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Benefits from Hypnosis
The American Medical Association has officially recognized
and endorsed hypnosis as an ethical, legitimate, and safe practice for medical
treatment since 1958. In addition, the American Psychological Association, the
British Medical Association, and the National Institute of Health also
recognize and support the benefits of hypnosis for sleep, pain management, and
medical and psychological treatment.
How well does hypnosis work? A case comparison...
Hypnosis -- 93% recovery after 6 sessions
Behavior Therapy -- 72% recovery after 22 sessions
Psychotherapy -- 38% recovery after 600 sessions
American Health Magazine
Alfred A. Barrios, Ph.D.
People use hypnosis to successfully...
- stop smoking
- weight management for weight loss
- release chronic pain (including IBS and cancer pain)
- reduce stress
- relieve migraine and tension headaches
- release asthma and allergies
- enhance self-confidence and self-esteem
- release fears
- improve sports performance, business performance, and
test-taking skills
- reduce nausea and pain associated with chemotherapy
- reduce nausea and pain associated with childbirth
- treat dermatitis, warts, and hives
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Fybromyalgia
- create success patterns
- release unwanted habits (nail biting, jaw grinding, etc.)
- super learning
- find lost objects
- anger management
- improve public speeking and test performance
- achieve better sleeping and eating habits
- explore past life regression
- and more...
What is hypnosis?
Hypnosis is an altered state of awareness or consciousness. Some
people have described it as a strong focused thought.
People flow in and out of four basic levels of awareness all throughout the
day and night. These four levels of awareness, or brain waves, are Beta waves,
Alpha waves, Theta waves, and Delta waves. Any state below full conscious
awareness--Beta level--can be considered an altered state. These altered states
of awareness are generally described as meditative or relaxed conscious
awareness.
What does hypnosis, or an altered state, feel like? People
have described their experience to me as being very relaxed, peaceful,
enjoyable, and still with a level of conscious awareness and ability. Of
course every person will have a different perception, but the general
description is still the same. In these altered states you will always be
aware of what is going on in your surroundings and your subconscious mind will
hear everything that is said to you.
How do you get into an altered state of awareness? A certified
hypnotist can help you move into an altered state of awareness very easily by
using verbal guidance, visual signals, instant inductions, and muscle relaxation
techniques. People have told me that they sometimes feel themselves moving from
one level of awareness to another during a session without any effort.
Sometimes they feel their conscious mind more relaxed and sometimes they feel
more active or aware.
How does clinical hypnosis work? Once you have obtained an
altered state of awareness, the hypnotist will ask your subconscious mind
questions and give your inner mind suggestions that will help you release
unwanted programming, recall important information, or release causes for mental
blocks, weight retention, a desire to smoke, etc. Guidance, affirmations,
positive imagery, positive suggestions, and reinforcements are then used to help
you achieve your personal goal.
What is a typical session like? The first session usually
lasts two hours. The first hour is used for information sharing and gathering. It is also a time for you and me to get to know one another. The remaining time
is used for the hypnosis session.
Future sessions usually last one hour and are focused primarily on utilizing
hypnosis to help the client reach their goal.
Why does hypnosis work? Hypnosis allows a person to release unwanted behaviors that the conscious mind is unaware of or might be unable to
release on its own. Once the mental blocks are released, the body can then use
its natural abilities to achieve success.
Will I lose control while in hypnosis? No. You will never do
anything that you don’t want to do while in hypnosis. You are in complete
control at all times.
Is it true that all hypnosis is self-hypnosis? Yes, all
hypnosis is self-hypnosis. No one can force you to go into a hypnotic trance.
You will only enter into hypnosis if you are willing and give your consent.
Can I be hypnotized? Yes. Everyone has entered into an altered
state of consciousness at one point in his or her life. As an example,
every time you go to sleep at night you enter into an altered state of awareness.
Can hypnosis help me? Yes, if you want it to. All you need is
a true desire to succeed. Hypnosis has been an effective tool for successfully
attaining personal goals for centuries.
Hypnosis
is not meant to replace, change, or stop people
from using doctors, dentists, psychiatrists, counselors, or any other
medical
professional. Hypnosis is an effective, complimentary, and supported
technique for achieving personal goals and desires. You will not
receive
a diagnosis or a prescription while seeing a certified hypnotist.
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