some deeper unresolved issues. Often there is a strong emotional component related to the phobia such as low self-esteem attached to a fear of urinating in a public restroom (Bashful Bladder Syndrome) coupled with an abusive parent, etc.
Usually the emotional issues must be resolved in order to completely clear the phobia. While hypnotherapy may prove helpful, it must be done through psychological counseling, psychotherapy, pastoral counseling, or marriage counseling.
Webster's New World Dictionary defines a phobia as an irrational, excessive and persistent fear of some thing or situation. Regardless of what the logical or conscious mind knows and says, these fears persist in the subconscious mind where they are lodged. Since hypnosis is the most direct way into the subconscious, it stands to reason that it can become the instrument of disarming the irrational fear.
Most phobias can be traced to an initial sensitizing event (define or give examples) and an activating event (define or give examples). These can be separate events or parts of the same event. The objective of therapy is to discover the cause(s) and desensitize the client from the fear.
I recently worked with a woman who hadn't flown in 10 years because flying made her physically ill. After one session she flew to the Bahamas and actually enjoyed the trip! She subsequently flies everywhere.
Simple phobias are those isolated single fears such as a fear of cats but not rabbits, a fear of flying, a fear of being in an enclosed space, etc. These simple phobias can usually be effectively treated in very few sessions.
Complex phobias are multi-faceted. While there may have been one single activating event, the phobia may not be the real problem at all but rather a symptom of some deeper unresolved issues. Often there is a strong emotional component related to the phobia such as low self-esteem attached to a fear of urinating in a public restroom (Bashful Bladder Syndrome) coupled with an abusive parent, etc.
Usually the emotional issues must be resolved in order to completely clear the phobia. While hypnotherapy may prove helpful, it must be done through psychological counseling, psychotherapy, pastoral counseling, or marriage counseling.
What is a hypnotherapist?
"Hypnotherapist---induces hypnotic state in client to increase motivation or alter behavior pattern through hypnosis. Consults with client to determine the nature of problem. Prepares client to enter hypnotic states by explaining how hypnosis works and what client will experience. Tests subject to determine degrees of physical and emotional suggestibility. Induces hypnotic state in client using individualized methods and techniques of hypnosis based on interpretation of test results and analysis of client's problem. May train client in self-hypnosis."
A hypnotherapist is a skilled and trained helping professional who helps you use your own powerful mind to increase motivation or change behavior patterns by inducing a trance state. When hypnotized, your mind is operating in its subconscious mode (referred to by some as the "first gear" of the mind).
Prior to hypnotizing the client, the therapist discusses in the goal the client wants to achieve or the problem s/he wants to resolve in detail. The more the hypnotherapist can share in the experience of the client as s/he experiences it, the more individualized the therapy can be and the greater its impact. The hypnotist also prepares the client to enter hypnosis by explaining just what hypnosis is, how it works and what s/he will experience; if you're starting on a trip it helps to know how and where you're going.
"Hypnotherapist---induces hypnotic state in client to increase motivation or alter behavior pattern through hypnosis. Consults with client to determine the nature of problem. Prepares client to enter hypnotic states by explaining how hypnosis works and what client will experience. Tests subject to determine degrees of physical and emotional suggestibility. Induces hypnotic state in client using individualized methods and techniques of hypnosis based on interpretation of test results and analysis of client's problem. May train client in self-hypnosis."
A hypnotherapist is a skilled and trained helping professional who helps you use your own powerful mind to increase motivation or change behavior patterns by inducing a trance state. When hypnotized, your mind is operating in its subconscious mode (referred to by some as the "first gear" of the mind).
Prior to hypnotizing the client, the therapist discusses in the goal the client wants to achieve or the problem s/he wants to resolve in detail. The more the hypnotherapist can share in the experience of the client as s/he experiences it, the more individualized the therapy can be and the greater its impact. The hypnotist also prepares the client to enter hypnosis by explaining just what hypnosis is, how it works and what s/he will experience; if you're starting on a trip it helps to know how and where you're going.
Hypnosis and Human Memory
Even in a tranquil environment, we are bombarded by 60,000 stimuli per second! Every second of every minute of every hour of every day the barrage continues - unrelentingly.
The biggest barrier to recalling information or memories is stress. Stress is the static or white noise of the mind and makes recall difficult or impossible.
Because the subconscious is the repository of memories and hypnosis is the most direct way of accessing it, hypnotherapy is an effective way to recall information thought to be forgotten. This is accomplished by lessening the stress and using some techniques of association along with appropriate post-hypnotic suggestions.
These techniques can be used for everything from locating lost items like keys, glasses or concert tickets to maximizing recall for students studying or preparing to take an exam.
Other highly charged memories deeply buried in the subconscious such as memories of abuse or other childhood trauma can also be elicited. This uncovering needs to be done by a specialist in forensic hypnosis trained to interview the client in such a way as not to inadvertantly plant false memories.
Forensic hypnotists work principally for police departments to elicit details about crime scenes and alleged perpetrators from victims.
Even in a tranquil environment, we are bombarded by 60,000 stimuli per second! Every second of every minute of every hour of every day the barrage continues - unrelentingly.
The biggest barrier to recalling information or memories is stress. Stress is the static or white noise of the mind and makes recall difficult or impossible.
Because the subconscious is the repository of memories and hypnosis is the most direct way of accessing it, hypnotherapy is an effective way to recall information thought to be forgotten. This is accomplished by lessening the stress and using some techniques of association along with appropriate post-hypnotic suggestions.
These techniques can be used for everything from locating lost items like keys, glasses or concert tickets to maximizing recall for students studying or preparing to take an exam.
Other highly charged memories deeply buried in the subconscious such as memories of abuse or other childhood trauma can also be elicited. This uncovering needs to be done by a specialist in forensic hypnosis trained to interview the client in such a way as not to inadvertantly plant false memories.
Forensic hypnotists work principally for police departments to elicit details about crime scenes and alleged perpetrators from victims.
Hypnosis and Sports Psychology
As one visualizes for example, the perfect back swing, all of the muscles needed to make it perfect, every muscle needed to accomplish it moves imperceptibly in the correct way. With continued practice, these same perfected movements are easily transferred to the golf course, baseball diamond, or in lifting weights to the field or competition.
Athletes from children's and community or corporate teams to professionals are finding and using hypnosis to improve their performance. Three of the major factors which make this possible are the ability to improve focus and concentration, to relieve unnecessary stress while leaving sufficient "edge" to perform optimally, and to practice through visualization all of the moves needed to make the desired improvements to perform better.
One can learn how to get into "The Zone" at will with training and the use of Light/Sound technology.
Though most do not want it generally known, many individual athletes and some pro teams have a hypnotherapist with whom they consult regularly or in some cases travel with them to coach them in the use of hypnosis to improve and maintain their performance.
As one visualizes for example, the perfect back swing, all of the muscles needed to make it perfect, every muscle needed to accomplish it moves imperceptibly in the correct way. With continued practice, these same perfected movements are easily transferred to the golf course, baseball diamond, or in lifting weights to the field or competition.
Athletes from children's and community or corporate teams to professionals are finding and using hypnosis to improve their performance. Three of the major factors which make this possible are the ability to improve focus and concentration, to relieve unnecessary stress while leaving sufficient "edge" to perform optimally, and to practice through visualization all of the moves needed to make the desired improvements to perform better.
One can learn how to get into "The Zone" at will with training and the use of Light/Sound technology.
Though most do not want it generally known, many individual athletes and some pro teams have a hypnotherapist with whom they consult regularly or in some cases travel with them to coach them in the use of hypnosis to improve and maintain their performance.
Hypnosis and Stress Management
The holidays are a time for family and friends and relaxation. Unfortunately, many suffer from holiday stress every year at the same time.&nbps; Hypnotherapy can help you to deal with deal with the holidays and get some stress relief through a relaxing process.
Stress is something we all complain about yet a definition of it alludes us. There innumerable definitions around, but one of the most useful is: "Stress is any change to which you must adjust".
Most of us think of stressful situations as being negative: illness, death of a friend or loved one, being fired from your job, flunking out of school, divorce and so on. But situations commonly thought of as positive produce stress as well: moving to a new home, getting a promotion, going away to college, getting married.
Stress comes from external and internal sources. It may come from the environment, or from the body and/or the thoughts and emotions.
Hypnosis, or rather self-hypnosis, is useful in teaching to reduce the stress. In addition, other techniques such as nutrition, time management, assertiveness training, autogenics, visualization, meditation, breathing, job stress management and biofeedback can be employed.
The holidays are a time for family and friends and relaxation. Unfortunately, many suffer from holiday stress every year at the same time.&nbps; Hypnotherapy can help you to deal with deal with the holidays and get some stress relief through a relaxing process.
Stress is something we all complain about yet a definition of it alludes us. There innumerable definitions around, but one of the most useful is: "Stress is any change to which you must adjust".
Most of us think of stressful situations as being negative: illness, death of a friend or loved one, being fired from your job, flunking out of school, divorce and so on. But situations commonly thought of as positive produce stress as well: moving to a new home, getting a promotion, going away to college, getting married.
Stress comes from external and internal sources. It may come from the environment, or from the body and/or the thoughts and emotions.
Hypnosis, or rather self-hypnosis, is useful in teaching to reduce the stress. In addition, other techniques such as nutrition, time management, assertiveness training, autogenics, visualization, meditation, breathing, job stress management and biofeedback can be employed.
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The roots of hypnosis: Ancient Greece
There are evidence that says that several suggestion techniques were used within the temples of Ancient Greece, for religious and therapeutic reasons, especially in the temples that belonged to Esculap. Among those techniques, they used the 'rigid stare' procedure and other means of persuasion. It is proved that the ancient greeks knew a lot about the hypnotic sleep by the references made in the 'gnosticics papyrus'. They are described here several methods, used in that time and until the beginning of the last century. They used to ask a young boy, who was a servant for the temple, about the problems and worries they had, and his answers were considered signs from the god, and were interpreted in that manner.
There are evidence that says that several suggestion techniques were used within the temples of Ancient Greece, for religious and therapeutic reasons, especially in the temples that belonged to Esculap. Among those techniques, they used the 'rigid stare' procedure and other means of persuasion. It is proved that the ancient greeks knew a lot about the hypnotic sleep by the references made in the 'gnosticics papyrus'. They are described here several methods, used in that time and until the beginning of the last century. They used to ask a young boy, who was a servant for the temple, about the problems and worries they had, and his answers were considered signs from the god, and were interpreted in that manner.
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