HYPNOSIS AND ITS USES

HYPNOSIS

Hypnosis is a state of human consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion. The term may also refer to an art, skill, or act of inducing hypnosis.

During hypnosis, a person is said to have heightened focus and concentration. The person can concentrate intensely on a specific thoughtor memory, while blocking out sources of distraction. Hypnotised subjects are said to show an increased response to suggestions.Hypnosis is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction involving a series of preliminary instructions and suggestion. The use of hypnotism for therapeutic purposes is referred to as "hypnotherapy", while its use as a form of entertainment for an audience is known as "stage hypnosis". Stage hypnosis is often performed by mentalists practicing the art form of mentalism.

Hypnosis is often thought to be therapy that only affects the mind, but as mind and body are inseparably joined, hypnosis can also help physical ailments. The popular assumption that hypnosis is only used for weight reduction and stopping smoking is very much mistaken; there are many more possibilities too numerous to mention but some are mentioned below: (View all the self help audio programs on this site) Hypnosis / hypnotherapy is not stage hypnosis.

The following conditions can be treated using clinical hypnotherapy:

  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bed Wetting
  • Bereavement
  • Blushing
  • Confidence Building
  • Counselling
  • Depression
  • Eczema
  • Ego Strengthening
  • Exam Nerves
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (I.B.S.)
  • Life Change Development
  • Male/Female Sexual Problems
  • Migraine
  • Nail Biting
  • O.C.D.
  • P.M.T
  • Pain Control
  • Panic Attacks
  • Performance Anxiety
  • Phobia Removal
  • Post-Operation Confidence
  • Pre-Birth Relaxation
  • Pre-Operation Nerves
  • Relaxation
  • Restless Legs
  • Self Confidence
  • Self Hypnosis
  • Sleep Problems (Insomnia)
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Sport Enhancement
  • Stammering
  • Stress
  • Teeth Grinding
  • Tinnitus
  • Trauma
  • Travel Nerves
  • Victim Recovery
  • Weight Reduction

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