My friend is lost quit smoking. Tried everything: uneven, gum, group sessions. Now he sets out on what he feels is his last chance: using hypnotherapy as a way of programming himself to quit. Her therapist feels that the chance of hypnotherapy success is high enough based on this woman’s motivation to quit smoking or perhaps get over her addiction.
And there it seems to be the key: hypnosis works for those who want it.
According to Mayo Clinic (www.mayoclinic.com), most studies show that hypnotherapy have the potential to help alleviate the symptoms of a number of conditions. However, it is not a ‘magic-bullet’>’magic-bullet’ and should ideally be used as part of a broader, more comprehensive treatment plan. than as stand-alone therapy. Like any other treatment, hypnosis can be very helpful for some people and fail completely for others. It seems to work best with people who are highly motivated and when the therapist is well trained and understands your particular problem.
But how exactly does hypnosis work? Scientists are still not convinced (and I am not), but when a person is hypnotized, the right side of the shelf responsible for emotions and creativity becomes far more mobile than the left side. the brain, which is responsible for logical thinking.
According to www.mindbodyhypnosis.com, hypnotherapy is a form of highly focused attention, and there are therapeutic strategies that you apply using focused attention. Patients are usually “talked” into a highly focused state, suggestive attention, where they can clear the mental “clutter” and focus on whatever problem is affecting them. In most cases, doctors can teach patients self-hypnosis techniques to use at home.
Hypnosis is like an alteration of the individual’s consciousness, it allows him to unconsciously explore new ways to problem solving. In other words, the unconscious part of the brain offers to substitute positive beliefs for negative ones. Selfgrowth.com indicates that the hypnotherapist is the facilitator of the process that you fully agree to and participate in. If you don’t want to be hypnotized, you don’t want to.
In fact, according to www.selfgrowth.com, using the electroencephalogram [EEG] and other methods, science is beginning to determine what happens to the hypnotized brain. Individuals tend to be physically rested, with lowering blood pressure and heart rate while fully awake and mentally alert. .
I think if hypnosis can help my friend to quit smoking then it is worth the investment of time and money. Certainly better than all the money he is currently spending to support his smoking habit. I have done a bit of research on my own and found that hypnosis and hypnotherapy have been very successful in a variety of medical applications. Consider:
Gastrointestinal problems. For irritable bowel syndrome, in particular, hypnosis has been shown to be about 80 percent effective in reducing or eliminating symptoms. Medicine cannot do it.
Pain. According to www.avonhypnotherapy.co.uk, in many cases, patients with chronic headache< /a > the use of hypnosis techniques to “turn down” the pain, such as turning down the volume on the radio. Spiegel said patients can also use art through intervention or painful medical procedures, such as dentistry or even Weight loss. Hypnosis works mainly as a way of increasing the participants’ willingness to carry out the program’s suggestions. as well as to support weight loss projects. Treatment studies have been successfully conducted using incentive systems to bridge the gap between the short-term – sustained support in treatment and the long-term goal of weight reduction.
It is easy to find an effective hypnotherapist if one consults one of the two recognized associations: the practice is organized by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (www.asch.net), and a. several research-oriented groups, the Society of Dark and Experimental Hypnosis (www.sceh.us). Both groups mandate that hypnotherapists also be licensed in some form of clinical training. For even more information on hypnotherapy, visit the American Society of Black Hypnosis (www.sceh.us).
The jury is still out on whether hypnotherapy will help my friend kick his smoking habit. But one thing is for sure: when used properly, hypnosis can be an effective tool. It can help us learn to use our mental skills and potential to achieve some goal.
