Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a lot like daydreaming. You are conscious and aware but you remain oblivious to the outside world. We all daydream from time to time. It is safe, healthy and normal. Like daydreaming, hypnosis is safe. You can go into hypnosis naturally every day.
The experience of hypnosis is in many ways similar to the way you feel first thing in the morning when you wake up or last thing at night just before you go to sleep: being neither asleep or awake and prone to imagery and association, with a pleasant feeling of calmness and relaxation behind it all.
Hypnosis employs a naturally occurring state of mind. The hypnotic state occurs normally in everyone when certain physiological and psychological conditions are met and with the assistance of a properly skilled hypnotherapist it is possible to use this state to make deep and long lasting changes to thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
If your problem has an emotional, habitual or perhaps psychological origin then hypnotherapy is an excellent way to communicate with these parts of your mind.
Hypnosis is a different state of consciousness to the normal alert state and you can easily enter it so that, for therapeutic purposes, beneficial suggestions may be given directly to your receptive subconscious mind.
In hypnosis your conscious mind takes on a passive role and the subconscious mind is more accessible. The tendency then is that the suggestions are more readily accepted by the subconscious mind. Hypnosis is an effective way of communicating with our inner self, our subconscious, which is both a reservoir of unrecognised potential and knowledge as well as being the unwitting source of many of our habits and problems.
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Clinical Hypnotherapy means using hypnosis to treat a variety of medical and psychological problems. It does not usually deal with problems that have an organic origin, but those that are due to emotional and psychological sources.
It is estimated that 85% of people will readily respond to clinical hypnotherapy and it may even succeed where other more conventional methods of treatment have been slow to produce the desired results.
When carried out by a professionally trained and skilled hypnotherapist, the benefits are usually long lasting and often permanent. It is completely natural and safe, with no harmful side effects.
FAQ about Hypnosis
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Can I be hypnotised and made to do things against my will-? No completely untrue, you are in total control at all times.
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Can anyone be hypnotised?- yes if they want to be, however are several serious mental health problems that are contra indicated, eg schizophrenia.
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Can you get stuck in hypnosis?- No you are in total control
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What does it feel like to be hypnotised?- You will feel very relaxed, and aware but you are more focussed on your inner world.
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What happens at a session of hypnotherapy?- Sessions usually last around an hour and a half, so there is plenty of time for you to feel relaxed and comfortable and to ask as many questions you like. A case history is taken and we will decide together what methods will suit your particular needs. Subsequent sessions will follow and will be tailored to suit your needs.
Johan now uses a Hypnocom which blocks out distracting sounds and noises and really enhances the hypnotherapy experience. It involves wearing a headset so that you hear Johan’s voice mixed with background music, a whole new relaxing experience!
