Melbourne Hypnosis

Jhoana Cooper asked:


Hypnosis is the practice of positive healing in an individual undergoing Hypnotherapy. When a person undergoes hypnosis, the left side of their brain is being tuned out and replaced by a more prominent presence of the right side of the brain. This avoids any interference by the left side of the brain and ensures a more direct contact with the subconscious mind, which is focused on the right side of the brain.

The right side of our brain is a powerful tool that determines our emotional state, the way in which we see things, our instincts, and can sometimes overpower the logical left side of our brains. Studies have shown that when faced with two separate images one on the left and one on the right, a person will have conflicting views about which image they saw. When the eyes are located in the direct centre of these images (in this case a spoon and a knife), the subjects will say they saw a spoon (the right side image which will translate to the left side of the brain) and at the same time pick up the object they saw (the knife, shown on the left which is seen by the right side of the brain). Despite verbally confirming their choice as the spoon the right side of the brain still picks up the knife instead of the spoon because it knows this to be true. Although the subjects hesitated and appeared confused for a moment, when asked what they picked up they still confirmed they had picked up the “spoon” even though they clearly held a knife in their hand.

This is the power of the right side of the brain over the left and this is the subconscious area that Hypnosis is able to tap into. Hypnotherapy sessions rely on the ability to communicate with an alert and aware right side of the brain while the left side is dulled for a bit. This allows suggestions and ideas to be planted in the subconscious mind and allows us to view things differently. For example, Hypnotherapy can be used to tackle an eating problem, referred to as bulimia. The person undergoing Hypnosis may wish to eat less everyday because they are eating when they are not really hungry. Hypnotherapy can suggest to the right side of the brain that the person is not hungry as well as help positive thinking and promote general well being that will allow the person to feel more positive, provide motivation for eating less and dissolves the emotional attachments to food so they can view food in an entirely new way.

Hypnosis can be used for a variety of areas including anger management, stress, self-improvement, phobias, health and smoking. Hypnotherapy is a versatile positive experience that can relax, provide a deep thorough calming atmosphere and provide positive thinking and well being that enables the therapy to create a foothold and build on to promote a positive way of thinking. This means anything from phobias to a lack of confidence can be tackled and for some people that means just one single session. You can even obtain Hypnosis sessions online with an mp3 download, which means even if you do get the urges or fears returning, you can quickly and easily listen to your session, again and keep those fears and habits under control. Once you buy one Hypnotherapy download you will not need to buy another one again for that same topic. Best of all, each hypnotherapy download will be carefully constructed and voiced by a professional and qualified Hypnotherapist so you have peace of mind that you are in safe hands.



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Alan B. Densky, CH asked:


If you have ever endeavored to give up your nail biting habit, you realize just how challenging is. Perhaps you have put on bandages or gloves over your fingernails, or tried bitter nail polish. Perhaps they worked for a short time, but ultimately you found yourself with chewed-up nails and bleeding cuticles again.

The reason that a superficial nail biting cure is not likely to work makes sense when the cause of the behavior is examined. The nail biting habit is chronic and comparable in nature to other stress-related patterns, like skin picking and hair pulling. At the core, these behaviors fill an inherent desire; thus if the urge is not eliminated or satiated, the behavior will start again. No amount of bitter nail polish will curb the need for nail biting or provide the sense of relaxation you have after nibbling on your nails.

In that vein, someone cannot ever cure nail biting, but do not worry: Fortunately, time-tested therapies that can support recovery are available. There is a three-step course of action that can efficiently stop nail biting if you are committed to do so. The fundamental step entails hypnosis.

For the uninitiated, hypnosis conjures pictures of people watching swinging pendulums or acting like an animal for the entertainment of others. Rest assured that at its source, hypnosis is only profound relaxation in a trance-like state. Many wrongly think that hypnotic trances are like sleep, but you are fully conscious and awake, simply more relaxed and open to suggestion.

In fact, a lot of people experience some form of self-hypnosis daily, during periods when we tune out the majority of the distractions around us to focus on a certain task while staying fully conscious. It takes place naturally while we watch television, daydream or read.

Because nail biting is related to stress, the more effectively you can work through and release tension and anxiety, the more winning your hard work to stop nail biting will be. The primary objective of hypnotherapy is to teach you how to live in a state of relaxation at all times.

You are encouraged to investigate various hypnosis approaches, such as traditional hypnosis, Ericksonian hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques, to improve both the state of relaxation and to accomplish a greater sense of well-being. A competent hypnotherapist can tell which method is ultimately best.

The following step to curbing a nail biting pattern is to become conscious of the behavior since nail biting is executed unconsciously. Hypnotherapy is advantageous for this part of the plan, as corresponding with the unconscious mind to elicit the conscious mind’s understanding that you are about to bite your nails can help very much. This allows you to make the assessment to bite your nails or not. And because hypnotherapy has previously assisted to relieve the main stress, the powerful impulse to bite your nails has been significantly reduced, or even abolished.

The final action for using hypnotherapy to discontinue biting nails is to fully eradicate the original desire to bite or chew. There are methods that can literally program you with a craving to renounce biting your nails, because just as practices can be effectively alleviated with help from hypnosis, they can be established.

Hypnotherapy is valuable for ending behaviors such as biting your nails because, even though the session will not miraculously make complete strength of will, it can bolster your determination and make certain that choices you make while in a hypnotic state will still stay strong when you are agitated. Additionally, hypnotherapy can help you connect with your unconscious mind to get it to support your conscious mind so both units support your end.

It is noteworthy that some prospective hypnosis clients hold a concern of having suggestions planted or of having “hidden” memories while in a trance. Rest assured that hypnotherapists are formally skilled and accredited and hold to the strictest ethical and professional rules. The processes used by professionals to make constructive suggestions to your unconscious are entirely different than those used for memory recall or age regression. So the use of hypnotherapy for successfully ending the need to bite your nails will not result in unintended behaviors or memories.

CONCLUSION: Nail chewing is an inherent impulse like any other, and using strength of will alone is generally not enough to refrain from the behavior. Using hypnotherapy or hypnosis CDs and all other resources available will more likely result in a successful, comfortable end to your nail biting.



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Mark Albertson asked:


Copyright (c) 2008 Mark Albertson

The escalation of obesity rates in this country has sparked a flurry of activity among both serious researchers and charlatans to discover the perfect weight loss method. A recent study of four diets revealed that the key to weight loss success isn’t the diet, but how closely you follow it. Investigators from Tufts-New England Medical Center (Journal of the American Medical Association, January 2005) have determined in a study of four popular diets that the key to successful weight loss is not the diet itself, but actually following the diet. In this one-year study of 160 overweight adults, the researchers split people into four diet groups:

· Weight Watchers (low calorie)

· The Zone Diet (low glycemic index)

· The Ornish Diet (low fat)

· The Atkins Diet (low carb)

The conclusion of the investigation was that all of these diets worked when the participants in the study followed them. The problem is that less than one in four were able to stay on their given diet for just this one year.

It should be noted that the hardest diet to follow was Atkins, followed by the Ornish Diet, but according to the authors of the study, “no single diet produced satisfactory adherence rates.” Hypnosis has been recognized as a both a method for helping people to adhere to their diets, and for re-training the mind to “think” like a lean person, in order to be able to give up dieting completely and to develop healthy eating habits that parallel the eating habits of lean people.

That being said, wild and exaggerated claims abound regarding hypnosis as it one of the more appealing methods dangled before the eyes of those who are hungry for a seemingly easy solution to a complex problem.

A careful review of the scientific literatures exposes many of the claims about weight loss through hypnosis on the internet as overly optimistic at best and openly fraudulent at worst.

Considerable controversy swirls around the mechanisms by which hypnosis actually contributes to weight loss. Leon (1976) suggested that hypnosis can help obese people team new healthier eating patterns and retain them. One author remarked that the hypnotic state is characterized by heightened concentration, suggestibility, and relaxation (Mott, 1982). Certain individuals are thought to be capable of achieving this state more readily than others. A so-called hypnotic “induction” whereby a hypnotist using certain procedures to bring an individual into the hypnotic state is not a prerequisite for achieving the state (Mott, 1982). Hypnosis, contrary to the claims of some intemet advertisers cannot magically reprogram people’s minds. In short, methods of hypnosis run the gamut from simple relaxation techniques to formal inductions administered by hypnotists, but should not be considered supernatural in its effects.

Studies showing weight loss as a result of hypnosis alone are few in number and suffer from methodological problems. Andersen (1985) reported that following 8 weekly treatment sessions and 12 weeks of practicing self-hypnosis subjects lost an average of 20.2 pounds. Cochrane and Friesen (1986) concluded that moderate weight loss was obtained by subjects using hypnosis. The experimental group, lost more weight than the controls and maintained the weight loss at a six month follow-up.

Mott (1982) stated that “although hypnosis is sometimes referred to as a method of treatment, it is more accurate to regard hypnosis as a facilitator of a number of different treatment methods.” The study concludes that the use of hypnosis for a moderate weight loss is effective using hypnotherapy. Hypnosis Plus Behavioral Weight Management A number of studies indicate that hypnosis combined with a behavioral weight management program contributes significantly to weight loss. Bolocofsky, Spinler, and Coulthard-Morris (1985) revealed that the addition of hypnosis to a behavioral program designed to alter eating patterns increased the amount of weight loss at 8-month and 2year follow-ups. Both the behavioral and hypnosis programs were tailored to each subject individually in the study. Bolocofsky et al. (1984) acknowledged that “the less a person weighed at the start of the program the more likely he was to lose weight and maintain the reduction”. Hypnosis combined with behavioral weight management seems to be more effective for small amounts of weight loss. Another study of 45 females found that supplementing a basic self-management program with hypnosis resulted in a slightly greater amount of weight loss at a 3-month follow-up (Barabasz and Spiegel, 1989). The group for which individualized hypnotic suggestions were developed lost more weight than those exposed only to a group procedure. Kirsch (1996) noted a weight loss of 6.00 pounds without hypnosis and 11.83 pounds with hypnosis based on a meta-analysis of six studies. Allison and Faith (1996), however, disagreed and maintained that hypnosis only enhances cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy slightly if at all. Long-term individualized hypnosis combined with a behavioral weight management program appears to contribute to modest weight loss and helps maintain it.

Hypnosis operates mainly as a way to increase participants’ attention to suggestions of behavioral programs as well as to reinforce their weight loss. Studies using behavioral treatments successfully “typically have developed incentive systems to bridge the gap between the short-term -reinforcers provided during treatment and long-term goal of weight reduction” (Bolocofsky et al., 1985). Hypnosis can fulfill this role by stepping in as a psychological reinforcer. Hypnosis may assist subjects in learning positive eating behaviors and creating healthy long-term patterns of food intake. Subjects are then more likely to incorporate the rules of a particular program into their behavioral regimes (Bolocofsky, 1985). Kroger (1970) points out the similarities between hypnosis and behavioral treatments which share an emphasis on visualization and imagination. The literature suggests that hypnosis is an ideal addition to behavioral weight management programs which tend to need supplementation to achieve long-term results.

The Hodgepodge Problem in Weight Loss Studies The use of subjects of varying ages and backgrounds represents one challenge that plagues studies of hypnosis as a useful treatment for weight loss. Andersen (1985) utilized subjects ranging in age from 21-56 years, a considerable spread. Subjects in another study ranged in age from 17 to 67 resulting in considerable potential differences between the control group and the hypnosis group (Bolocofsky et al., 1985). The fact that subjects were not matched with regard to age could exaggerate results of weight loss as a result of hypnosis that may more accurately be attributed to age differences. McCabe, Jupp, and Collins (I985) suggested a tendency for younger women to drop out of weight loss programs relative to older women leading to a possible masking of potential effects of age. Bolocofsky et al. (1984) indicated that successful hypnotic weight loss participants were higher in self-control, weighed less at the start of the study, married, and more expressive. A wide variety of factors influence whether a given subject will lose weight through a hypnotic weight loss program. Anderson (1985) cites the absence of matched subjects as a weakness in her experiment. More studies with subjects closely matched on various characteristics should be conducted to substantiate claims about the effectiveness of hypnosis for weight loss when combined with a behavioral program.

Most studies require weekly consultation with a hypnotist for 8 weeks or more in addition to self-hypnosis (Bolocofsky et al., 1984; Bolocofsky et al., 1985, Andersen, 1985; Cochrane & Friesen, 1986; McCabe et al., 1985). Internet advertisers who claim weight loss will occur following a single hypnotic session, especially a group hypnotic session, are frauds selling dreams to desperate customers. Allison and Faith (1996) underscore that “there is currently no panacea for the treatment of obesity and hypnosis is no exception”. Treatment using hypnosis then is not a quick and easy way out of weight troubles. In order to achieve any benefits from its use, hypnosis must be practiced on a regular basis for a significant period of time.

Conclusions and Limitations

Hypnosis has been shown to be an effective treatment for low to moderate amounts of weight loss. One qualification of this statement is that the hypnotic program should be tailored to each individual. Hypnosis is a process by which an individual enters a state of relaxation and heightened suggestibility, Transformation of the brain through some mysterious process defines only the hypnosis of pseudoscientists. Quick-fix hypnosis is probably much less effective than an 8 week program using both in-session hypnosis, at-home self-hypnosis, and behavioral weight management. The only people who claim hypnosis is easy, simple, and quick are those trying to sell people on their program. The largest obstacle in weight loss is its long-term retention, but follow-ups of hypnosis as a weight loss treatment have been conducted at the longest after two years. Weight loss tapes lack scientific evidence to support their success and should be purchased with this knowledge in mind. Weight loss through hypnosis has been largely ignored by scientists and more studies with control groups and large subject pools are required to understand its action and import.



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Veda Kalidas asked:


There are many misconceptions of what hypnosis is. Most of these misconceptions are perpetuated by the popular media. The truth is, hypnosis has been used throughout history and continues to be used today, both legitimately and fraudulently. I decided to write this article to clarify just what hypnosis is exactly and what it is not for inquiring minds and to help those that could truly benefit from the true, legitimate practice of hypnosis.

I will start by addressing the misconceptions of hypnosis and tell you WHAT HYPNOSIS IS NOT. Hypnosis is not a form of mind control despite its portrayal in movies as such… you know, the guy dressed in the black tuxedo with big, bushy eyebrows that can swing his pocket watch as a pendulum before people’s eyes to make them cluck like chickens upon the snap of his fingers… No, hypnosis is not capable of taking over another’s free will. Hypnosis is not brainwashing and is not capable of controlling a person’s behavior and judgment. Hypnosis is not caused by the hypnotist’s “power”, as this would allude to the possibility of “mind control” of which there is no hard scientific evidence.

It is also a big misconception that hypnosis is possible only upon weak-minded individuals. In actuality the ability to enter a hypnotic state has nothing to do with one’s intelligence. The hypnotic state can be reached by any individual through self-hypnosis techniques however the ability to be hypnotized by an outside party (hypnotist) is dependent more upon genetic factors. Neither is hypnosis dependent upon individuals with vivid and overactive imaginations.

Hypnosis as a process is not necessarily time-consuming nor does it require the subject to be completely relaxed. And although named for the god of sleep, hypnosis is not sleep. According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, hypnosis is “a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject”.

Now I will delve into what hypnosis is and real world applications of hypnosis. There is a plethora of ways in which hypnosis has been and still is used today in treating mental, physical and social problems.

Hypnosis is used to treat obesity, anxiety, depression, phobias, fears and habits such as quitting smoking. Hypnosis is used to alleviate the pain associated with cancer and other chronic illnesses. Hypnosis is also used in dentistry (hypnodontia) to decrease anxieties and make patients feel more comfortable with the dental experience. Hypnosis is used to treat skin diseases through a practice known as hypnodermatology.

Mental health applications of hypnosis include the treatment of dissociative disorders, depression and PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). Hypnosis is used in the educational field to increase memory and learning capacity as well as focus and energy. Hypnosis is also used to improve self-esteem and confidence.

Altered states of consciousness such as relaxation, meditation and sleep have been achieved through hypnosis. Self-hypnosis with binaural beat audio is used to achieve states allowing for astral projection, remote viewing, past life regression, ESP and telepathy. Of interesting note, binaural beats have been used by top secret members of the US government to utilize remote viewing tactics.

Hypnosis has been used in the past to suppress pain during medical procedures before the advent of chemical pain killers and anesthesia. And let us not forget a very important use of hypnosis… entertainment. Unfortunately entertainment is one of the prime sources leading to the many misconceptions involved with hypnosis.

Despite the misconceptions of hypnosis perpetuated through popular culture and the entertainment industry, hypnosis remains a powerful tool that continues to be used today in the medical, mental health and self-help fields to help people to live better, live longer and enhance their lives.

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Veda Kalidas asked:


The beginnings of formal medical research with hypnosis began with James Braid who is considered the “Father of Modern Hypnotism”. In 1842 Braid coined the term “Hypnosis” to describe his use of the “mesmeric trance” in treating psychological and physiological conditions. Braid believed that the hypnotic trance was induced through prolonged attention upon an object of fixation such as a bright moving object to fatigue certain parts of the brain and cause a sleep-like trance in a process known as protracted ocular fixation.

Upon further study Braid concluded that sleep was not involved in the process of hypnosis and attempted to change the name from hypnosis to monoideasism. Unfortunately for him the original term had already stuck with popular sources and so hypnosis is the term we know and continue to use today. James Braid is remembered for his work “Neurypnology”, the first book on hypnosis published in 1843, and his application of hypnosis in pain management.

Additional medical practice is documented following James Braid. In 1834 an English surgeon Dr. John Elliotson reported using mesmerism (an early term for hypnosis) in performing numerous painless surgical procedures. During the mid-1800s in British India Dr. James Esdaile reported utilizing “mesmeric sleep” as the sole anesthetic in 345 major operations. Following the death of Drs. Elliotson and Esdaile there was a decreased interest in hypnotism as the development of chemical anesthetics replaced hypnotism in this role. Practice and experimentation with hypnotism increased in continental Europe during the late 1800s when new translations of Braid’s original hypnosis works were circulated. It was also during this time (around the 1880s) that the practice of hypnosis moved from the surgical medical field into the mental health field.

The beginnings of formal psychological research began in the late 1800s with systematic experimentations and examinations of hypnosis being practiced in France, Germany and Switzerland. It is during this time that post-hypnotic suggestion was described as well as the correlation between hypnosis and extraordinary improvements in sensory acuity and memory.

Neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot utilized hypnotism for the treatment of hysteria. Charcot’s pupil Pierre Janet described the theory of dissociation whereby hypnosis was used in the splitting of mental aspects to access and recover skills and memories. This research sparked further interest into the subconscious and created a framework for therapy with dissociated personalities.

Ambroise-Auguste Liebeault (1864-1904) wrote about the necessity of rapport between the hypnotizer and participant and the importance of suggestibility. Psychologist and psychiatrist Boris Sidis formulated a law of hypnotic suggestibility stating that suggestibility varies as the amount of disaggregation and inversely as the unification of consciousness. French pharmacist Emile Coue developed the following laws of suggestion: The Law of Concentrated Attention – attention concentrated repeatedly on the same idea tends to realize itself spontaneously; The Law of Reversed Effect – the harder one tries to do something the less chance of success one has; and The Law of Dominant Effect – strong emotions and suggestions tend to replace weaker ones. German psychiatrist Johannes Schultz developed a system of self-hypnosis called Autogenic Training based upon adaptations of the theories of Abbe Faria and Emile Coue.

Modern applications of hypnosis include crowd hypnosis, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy, obstetric hypnosis, treatment of neuroses such as post traumatic stress disorder, hypnotic anesthesia, increasing certain physical capacities, changing the threshold of certain sensory stimulation, pain management, increasing motivation, altering behavioral patterns, social influence, increasing memory and criminal investigation. The modern study of hypnotism is accredited to Clark Leondard Hull. Hull published Hypnosis and Suggestibility in 1933, an experimental analysis that demonstrated that hypnosis had no connection with sleep. Hypnosis was influential in Sigmund Freud’s invention of psychoanalysis, was applied to Russian medicine through obstetric hypnosis in the 1920s by Platanov, used to treat neuroses in WWI, WWII and the Korean War.

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Ken Ericsson asked:


Hypnosis is a mental state of heightened nervous relaxation where the unconscious part of the mind is more open and susceptible to suggestions. The use of hypnosis in psychotherapy and medicine in its seemingly close relative the “placebo effect” has led to some strong conclusions that hypnosis is one of the best ways of changing some behavioral patterns if not discovering lost or repressed memories.

Hypnosis is a specialized learning, which should be handled by professionals as it unloads or searches one’s conscious and unconscious levels. The only free hypnosis available online are those of leaning the basics, tips on how to do it yourself and audio or sound downloadables to help induce the hypnotic state. Free hypnosis only happens when one employs the techniques on inducing hypnosis. This can be done through relaxation and intense mental or visual concentration on a specific subject or object. What free hypnosis only does is to induce hypnosis and what you actually do or plan before and after it depends substantially on what you desire to achieve through hypnosis.

Problems concerning addiction such as cigarette smoking have been addressed quite widely by the use of hypnosis and how to change it. But the danger of quitting some form of addiction is the possibility of substituting it to another behavior such as overeating which is a worry for those who don’t want to gain weight. But weight loss programs and treatment are also addressed in hypnosis. Free hypnosis in the sense of helpful scripts and suggestion for these personal concerns are available. Books are also available about the subject and may be more informative and scientifically based.

One of the first things in doing self hypnosis which is being promoted and widely advertised in free hypnosis is the clarity of what you want to achieve in the hypnosis. The wide array of seemingly attractive motivations on doing hypnosis include discovering one’s self, boosting one’s confidence, overcoming shyness and sexual performance anxiety, to relieve stress and tension, stopping nail biting, and boosting one’s energy. The more creative ideas that had been thought of in hypnosis include remembering what is read, improving one’s memory, speed reading, overcoming procrastination, returning to work or school and embracing one’s femininity.    

Clarifying what is truly desired greatly improves chances of a successful hypnosis. In hypnosis done by a hypnotherapist and a subject, the success greatly depends on the cooperation of both and more importantly by their desire to succeed. The hypnotherapist’s confidence greatly affects how the hypnosis should go and it is the same with self-hypnosis. The more one is putting his or her mind in concentration, the more one is helped. A relaxing music to induce hypnosis and a quite place to spend at least thirty minutes of mental exercise are necessary as one starts hypnosis. One other important aspect to prepare of helping one’s self through this method is to learn about it. A wealth of information is available about the subject even through the Internet as free hypnosis courses are being offered.



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Darren Hiller asked:


There are many myths and misconceptions out there about hypnosis. Hollywood portrays hypnosis in a way that is far different from reality. This feeds into the many misconceptions that are still present today.

 

The 7 most common hypnosis myths & misconceptions are:

 

1. Not everyone can be hypnotized

 

We go into hypnosis many times throughout our day, like when we are daydreaming, driving on the highway, or watching a movie. Hypnosis is simply a natural focused state of awareness. So the truth is that everyone can be hypnotized.

 

2. You are asleep during hypnosis

 

Even though the origin of the word hypnosis is derived from the Greek word “hypnos” which means sleep, you are awake and aware during hypnosis. In hypnosis, your conscious mind may drift, but you are not asleep. You typically remember much of what was said in a hypnosis session.

 

3. Hypnosis makes you lose control

 

The opposite is true, you actually gain control. Hypnosis is a focused state of awareness that allows you to control habits and change behaviors. The Hypnotist cannot make you do anything that you do not want to do.

 

4. You can get stuck in hypnosis

 

We naturally go into hypnosis many times in our life, and we naturally come out of it. You cannot get stuck in hypnosis.

 

5. You will tell all your secrets in hypnosis

 

You will not tell any secrets that you wouldn’t reveal while you were wide awake. Hypnosis is not a truth serum and you can actually lie under hypnosis.

 

6. Hypnosis is dangerous

 

Hypnosis is safe and natural. In fact, in 1958 a report published by an AMA advisory committee on hypnosis, stated: “The use of hypnosis has a recognized place in the medical armamentarium that is a useful technique in the treatment of certain illnesses…” .

 

7. Hypnosis is only for the weak-minded

 

Hypnosis is for anyone who wants to use the natural power of their subconscious mind to make positive changes in their life.



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Cindy Locher asked:


To many people hypnosis seems exotic, mysterious, maybe even a bit mystical. Therefore it is difficult for many to connect with hypnosis, and to understand how they can personally benefit from hypnosis. Hypnosis is not mystical, and it is only mysterious when you don’t know how it works–much like any other skilled profession.

Hypnosis is no more exotic or mysterious than dentistry. The only difference is we see a dentist on a regular basis throughout our entire life, but are much less likely to experience professional hypnosis, or hypnotherapy. Hypnosis is a natural state that everyone experiences on a daily basis. At a minimum, you are in hypnosis twice a day. You pass through a hypnotic state as you fall asleep, and as you wake up. You may also experience hypnosis “zoning” in front of the TV, or you may experience “highway hypnosis,” when you reach your destination but don’t remember the details of the drive.

Sure, stage hypnosis is funny and the comedic hypnotists work hard to keep hypnosis mysterious–it’s part of the show. But if this is the only exposure you’ve had to hypnotism, you’ve only scratched the surface. Hypnotism has many more practical uses that can benefit your everyday life.

Here are five common, everyday issues that hypnosis can help you with.



Insomnia. Hypnosis is incredibly effective for relieving insomnia. Most patients get relief within one session. Even people who have suffered from insomnia for years have experienced immediate relief. Hypnosis can be used to stop the symptom of insomnia and can be used as an ongoing therapy to prevent the return of insomnia.

Finding Lost Objects. Have you ever lost an object and been frustrated trying to remember, consciously, where you put it? Then maybe weeks or months later you find it and remember, “oh, yeah, I put that there because…” Hypnosis can be used to access the subconscious mind, which will remember accurately where you put the object. Many people have recovered lost objects this way.

End an Unwanted Habit. Want to quit smoking, biting your nails, or some other habit that you just can’t seem to quit through “willpower” alone? The subconscious mind is 88% of our brain’s power, so trying to quit with willpower alone means the odds are stacked against you, 12% against 88%. Your subconscious will not release the habit without intervention, and that is what hypnosis is, intervention for your subconscious mind. Convince your subconscious that you are a non-smoker, non-nail-biter, etc., and watch yourself change.

Get Past a Fear or Phobia. Many people have their lives limited by a fear or a phobia. Perhaps you don’t fly home to see family because of a phobia about flying. A fear is a learned reaction to a real event (e.g., a fear of dogs because you were bitten as a child). A phobia is an irrational reaction (e.g., fear of flying when you haven’t had any negative experiences on a plane). Both fears and phobias are quickly resolved through hypnosis, giving you new freedom in your life.

Get Relief from Chronic Pain. Pain relief, an anesthetic effect, is a natural property of hypnosis. Before the discovery of ether, hypnosis was commonly used to anesthetize patients for surgery. Even today, hypnosis is being used for dental patients and for medical patients who cannot tolerate chemical anesthesia, and these patients tend to recover more quickly as well. What does this mean in your day to day life? Chronic aches and pains that are not responding to traditional medical approaches can be relieved by using the anesthetic properties of hypnosis. Once a qualified hypnotherapist teaches you how to use hypnosis this way, you can provide pain relief for yourself at any time, anywhere, in any circumstance.



There are many more applications for hypnosis that can benefit you in your everyday life. Many have used hypnosis successfully for weight loss, to improve their memory, to relieve stage fright or performance anxiety, and much, much more. How could hypnosis benefit your life?



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Avinoam Lerner asked:


Hypnosis is a powerful self-help tool which you may have the wrong idea about. It seems that there are myths and misconceptions tied into the hypnosis which prevent people to receive and enjoy the many benefits Hypnosis offers.

The reality is that many of our challenges stem from the way we think and perceive ourselves to be. Unlike medication which only change the chemistry of the body and therefore the symptoms, hypnosis help you change the way you think and experience life.

In my office I find that the best course of treatment for many of the conditions I am called to address is to benefit from both. Hypnosis as such is a valuable complimentary to any medical treatment.

If you have thought about benefiting from hypnosis, please read ahead. My hope is that the information below will allow you to overcome any concern you may have, and realize that hypnosis is a safe, painless and drugless, noninvasive course of treatment.

What if I can’t be hypnotized?

If you can daydream, visualize your favorite vacation place and imagine that you are there, you will benefit from hypnosis. Anyone of normal intelligent who is willing and capable of follow the hypnotist instructions can be hypnotized.

Can Self-Hypnosis make me do things I don’t want to?

You are in control at all times, and in fact your mind will reject any suggestion that will not reflect your own desires to change. Hypnosis and self-hypnosis are not a form of magic but a ordinary phenomenon of the mind. It is a natural state of mind that occurs when the mind is focused while the body is relaxed.

Can I get “stuck” in hypnosis?

There is no such a thing as getting “stuck” in hypnosis, no more then you can get stuck in daydreaming or sleep. All it takes for you to emerge from hypnosis is your decision to do so. A common way to emerge from self-hypnosis is to simply count your way up to the number 5, noting to yourself that on the count of 5 you will be fully emerged… eyes open… feeling so good and so relaxed…. Remember, you are in full control.

How many times should I listen to the session?

We learn through repetition. Remember how you used to study hard for an exam at school? Of course you do. The same principle apply here too. The more you listen to the session the quicker you will experience change. Remember, it is your willingness, desire and open mind that will determine the success of the change.

Will I experience immediate results from my self-hypnosis session?

You can certainly expect to enjoy some immediate results and benefits from self-hypnosis. Some experience habit changes after just a few or even one session. However, hypnosis isn’t magic, and it may take few sessions to create lasting change in your life. we must be realistic here and remember that we are changing habits which we developed over years. Be patient with yourself, and know that with commitment and repetition you will achieve your goals.

I am so relaxed and yet I can hear you, am I really hypnotized?

You are likely to hear and remember everything about your session and I want you to. Hypnosis is a state of concentration and focused attention, and as such, you will hear and be aware of words and suggestions. Your subconscious mind will continue to listen, it always does even in the profound state of relaxation that is experienced by hypnosis. Listen to excerpts of self-hypnosis sessions at www.MindBody101.com .

If I listen to your Weight loss CD every day, can I still eat anything I want?

The goal of our self-hypnosis audio programs is to help you change what you choose for yourself by establishing healthier eating habits. When you listen to the cd, you are training your mind to think in a new and beneficial way. If you make the effort to listen and absorb the healthy suggestion I am giving you while reserving judgment for 21 days, you will be successful and see the results.

The 21 days rule is designed to give you the necessary time to build a strong foundation for your new eating habits. On completion of this program and even before you will naturally gravitate to healthier eating which will work in line with your wish to lose weight.

Learn more about weight-loss and self-hypnosis at www.MindBody101.com , where you will find a library of recordings designed for weight-loss and a healthy lifestyle.



Andrew Power

rayno pon asked:


How well do you know about this word, ‘Hypnosis’? Well, believe it or not, when most of the peoples heard about this Spooky word, they will though that this is a black magic or supernatural power, that use for cheating or hurting other innocent peoples (Maybe this is the deep influence of the Hypnosis related movies by past, where most of the Hypnotists are a villains…)

As your acknowledgment, Hypnosis is one of the oldest traditional psychology therapy methods in the world. According to the history, the ancient Egypt’s Royal family has used this method to treat stress related illness. Those Hypnotists have a very high reputation in the ancient Egypt; because they claimed themselves have the super power to cure the peoples through hypnosis.

Hypnosis playing a very important role in the ancient Hindus, where there is a kind of “Sleep Temples”. The main purpose for “Sleep Temples” is to cure those diseases that cannot be cured by ancient doctors. Beside that, the archaeologists also discovered an ancient book named ‘Law of Manu’ and this book is a sacred book for the ancient Hindus. This ancient ‘Law of Manu’ listed that there are three different levels of hypnosis, which are:

1. “Sleep-Waking” situation,

2. “Dream-Sleep” situation, and

3. “Ecstasy-Sleep” situation.

Looking back to the history of hypnosis, the first western scientists that involved in hypnosis was Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), an Austria physician. He started investigating an effect, which he called it “mesmerism” (this word still very popular until today).

The word “Hypnotism” or “Hypnosis” were first introduced by James Braid (1795-1860), a Scottish Surgeon that working in Manchester City. James Braid made a theory, when one person keep staring in a moving or static object for a period of time, the person will eventually step into the unconscious situation. Braid also stated out, that this kind of process is not a “Sleep” process, but rather between conscious and subconscious condition. This kind of discovery has titled James Braid as “Father of Modern Hypnotism”.

Hypnosis have gained it’s recognize and popularity in this modern world. Some of the associations have been approved hypnosis as one of the alternative treatment. Those associations are:

1. The British Medical Association Approval, 1955

2. British Hypnotism Act of 1952

3. American Medical Association Approval, 1958

4. American Psychological Association Approval, 1960

Furthermore, The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis’s (ASCH) web site mentioned that, “Hypnosis is a spiritual state of inner absorption, subconscious concentration and focused attention.”

Nowadays, hypnosis is widely been used, either as an additional helper for the psychologists, or also been used by a qualified hypnotherapist in curing the patient. A large portion of these qualified hypnotherapists can easily earn, up to five or six figure monthly income. Hypnotherapy has been widely been used as alternative treatments for:

1. Cessation of Smoking (have been found and reported really effective)

2. Weight loss (Same as cessation of smoking)

3. Dissociative disorders

4. Phobias

5. Habit change

6. Depression

7. Childhood trauma

So, what kind of hypnosis normally been used in the hypnotherapy? Well, most of the treatment cases showed that the Conversational Hypnosis has been proven the best hypnosis method so far.

You must be wondered, what is “Conversational Hypnosis”?

“Conversational Hypnosis” or is also known as “sleight of mouth”, is one of the intentional used hypnosis method, where is a series combination of selected words, questions, stories, body language, ****** expressions and gestures. This method is hardly been tracked by the peoples, but it does have a very successful rate to communicate with one person’s subconscious mind without any noticing.

The final objective of this “Conversational Hypnosis” is to have the person reveal their inner problems, so that we can really know how to help him/her to overcome the problems…

Most of the peoples will said, “I would like to Learn Hypnosis, but is it require any supernatural or ESP power to master it?” I’m can tell you the truth here, that I’ve been learning and mastering the Conversational Hypnosis since I’m still in college (I’m remembered I’m still a teenager at this moment) to help my other college friends curing their inner illness, most of the time is about phobias.

OK, to be honest, it’s kind of frustrating for me, when I’m tried to learn Hypnosis for my very first time. But after a few times of practicing, I’m became more self confidence and can be easily approach myself, even to a stranger and persuade them to agree with my opinion. The best thing about Hypnosis is I can use it to cure other people’s inner problems and help them to step out from the long term trauma.

Another good manner about Hypnosis, I’ve been able to cure my father and brother insomnia problem, where both of them have been struggles for many years because of this insomnia problem.

If you one of the person that been facing any kind of stress related-illness for many o years, I think you should give this Conversational Hypnosis a try. As you see, even an “Average Joe” like me can learn and practice it very quickly, that’s mean you also can do it. You just need to have the faith on yourself.

Remember, “The person that can help you to overcome the inner illness problem is only YOURSELF”.



Hypnotherapy Melbourne