What is hypnosis and how can it help you? During a hypnotherapy session your trained therapist guides your mind to a trance-like state through the use of relaxation and focused attention. You enter what in many ways appears to be sleep, however you're fully aware of what's going on. Many of us go in and out of trance-like states on a daily basis while listening to music, looking at your mobile phone or watching a movie. While it is commonplace to for you to enter and exit these states on your own, your therapist induces this state to help you achieve healing, stress relief and relief from anxiety for example. Our conscious mind holds all of the thoughts, memories and sensations which we are fully aware of. The subconscious mind holds our memories and urges, thoughts and feelings. When your conscious mind is lost in thinking, your subconscious mind automatically dictates your behavior. At first it is a bit of a struggle remembering the sequences but after a while you can chat, watch television and think of what to make for dinner at the same time. Your subconscious mind takes over to complete the task at hand. It is this subconscious “programming” which so often dictates our conscious behavior. In may cases a previous event or traumatic experience may hold sway over our conscious actions and deep-seated feelings. Many people don’t realize how deeply their current anxieties are rooted in events of the past
With verbal cues and repetition, your therapist can help guide you to a new awareness or understanding. It can help you gain control over undesired behaviors and assist in coping with pain or anxiety ect. New awareness or understanding won’t automatically change your subconscious programming. You will need to regularly repeat the new behaviors as an exercise for lasting effect. Hypnotherapy is often can be considered the first line treatment for many conditions including:
Anxiety
Stress
Pain management
Weight Loss
Quit smoking
Insomnia
Phobias
Addictive behaviors
Lack of motivation
Dealing with trauma
and much more. Call today to see how we may help you.
