Hypnotherapy- A Wonderful Tool

 

Hypnotherapy uses relaxation, extreme concentration, and intense attention to achieve a heightened state of consciousness to place an individual into a “trance” or altered state of awareness. While it can be used as the first line treatment to help people cope with pain, stress and anxiety, it is also useful for quitting smoking or losing weight. It is especially of value in the current times when a large sized population is gripped in fear from the covid-19 situation and hypnotherapy can be a life saviour for them.

Hypnosis

The word “hypnosis” comes from the Greek word “hypnos,” which simply means, “sleep.” At the same time it is not totally sleep. There is a common misconception that one will not be conscious of the surrounding in hypnosis. In sleep, one is not aware of things happening around. But in hypnosis, the person will be conscious, he/she will hear the sound of the air conditioner or a car honking outside. The difference is, the subconscious mind is activated by the process, and it is in a receptive and executing mode.

Sometimes, hypnosis feels just like your normal state of consciousness. But if you got your results, in spite of the fact that you felt like in your normal state of consciousness during the session, I would consider the hypnosis to be particularly effective.

Hypnosis/hypnotherapy

Hypnosis is defined as a state of mind, while hypnotherapy is the name of the therapeutic modality in which hypnosis is used. All hypnosis is self hypnosis, which means the therapist is just facilitating the process and nobody can be hypnotised against their will and consent.

The success rate of hypnosis

Hypnosis was found to have a 93 percent success rate in a study analysis from 1970, with fewer sessions needed than both psychotherapy and behavioral therapy. Friedmutter opined that  “This led researchers to believe that, for changing habits, thought patterns, and behavior, hypnosis was the most effective method”.

The effects of Hypnotic suggestion or Hypnotherapy can result in a permanent change, to last a lifetime. Up to 98% of people can quit smoking in just one session.

Why does it not work in some cases?

In rare cases hypnotherapy may not work or the effect last. Partly it may depend on the skill of the hypnotherapist, but majorly it is due to the client’s lack of willingness to change.

Major advantage of hypnotherapy

I have been doing past life regression therapy and hypnotherapy from 2008 with many miraculous results. But after the lockdown period, it was impossible to conduct past life therapies. The session takes a minimum of 2 hours and online sessions are not comfortable as it is very difficult to hear clearly what the client says since majority of the clients talk in low volume under trance.

But in hypnotherapy it is not necessary for the client to talk during trance and it takes much shorter time. So I have been doing online hypnotherapy sessions with very good results.

Can the client get stuck in the trance?

Many of my clients have voiced this fear. But it cannot happen. Before starting the online session I tell them clearly, I am taking you into hypnotic state and I will bring you back. But if by chance the net connection gets disrupted and our contact is lost, there is absolutely nothing to worry or fear. Hypnosis is a sleep like state and after a while you will totally come out of this deeply relaxed state.