Is Hypnotherapy for You?

Who can be hypnotised?  
The answer to this question is "virtually everyone".  Some people are more open to hypnotism than others but anyone that is willing to be hypnotised  and has committed to making positive changes in their lives will be able to benefit from  hypnotherapy.







Who may benefit?  
Again, the answer to this question is "virtually everyone".  Given that hypnotherapy can be utilised to access a person's inner potential and that probably no one is performing to their actual potential, then this answer is literally true.  However it is not just potential which hypnotherapy is well placed to address but also one's inner resources to effect beneficial change.  In this regard it is the innate healing capacity of our own body that may be stimulated by hypnotherapy.  Consequently the list of problems that may be amenable to hypnotherapy is far too long and varied to catalogue, but certainly includes:
  • stress
  • anxiety
  • panic
  • phobias
  • unwanted habits
  • addictions (e.g. smoking, overeating, alcoholism)
  • disrupted sleep patterns
  • lack of confidence and low self esteem fear of examinations
  • fear of public speaking
  • allergies
  • skin disorders
  • migraine
  • weight issues
  • pain management

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What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy usually involves the person experiencing a sense of deep relaxation with their attention narrowed down, and focused on appropriate suggestions made by the therapist.

These suggestions help people make positive changes within themselves.  Hypnotherapy is not about being made to do things, in fact it is the opposite, it is about empowerment.

Contrary to popular belief, hypnosis is not a state of deep sleep.  It does involve the induction of a trance-like state, but when in it, the patient is actually in an enhanced state of awareness, concentrating entirely on the therapist's voice.  In this state the conscious mind is suppressed and the sub-conscious mind is revealed.


A simple metaphor that can be used to understand the unconscious mind, its relationship to the conscious mind and how the two parts of our mind can better work together is that of an iceberg.  There are two parts to the iceberg, the visible part and the massive chunk of ice extending deep into the ocean. The small percentage of the whole iceberg that is visible above the surface represents the conscious mind. ]t is the part of ice that is seen and visible, we notice it just like we notice our own conscious actions. The unconscious mind, the larger and most powerful part which lies dormant in the brain is much like the base of the iceberg that cannot be seen. The unconscious mind holds all awareness that is not presently in the conscious mind. All memories, feelings and thoughts that are out of conscious awareness are by definition 'unconscious.' It is also called the subconscious and is known as the dreaming mind or deep mind.

Hypnosis is thought to work by altering the state of consciousness in such a way that the analytical left hand side of the brain is turned off while the non-analytical right-hand side is made more alert.  The conscious control of the mind is inhibited, and the subconcious mind awoken.  Since the subconscious is a deeper seated, more instinctive force than the conscious mind, this is the part which has to change for your behaviour and physical state to alter.

For example, a patient who consciously wants to overcome their fear of spiders may try everything they consciously can to do it, but will still fail as long as their subconscious mind retains this terror that prevents the patient from succeeding.  Progress can only be made by reprogramming the subconsious so that the deep-seated instincts and beliefs are abolished or altered.

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All Complete Life Coaches providing hypnotherapy as part of their service are registered with the BIH (British Institute of Hypnotherapists), qualified to practise hypnotherapy and insured.

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