Hypnosis, trance states, suggestion, or altered states of consciousness can facilitate therapeutic goals, including learning and practicing new skills for alleviating symptoms or changing behavior.
The practice of hypnotherapy is older than recorded history. Scientists, physicians and researchers have been using this practice as a component of patient care since the 1800s. It is gaining acceptance in modern medical communities as a legitimate technique for altering behavior, transforming negative thinking, and helping the body heal itself. While there is some variance within the medical community as to how exactly hypnosis achieves positive health outcomes, there is no argument as to its value.
Research indicates that changing your thinking changes the brain, which in turn changes a behavior or a physiological response. Our brains respond to positive suggestions, which ultimately facilitate the healing process. Hypnotherapy lends to a level of altered consciousness where distractions are blocked, allowing a person to become completely relaxed while remaining in total control. Hypnotherapy involves unlocking the subconscious mind and changing the existing cues that promote anxiety and pain into improved patterns of relaxation and healing.
Hypnosis has been shown to:
⦁ Relieve nausea and vomiting
⦁ Reduce or eliminate night sweats and hot flashes
⦁ Reduce stress and anxiety
⦁ Halt the progression of fatigue due to chemotherapy and radiation
⦁ Reduce or eliminate pain and discomfort
⦁ Strengthen the immune system
⦁ Decrease the need for post treatment medication
⦁ Lessen the amount of anesthesia necessary prior to and during surgery
⦁ Promote healing after surgery
⦁ Eliminate sleep issues
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