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The Power of Hypnosis has not been Lost on the Mainstream Media as
you can see below:
More Importantly, Clinical Studies Prove Hypnosis Works . . .
Increasing Weight Loss By up to146%
Numerous
clinical studies have
proven that hypnosis is amazingly effective in helping folks lose
weight:
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In a 9-week study of two weight management groups (one using hypnosis and
one not using hypnosis), the hypnosis group continued to get
results in the two-year follow-up, while the non-hypnosis group
showed no further results (Journal
of Clinical Psychology, 1985).
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In a study of 60 women separated into hypnosis versus non-hypnosis
groups, the groups using hypnosis lost an average of 17 pounds,
while the non-hypnosis group lost an average of only .5 pounds (Journal
of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986).
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In a meta-analysis, comparing the results of adding hypnosis to weight
loss treatment across multiple studies showed that adding hypnosis
increased weight loss by an average of 97% during treatment, and
even more importantly increased
the effectiveness POST TREATMENT by over 146%. This shows that
hypnosis works even better over time (Journal
of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996).
The bottom line here is
that when hypnosis sessions are
added to various weight loss programs, the results are always better
— up to 146% better over the long term!
Source:
www.hypnosisnetwork.com
The British Society of Clinical and
Experimental Hypnosis states:
"In therapy, hypnosis usually
involves the person experiencing a sense of deep relaxation with
their attention narrowed down, and focused on appropriate
suggestions made by the therapist." These suggestions help people
make positive changes within themselves. In a therapeutic
hypnotherapy session you are ultimately always in control. A
hypnotist merely helps to facilitate your experience - hypnotherapy
is not about being made to do things, in fact it is the opposite, it
is about empowerment.
The following four extracts from Dr
Hilary Jones' book, "Doctor, What's the Alternative?", provide a
wonderful description of what hypnotherapy is, how it works and how
hypnotherapy can help you change and grow.
Definition of
hypnotherapy
Contrary to popular belief, hypnosis
is not a state of deep sleep. It does involve the induction of a
trance-like condition, but when in it, the client is actually in an
enhanced state of awareness, concentrating entirely on the
hypnotist’s voice. In this state, the conscious mind is suppressed
and the subconscious mind is revealed.
The therapist is able to suggest
ideas, concepts and lifestyle adaptations to the client, the seeds
of which become firmly planted.
The practice of promoting healing or
positive development in any way is known as hypnotherapy. As such,
hypnotherapy is a kind of psychotherapy. Hypnotherapy aims to
re-programme patterns of behaviour within the mind, enabling
irrational fears, phobias, negative thoughts and suppressed emotions
to be overcome. As the body is released from conscious control
during the relaxed trance-like state of hypnosis, breathing becomes
slower and deeper, the pulse rate drops and the metabolic rate
falls. Similar changes along nervous pathways and hormonal
channels enable the sensation of pain to become less acute, and the
awareness of unpleasant symptoms, such as nausea or indigestion, to
be alleviated.
How does it work?
Hypnosis is thought to work by
altering our state of consciousness in such a way that the
analytical left-hand side of the brain is turned off, while the
non-analytical right-hand side is made more alert. The conscious
control of the mind is inhibited, and the subconscious mind awoken.
Since the subconscious mind is a deeper-seated, more instinctive
force than the conscious mind, this is the part which has to change
for the client's behaviour and physical state to alter.
For example, a client who consciously
wants to overcome their fear of spiders may try everything they
consciously can to do it, but will still fail as long as their
subconscious mind retains this terror and prevents the client from
succeeding. Progress can only be made be reprogramming the
subconscious so that deep-seated instincts and beliefs are abolished
or altered.
What form might the
treatment take?
Firstly, any misconceptions a
potential client may have about hypnosis should be dispelled. The
technique does not involve the client being put into a deep sleep,
and the client cannot be made to do anything they would not
ordinarily do. They remain fully aware of their surroundings and
situation, and are not vulnerable to every given command of the
therapist. The important thing is that the client wants to change
some behavioural habit or addiction and is highly motivated to do
so. They have to want the treatment to work and must establish a
good clinical rapport with the therapist in order for it to do so……
The readiness and ability of clients
to be hypnotised varies considerably and hypnotherapy generally
requires several sessions in order to achieve meaningful results.
However the client can learn the technique of self-hypnosis which
can be practiced at home, to reinforce the usefulness of formal
sessions with the therapist. This can help counter distress and
anxiety-related conditions.
What problems can be
treated by hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy can be applied to many
psychological, emotional and physical disorders. It is used to
relieve pain in surgery and dentistry and has proved to be of
benefit in obstetrics. It can shorten the delivery stage of labour
and reduce the need for painkillers. It can ease the suffering of
the disabled and those facing terminal illness, and it has been
shown to help people to overcome addictions such as smoking and
alcoholism, and to help with bulimia. Children are generally easy
to hypnotise and can be helped with nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting)
and chronic asthma, whilst teenagers can conquer stammering or
blushing problems which can otherwise make their lives miserable.
Phobias of all kinds lend themselves
well to hypnotherapy, and anyone suffering from panic attacks or
obsessional compulsive behaviour, and stress-related problems like
insomnia, may benefit. Conditions exacerbated by tension, such as
irritable bowel syndrome, psoriasis and eczema, and excessive
sweating, responds well, and even tinnitus and clicky jaws (tempero-mandibular
joint dysfunction) can be treated by these techniques.
In a nutshell
hypnotherapy can help:
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Stopping Smoking
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Relationships
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Weight Loss and
Weight Management |
Fear of Flying
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Insomnia and
Sleeplessness |
Public Speaking
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Memory
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Allergies
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Exam Help
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Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder |
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Motivation
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Irritable Bowel
Syndrome |
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Sports Psychology
and Hypnosis |
Pain Management
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Phobias
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Tinnitus
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Confidence Building
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Blushing
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Anxiety and Stress
Management |
Stuttering
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Financial Abundance
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Fitness and Health
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Sexual Problems
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Nail Biting
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Procrastination
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Bruxism (Teeth or
Jaw Grinding)
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Comfort Eating
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Addictions
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