Hypnotherapy is one of many different kinds of therapy you can get. It utilises hypnosis to achieve a state of increased relaxation to allow you to potentially become more open and accepting of suggestions and ways of creating change.
This is often used to allow people to learn and accept new ways of controlling or changing their behaviour to better cope with their issues. This is often used to treat mental health issues such as stress and anxiety as well as panic attacks, PTSD and help to overcome phobias.
During hypnotherapy, a therapist will talk you through the process and go over several exercises with you in order to bring you into a state of deep relaxation. From there will go over different methods to suggest ways to help you cope with your issues.
Due to the state of relaxation your body and mind are in, you will be more open to accepting these suggestions and your brain may find it much easier to process them. This leads to a more positive outcome once you come out of your relaxed state.
The state you are in allows your mind to be more focused and concentrated which may assist you in coming up with helpful solutions to your problems as well as being more open to taking help and advice.
Hypnosis is not as scary as it is sometimes portrayed as being. You are still in complete control and do not have to take the therapist’s suggestions at all. You are also free to bring yourself out of your relaxed state at any point.
Although you are still in complete control of the situation, hypnosis is not advised for those dealing with some serious mental health issues, such as psychosis, schizophrenia or substance addiction as the state of deep relaxation you are placed in can adversely affect these pre-existing issues and may cause you further harm and distress.
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