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Debunking the Myths! What is Hypnosis?

         What is Hypnosis? Hypnosis is a powerful therapeutic tool for accessing the subconscious mind and achieving personal goals or affecting desired changes. It may be used alone or in conjunction with other therapeutic techniques.

         Despite its awesome power, there are few procedures less understood, or more plagued by misconceptions. Hypnosis has existed since prehistoric times, and western medicine has been trying to understand it since the 17000's. But it has only been within the last two decades that we have truly begun to understand what hypnosis is, and what it can do for us.

Unfortunately, many of the misconceptions that have developed over the centuries still exist in people's minds. If you ask the average person on the street what he or she thinks hypnosis is, they may respond with any number of answers, including: sleep, unconsciousness, mind control, or even magic. All of these ideas are wrong, but unfortunately continue to persist, perpetuated by novels and films. {Many vampire & spy movies, for instance, portray hypnosis as a way for the villain to gain control over his victims.} These misconceptions prevent many people, who could benefit from hypnotherapy, from ever trying it. Those who do try hypnotherapy often spend their first session unlearning their misconceptions.

Hypnosis is not sleep, unconsciousness, mind control, or even magic. In fact it is a heightened state of awareness. In most cases the subject is fully aware and able to respond to requests, either verbally or by a signal. Ask a hypnotized person to make a specific, "reasonable" movement they will comply.

         There is no surrender of control, no magic. No one can be hypnotized against his or her will; and no hypnotized person can be forced to do anything against his or her will.

         Hypnosis is now considered to be "a state of selective thinking", where the subject {who is in control} chooses to experience only what is relevant to the task at hand, blocking out everything else. It may also be described as guided concentration. The guidance may be provided by a qualified Hypnotherapist, or in the case of self-hypnosis, by the individual him self.

         However you think of it, hypnosis is a method for communicating directly with the subconscious mind. Few people realize the awesome power their subconscious mind has over their lives. The causes for many "bad habits" are rooted in memories or perceptions that may be forgotten by the conscious mind but retained in the subconscious. Hypnosis helps to access the subconscious and change those habits more quickly and easily.

         Although hypnosis is not a panacea, there are many areas where it has proven to be tremendously helpful including memory enhancement, improving concentration, relieving insomnia, overcoming phobias {fears}, eliminating bad habits {such as smoking and nail biting}, pain control, and managing stress.

         Hypnosis is a tool anyone can use and everyone should understand.

When choosing a Hypnotherapist, it is important to be sure they are affiliated with the International Medical And Dental Hypnotherapist Association (IMDHA).

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ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS QUICKLY THROUGH HYPNOSIS

           Whatever your goals are, hypnosis can help you achieve them more easily and more quickly. Many people do not realize the awesome power that their subconscious mind has over their lives. The causes of so many "bad habits" are rooted in the memories or perceptions that may be forgotten by the conscious mind but retained in the subconscious. Hypnosis helps to access the subconscious mind and affect the desired changes more easily and more quickly.

           Unfortunately, many people refuse to consider hypnotherapy because of their fears and misconceptions. They may believe the Hypnotherapist will control them, they will tell their hidden secrets, or be made to do ridiculous things. These misconceptions may be the result of watching old vampire movies or cartoons on TV. These fears and misconceptions are completely unfounded. The individual is always in control, and in fact, is more aware of what is happening while in the hypnotic state.

           Although hypnosis is not a panacea, there are many areas where it has proven to be tremendously helpful; these include memory enhancement, improving concentration, relieving insomnia, eliminating nail biting, reducing stuttering, sales and sports achievement. However the most common reasons for visiting a hypnotist are loosing weight, quitting smoking, and managing stress.

           Many overweight people who fail with diet programs turn to hypnosis as a safe and reliable alternative. For them, dieting never eliminated the subconscious need for excess food. It is just a form of torture they went through, until they eventually gave into their subconscious desires. So they continuously went up and down the scale, never letting go of the desire for excess food.

           The reasons for their desire were anchored in a memory of some past emotional event that caused them to overeat for security, self-preservation or protection. The memory of the event The memory of the event remained sealed in their subconscious, even if it was consciously forgotten.

           Hypnotism locates the event, which triggered this behavior, and changes the individual's perception of that event; thus eliminating it as a problem source. Once this is accomplished, the individual can eliminate the desire for excess food and the weight comes off easily, and stays off.

           This same technique is effective for quitting smoking. When an individual relieves the horrible experience of taking that first puff, and remembers the events that caused them to continue smoking, the habit is easily eliminated.

           Phobias such as the fears of water, flying, driving and claustrophobia are easily treated with the same technique, and can frequently be overcome in just two or three sessions.

           "What the mind causes, the mind can cure. Wellness begins in the mind!" Every problem has a cause, and when you eliminate that cause from the computer we call the subconscious mind, the problem disappears.

When choosing a Hypnotherapist, it is important to be sure they are affiliated with the International Medical And Dental Hypnotherapist Association (IMDHA).

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