Many people get confused about hypnosis and what hypnotherapy really is. It is important to remember that hypnosis is not a state of deep sleep. In hypnosis, the subject is put into a trance like state, but is fully aware of the state that he or she is in, and can fully hear the therapist’s voice. The subject will remember the experience, and is not the same as stage hypnosis where you will often see subjects placed in a deep state of hypnosis.

 

Hypnotherapy itself began as far as 6,000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians who first discovered the possibility of suggestive thoughts. James Braid is known as “the father of hypnosis” and he discovered that patients could undergo medical operations with hypnotherapy taking the place of the traditional anesthetics.

 

Hypnotherapy itself is all about promoting healing and positive development in your body. It is about taping into ones subconscious mind, and re-programming it to reach their maximum inner potential. The subconscious mind covers around 80% of your brain in total, and has two functions, which are to record and remember all of your life experiences and to protect you from any fears you have in your mind.

 

With hypnotherapy it is possible to re-programme your mind and get rid of fears, phobias, traumatic issues, negative thoughts and much more. During the hypnosis state, your body begins to feel lighter and lighter, and you feel like your negative issues are falling out of your body. As you exhale, your negative emotions and thoughts exit the body, and as you inhale, these same thoughts return to your mind but they are positive.

 

Some people can be nervous or scared about using hypnotherapy to help with traumatic issues and it is important to remember that no-one can by hypnotised if they are not willing to allow it, or if they do not truly believe in hypnosis and the power of it. Generally speaking, around 90% of all people can be hypnotised. Generally speaking the best people for hypnosis are those who find it easy to concentrate, and those willing to believe in the power of hypnosis.

Hypnotherapy is a type of psychological therapy that is applied to a subject in hypnosis. Hypnosis is simply a mental state of the mind where a set of thoughts and suggestions can be induced, which can lead to long and meaningful changes to that subject.

 

It is known as one the safest, fastest and extremely effective forms of treatment, which addresses the majority of psychological problems. It can help to address issues such as self-confidence, weight problems, addictions, pain and much more. Hypnotherapy was used in the 1880’s to remove pain from patients when they were having operations, and now today it is used in a variety of different fields such as medicine, dentistry and education.

 

The majority of all people can be hypnotised. Hypnotherapy targets your subconscious mind, and simply re-programmes your mind for the better. It can be used to gain access to one’s inner potential and try and re-programme one’s mind to reach their full potential.

 

Whilst there are many different forms of psychological therapies, hypnotherapy is unique in that it targets the subject’s subconscious mind. The therapist can then put suggestive ideas into the subjects mind during this sleep like state. The subject must be motivated to make these changes during hypnosis, and if followed correctly, hypnosis can change your life overnight. The subject must also feel totally comfortable with the therapist during hypnosis, and must be willing the following the instructions as advised by the therapist.

 

Hypnotherapy is a great medication for those subjects who wish to overcome traumatic past issues that they may otherwise block out. Hypnotherapy is able to identity the root of a traumatic issue and once it has been identified, the therapist can help the subject to release the emotion and anger behind the issue.

 

Hypnotherapy is also a great fundamental tool to overcome phobias. The reasoning behind this is that the majority of phobias are the result of past incidents that have occurred that one was not able to cope with effectively. Hypnotherapy techniques can be used to find out what issues lie behind your phobias, and then they can be applied to help emotional healing so that these issues can be coped with in a less emotional manner, and that they no longer become phobias.