Monday, October 8, 2007

How hypnosis can help you stop smoking, lose weight and end panic attacks - Hypnotherapy

Hypnosis is a peaceful, pleasant state of total relaxation and heightened awareness. It is the process of allowing yourself access to the abilities of the unconscious mind. The unconscious is the most dominant part of your mind. It is nature's complex computer that stores every feeling, event and idea you have ever heard, seen or felt in your entire life. The unconscious acts the way it has been programmed to act, just like a computer does. Unfortunately much of this programming occurred before we were old enough to choose between ideas that were helpful, and those that were not. Hypnosis is the key to the mind. As you enter the hypnotic state your senses become more acute, your concentration becomes more focused on the positive changes that you want, and your unconscious mind becomes more open to suggestions. Hypnotherapy can make positive changes in the physical response and mental and emotional attitude, and change ingrained habits. Hypnotherapy is not dangerous. You yourself naturally engage your unconscious mind every day. Hypnosis does not cause you to lose control; you cannot be made to say or do anything against your will or better judgement. Hypnosis is not an unconscious sleep state. You will be able to speak to answer questions and to recall events that you may have forgotten by your conscious mind. You will remember everything you see or think whilst in Hypnosis Stop SmokingThe question is, “How can hypnosis and hypnotherapy make it easier to stop smoking?”To understand how hypnotherapy can really help you to stop smoking, you need to realise that to give up something that means a lot to you, you need to get something in return, otherwise your mind will identify it as a bad deal, and your brain doesn't like that. So, if you try to stop smoking by willpower alone, you will more than likely begin smoking again. Using hypnotherapy, we redress the balance... giving you something tangible in exchange, in order to make it worthwhile for you to stop smoking. Giving you something that makes sense and makes it a good deal to stop smoking means it will be far easier to quit. Using hypnosis, we gently and effectively give your subconscious lots of good, tangible reasons to quit smoking: As a non-smoker you will feel, not only a benefit to your health and your pocket, but also: -A huge sense of achievement The satisfaction of attaining your goal An increase in your levels of willpower More confidence in yourself You will be happy to be a non-smoker The list could go on, and on, and the more positive, tangible reasons you have for becoming a non-smoker, the easier it becomes to give up smoking permanently. Panic attacksHypnotherapy for anxiety and Panic Attacks When anxiety or panic attacks strike, they can have a huge effect on a person’s life. If you find that you suffer from these anxiety attacks or panic attacks, or general feelings of anxiety (general anxiety disorder), maybe even for no obvious reason, then hypnoanalysis could be the help you need to free you from this problem. The anxiety can manifest itself as a simple, but unexplainable feeling of nervousness, through to a full-blown anxiety or panic attack. The symptoms of a panic or anxiety attack are wide ranging, and can include palpitations, tingling in the extremities, shortness of breath, sweating, a feeling of light-headedness, feeling hot or cold, feeling sick, fear of losing control, fainting, or feelings of unexplained but impending doom. Anxiety is part of everyday life... under the right circumstances it is perfectly normal. However, when anxiety attacks are unexplained or frequent, then it's time to get the help that can put you back on track. Can hypnotherapy help with panic attacks and general anxiety disorder? General anxiety and panic attacks are caused when a present situation causes 'old' emotions and feelings to come to the surface. Often, the person suffering the attack doesn't have any conscious knowledge of what these 'old' memories were... Hypnoanalysis seeks to uncover these 'old' memories and remove their effect.Weight LossThere is a reason hypnosis is such a powerful way to target weight loss as again it gives you the chance to think positivley about food and create new habits. This is ideal for cheaper, natural weight loss.Dieting causes people to adopt two very strong beliefs. They firstly give you the impression your going to do something which you don’t really want to do. Secondly, that its going to be difficult for you. The modern approches to change, including hypnotherapy create a difficult challenge ahead to both of these beliefs. We hypnotherapists believe that we can make a choice with healthy weight management and start it as easy as many other habits.Hypnosis and hypnotherapy works on a subconscious level helping you to a state of mind where you can actually lose weight willingly. It actually seems very difficult to make these changes goals when your generally willing to do so. One solution, therefore, is to hire the services of a trained and experienced hypnotherapist.

No comments: