March 7, 2010, 3:06 pm
Hypnotherapy can be used to treat a variety of psychological, emotional or physical disorders. It can be used to relief pain during surgery or child birth which reduces the need of drugs which some people can react badly to. As well as helping with reducing the need for pain killers. Hypnotherapy is also able to cure people of addictions like smoking or drinking and bad habits like nail-biting or even swearing. There are no end of problems that people think they will have to live with for the rest of their lives which can quite easily be cured by hypnotherapy. People who lack confidence or have a low self esteem can see remarkable results by using hypnosis. Hypnotherapy is also a popular choice for people who have trouble with phobias of all kinds!
The list of things cured by the use of hypnotherapy is almost endless which is why it is such a fantastic skill to be able to master. From my experience I would say that some of the most common problems would have to be quitting smoking, confidence or self esteem, weight loss, alcoholism and public speaking. I’m sure you would be able to think of somebody you know who could benefit from hypnotherapy, that is why learning how to hypnotize was the best thing I have ever done!
March 6, 2010, 10:24 am
In the past peoples view of hypnosis usually involved a clock being waved in front of somebody’s face and the hypnotist being able to fully control the hypnotized person. But those days are thankfully long gone and it has become a lot more mainstream and acceptable for people these days, In fact learning how to hypnotize these days is very accessible and pretty much anybody can do it.
Contrary to popular belief people who are hypnotized are not in a state of deep sleep, in fact they are in a kind of trance like condition with an enhanced state of awareness, that is why they are able to hear the hypnotists voice clearly and subconsciously act on the suggestions. This works by the left hand side of the brain being ‘turned off’ and the right hand side being much more alert. What this means is that the conscious mind is inhibited and the subconscious is alert and ready to receive and act on the hypnotists voice.
So you can see how powerful hypnosis can be in treating a wide variety of different psychological, emotional and physical problems, and it requires minimum effort from the person in need of help. Some women have even used it as a pain relief while in labour to lessen the need for pain killers, so that just shows how well it can work, my wife has even said that if she had known about using hypnosis during labour then she would have jumped at the chance.
Imagine if you had the ability to cure people of their problems by learning how to hypnotize! It is such a fantastic feeling and the look on their faces when they realize that you have completely cured them is absolutely priceless, I can’t even imagine not being able to hypnotize now.