This is one of the common misunderstandings
advisable before therapy in cases where the problem
associated with hypnosis. This is probably tied in with
may have a predominantly physical cause. Often the
Hypnotherapist will work with your Doctor as many
control over the client. This is not the case. People
What is Hypnosis?
Is a doctor's referral necessary?
another misconception that the hypnotherapist has
About Hypnotherapy
Would I be asked to do something against
my will?
problems can best be overcome by a joint effort.
will not do or say anything under hypnosis that they
Hypnosis is a very deep state of relaxation. Hypnosis is
a normal, natural, healthy state of mind that a person
experiences several times throughout the course of a day
would not do when not in hypnosis. Nor can you
experience what are known as
Ultradian Rhythms. We can slip into
these Ultradian Rhythms when we
find ourselves daydreaming or just
taking a break.
You may also have experienced a
hypnotic-like state if:
- You've had the experience of being
in a room full of people taking part
in the group yet mentally being far
away from it.
- Whilst you've been driving home
and thinking about an issue that
preoccupied you and suddenly
realise that, although you have
arrived safely at your destination,
you can't recall having driven past
familiar landmarks? You avoided
collisions, stopped at red lights - it
is as if you had somehow been
travelling on automatic pilot.
- You've been able to block out
sounds from your mind so that they
were no longer important to you or
so that they seemed very far away.
- You've been lulled into a dreamy
state or put to sleep by a lecture or a
concert, even though you were not
fatigued or tired, then you entered
into self-hypnosis.
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What is a Clinical
Hypnotherapist?
Hypnotherapy can help with: smoking cessation,
misconception, which could be due to our exposure to
overeating, nail-biting, insomnia, headaches, exam
TV shows and performances by stage hypnotists.
stress, pain, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, eating
Stage hypnotists e