| Hypnosis is a naturally occurring altered state of | | | | management, Self esteem, Motivation, Memory, and |
| consciousness in which the subconscious part of your | | | | Gambling. |
| mind is accessed enabling the hypnotist to affect a | | | | When used as an accessory to psychotherapy, |
| particular problem by suggestion. Basically, the | | | | hypnosis can help clients enter a relaxed, |
| individual is put into a trance-like state which allows | | | | comfortable, trance state for obtaining specific |
| one's attention to focus on a particular suggestion | | | | therapeutic outcomes. With clinical hypnosis, the |
| while being free of distraction. | | | | therapist can make suggestions designed to help the |
| Many people fear being hypnotized because they | | | | client formulate specific internal processes (feelings, |
| falsely believe they will have to give up control of | | | | memories, images and internal self-talk) that will lead |
| their mind. Not true. Think about when you are so | | | | to mutually-agreed-upon outcomes. |
| engrossed in a movie and you find yourself in tears. | | | | Although clinical hypnosis is widely recognised as an |
| During these movies you are so involved that you | | | | effective method of treatment in many conditions, it |
| actually felt emotion. You were literally in a hypnotic | | | | doesn't always work for everyone. Many people |
| trance. Most importantly, though, you still had the | | | | need a combination of various methods of therapy |
| power to emerge from that state if desired. Your | | | | and hypnosis is often used with other forms of |
| mind may be guided by a movie, self-hypnosis tape, | | | | treatment. However, the anecdotal evidence of the |
| or hypnotist, but you still have the power to resist. If | | | | healing qualities of hypnosis would indicate that it is, |
| you fully believe and acknowledge that you have the | | | | indeed, an extremely effective option. |
| power to resist any control of emotions, then | | | | It is not even necessary to be hypnotised by a |
| hypnosis is nothing to fear. | | | | hypnotherapist as such. There are many self-hypnosis |
| Your mind is an untapped source of amazing power. | | | | CDs and videos available on the market today. These |
| If you change your mind, you must change your life. | | | | allow you to affect change in the comfort of your |
| The most effective way to do this is to change your | | | | own home. |
| subconscious mind. Hypnosis is widely recognised as | | | | It's really a misleading notion when people say they |
| the easiest method we can employ to change the | | | | were hypnotized. What they really mean is that they |
| subconscious mind. | | | | allowed their mind to be hypnotized or they allowed |
| Hypnosis can be used as a healing tool in a variety of | | | | a hypnotist to give suggestions that they chose to |
| problems including: | | | | follow. Just remember that no one controls your mind |
| Weight loss, Quit smoking, Insomnia, Stress | | | | unless you first grant permission! |