Illness and pain hypnotherapy works on the principle that mind and body are two parts of the same system. We now understand how mind and body communicate, through a constant stream of neuropeptides and neurotransmitters, flowing from the brain to the cells of the body and back again. These are the so-called “molecules of emotion”. In practical terms, this means that you can’t affect your mind without affecting your body, and vice versa.
In many ways, this is just common sense. If you vividly imagine the last time you felt seriously embarrassed, you might find yourself blushing! A physical reaction is produced by a thought. The physical effects of emotional stress are also well known. People who suffer from eczema, asthma or migraines, for example, often find that things get worse if they’re under any sort of stress.
Everybody feels a lack of confidence and motivation at some point in their lives. This is probably a good thing. Too much confidence can be just as much of a problem as too little! For many people, however, a lack of self-confidence becomes overwhelming, narrowing down their lives and creating real distress. If you’re one of those people who feel trapped in this vicious circle, then confidence and motivation hypnosis offers a real chance to improve your life.
Although treatment for stopping smoking is a growth industry, there’s some bad news. Many smokers feel that they should give up smoking, but don’t really want to – and until you do want to quit smoking, there’s not a lot anybody can do to help you. That’s the bad news! The good news is that once you’ve reached the stage where you do want quit the habit, hypnosis is possibly the most effective way to do just that.
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Although increasingly recognised as a mainstream treatment, the beneficial uses of clinical hypnosis are often obscured by myths and misconceptions. For many people, the image of hypnosis is that of stage performers, or even a form of sinister mind control. Other people go to the opposite extreme, proclaiming hypnosis is the answer to everything that troubles human beings. The truth, of course, is much simpler and much more exciting than any of these points of view.
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Weight control is a major part of most hypnotherapists’ work – but there’s something for you to consider- hypnosis isn’t magic, but the good news is that hypnosis is still one of the most powerful weight control tools available. It deals directly with the main reasons for putting on weight in the first place – unconscious habits.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is a chronic gastro-intestinal (GI) condition. It’s not known what causes the symptoms, and no cure, as yet exists. IBS can manifest as cramps, severe pain, bloating, constipation and/or diarrhoea. As such, the condition can be extremely disabling and frustrating for sufferers.
IBS affects a huge percentage of the UK population, and most sufferers are women. A number of treatments exist to help ease the symptoms, including high fibre diets, antacids medication, anti-depressants and sedatives. Unfortunately, these are only successful some of the time. Many sufferers simply have to live with it – but there are other choices, such as IBS hypnotherapy. Read more
A professional weight loss hypnosis program can be one of the most effective ways of shifting those unwanted pounds. Hypnotherapy works by getting in touch with the subconscious mind to help you make decisions that are better for your health, to help you avoid junk food and feel more motivated to exercise.
Angela Lawrence runs a hypnotherapy, Gloucestershire-based centre Mind Over Matter, including a weight loss hypnosis program to help you meet your goal of achieving a healthy lifestyle. Why try such a treatment? It’s simple: the reason you want to exercise less and eat more is just a result of the way we’ve been programmed socially. From the minute you were born, you were used to being fed many times a day. Your body has simply adjusted to what you’ve become used to: eating at certain times throughout the day. Read more
Hypnosis is now considered to be a powerful tool for improving one’s memory, concentration, attention and stamina in educational and academic settings. Techniques can be used to allow people to be more relaxed so that they can overcome stressful situations, this therapy can be very effective for children who have learning problems. Dyslexia can be demoralising, yet hypnosis can allow the child to develop their predominant sense to work more easily and remember information more readily. Read more
What’s the problem? Afraid you can’t do without them. Stopping smoking with hypnosis is an easier option to consider.
I have had clients stop smoking, after a two hour session, and I mean STOP, free of cigarettes for the rest of their lives.
I’ve helped people who have been smokers for a very long time: twenty, thirty, even forty years. The time factor makes no difference.
Stopping will change your life. Not only will you feel better, i.e., healthier, have more energy, able to enjoy your food (actually taste it), have more money but your brain will function better too. Guys, too many cigs will play havoc with your sex life. When the body is young and virile everything is great but later when the veins and arteries start to clog up an erection can become a thing of the past. Read more
Hypnosis can be used to ease Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Specialists are now referring their patients to hypnotherapists for complementary treatment of this chronic illness.
Medical Testimony
There have been well=documented medical studies of the benefits of hypnosis in IBS.
A study published in the Lancet in 1989, 33 IBS patients were offered four 40- minute sessions of hypnotherapy a week, for seven weeks and taught self-hypnosis for twice-daily use at home. Read more