Hypnosis Therapy - Exploring the Power of the Subconscious Mind

Hypnosis is a therapeutic technique that aims to induce a state of focused attention and increased suggestibility, allowing individuals to explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
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Therapy
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Available through certified hypnotherapists and mental health professionals.
Prepared by Nick Harper, reviewed by Dr. David James Simpson

hypnosis FAQ


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What are the benefits of hypnosis?

Hypnosis helps by encouraging your body to use its natural relaxation response, triggered by a phrase or nonverbal cue. This can lead to slowed breathing, lowered blood pressure, and an improved sense of well-being. Stress and depression It is possible, but unproven, that hypnosis can help people dealing with stress and depression.

What are the risks of hypnosis?

A recent study which found that hypnotics (e.g. temazepam, zolpidem) are associated with a substantially elevated hazard of dying has revived the debate about the risks of hypnotic use. 4.

What is hypnosis used for?

Hypnosis has been used as the principle or sole anesthetic in major surgical procedures. Pain treatment clinics and behavioral medicine programs routinely employ hypnosis and hypnotically derived methods in their interventions.

Is hypnosis a trance-like mental state?

Hypnosis is a trance-like mental state in which people experience increased attention, concentration, and suggestibility. While hypnosis is often described as a sleep-like state, it is better expressed as a state of focused attention, heightened suggestibility, and vivid fantasies.

What is hypnosis & hypnotherapy?

It also is called hypnotherapy. Hypnosis usually is done with the guidance of a health care provider using verbal repetition and mental images. During hypnosis, most people feel calm and relaxed. Hypnosis typically makes people more open to suggestions about behavior changes. Hypnosis can help you gain control over behaviors you'd like to change.

What is hypnosis based on?

Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion. There are competing theories explaining hypnosis and related phenomena.

Is hypnosis a sleep-like state?

While hypnosis is often described as a sleep-like state, it is better expressed as a state of focused attention, heightened suggestibility, and vivid fantasies. People in a hypnotic state often seem sleepy and zoned out, but in reality, they are in a state of hyper-awareness.

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