Sunday, September 6, 2009

Hypnotism And Hypnotherapy Have Significant Benefits

By Mark Allen

Hypnotism and hypnotherapy have been recognized as beneficial for hundreds of years. In the last few decades, there have been hundreds of clinical and medical studies. Millions of people now reap the benefits.

For centuries people have looked for different ways to improve themselves and alleviate suffering. Psychology, and psychiatry, psychology are devoted to trying to understand and improve the human condition.

Along the way, there have been many efforts at "alternative" healing and self-improvement. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy fall into this category.

Even though skeptics may scoff at these alternative methods, there is actually a lot of good science behind it. Psychologists and social scientists have known for some time that it is our subconcious mind that controls most of our behaviours and attitudes. In order to unlock some of these stumbling blocks, we must bypass our "rational" or "reasoning" mind. Fears, habits, and motivations can be reached and modified. Very often, this results in achieving goals we have been struggling with that aren't amenable to more traditional types of efforts.

People have many different reasons for trying hypnotherapy or hypnosis. These include relief from both emotional and physical problems, as well as wanting to reach one's potential and improve one's self.

Hypnotism can address depression, anger, low self-esteem and low self-confidence, as well as physical problems like over-eating and weight loss.

Hypnosis is also helpful in remedying addictions and habits and addictions such as cigarette smoking, gambling, even drug and alcohol abuse.

Hypnosis has successfully been used in the treatment for symptoms of severe medical problems like cancer and diabetes. Surgical recovery times are reduced, and there have even been cases of patients undergoing surgery with minimal anesthesia.

Hypnotism and hypnotherapy shouldn't be considered a "cure-all", and may not even always be the best alternative. But more and more studies show that there are significant, tangible, and long-lasting benefits to this type of therapy and self-help. - 29161

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