Most people are curious about clinical hypnosis. Many think it is a strange state completely alien to anything you have ever experienced.

But did you know most of us experience clinical hypnosis at least once a day. 90% can easily enter a light hypnotic state and between 70-90% can experience a medium depth of hypnosis or hypnotic trance.

Curious?

Most of us can relate to a pleasant state of limbo which occurs spontaneously whilst driving down a familiar route. Almost everyone has experienced an interesting daydream. And everyone reading this can think back to a time in their past and remember some of the details of that time.

Well if you have then you have experienced a naturally occurring altered state of consciousness called hypnosis.

Hypnosis

Clinical hypnosis is often described by athletes as in the zone or by artists as a creative streak or even business executives when they are in an absorbed and focused state.

Clinical Hypnotherapy

When a therapist or medical doctor utilizes this state for therapeutic work it is called clinical hypnotherapy.

The evidence supports the use of clinical hypnosis in the management of
i. pain (chronic and acute)
ii. anxiety and phobias
iii. behavioural change like breaking unwanted habits
iv. coping with stress and the negative impacts of stress
v. life-style illness
vi. chronic illness and depression
vii. complex psychological illness
viii. functional and psychosomatic illness
ix. the psychosocial impacts of illness
x. most things that make us miserable.

FAQ

What hypnosis is not

• James Braid who coined the term “hypnosis’ thought that he was work with a special state of sleep. He soon realized his mistake and tried to change the name. But the name “hypnosis” was so popular that it stuck.

• You may sometimes here a hypnotherapist talk about sleep and waking up, but rest assured the state is one of absorption. People experiencing clinical hypnosis will hear everything that happens around them. They may however choose to only focus on what is relevant to them.

I will have amnesia

• Hypnosis does not make you forget. You will remember what is important for you to remember. It is a little bit like waking up from a very nice daydream.

I will loose control

• Being hypnotised is an altered state of consciousness. You remain in control, can reject ideas you don’t like and can walk out of a session at any time. Most people feel very comfortable and remain in the relaxed state throughout.

I have a weak mind

• Most people use a small part of the mental faculties. Hypnosis connects you to your emotions and feelings and memories. In this way you are even more in control because hypnosis naturally connects you with a much wider snese of your true self

• Most people describe the experience as connecting with something they have been looking for their whole ife but did not know how to put into words

Benefits of Clinical Hypnosis

Hypnosis has been used for centuries to improve health and well being. There is growing evidence based research to support the efficacy of cinical hypnosis in :
• Breaking bad habits (smoking, alcohol and drug misuse and dependency)
• The treatment of chronic pain conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, IBS, cancer pain, migraine, dental procedures. etc.
• The treatment and reduction of pain during childbirth.
• As a hypno-sedation and analgesic during surgical procedures
• Skin problems and nervous rushes
• Stress management
• The reduction of nausea and vomiting in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
• Anxiety and phobias
• Weight control
• Insomnia
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Bruxism
• Asthma
• Headaches
• Tinnitus
• Dystonia
• Depression