A hypnotherapist is a practitioner of hypnosis who guides their patients into a meditative state called hypnosis. This state of hypnosis and the practice of hypnotism have been studied and researched for man years.

People who practice hypnotism claim that the being hypnotized allows the subjects mind to become more easily influenced by an external force, certainly more easily than the patient would accept these external force and suggestions than they normally would under their normal state of mind. The goal then of hypnosis can be to get the subject or patients mind into a state that will more readily receptive to a treatment for a disorder.

Different people seem to react differently. While a small percentage of people, roughly 20% cannot be hypnotized, according to a recent survey it appears that 25% of people can in fact be easily hypnotized, with the remainder of the population lying somewhere between these two states. This difference in the ability of people to become hypnotized leads people to believe that hypnotism is certainly not an exact science.

Perhaps now is a good time to see an example to explain this a little more clearly.

Lets take the example of a chain smoker. One way that a hypnotist may treat this smoker is to first hypnotize the smoker into a deep meditative state. Once in this meditative state the hypnotherapist will ask the subject about all the reasons why they smoke and all of the negative thoughts that they have about smoking and the negative affects that smoking has on their life. The hypnotist will then ask the smoker to think of good thoughts that they would experience if they gave up smoking. These thoughts are repeated as part of the therapy and these thoughts are also spoken out loud. In this way the hypnotist helps to change the perceptions of the patient about smoking.

Actively focusing on the negative and positive perceptions and the changes that have been learned during hypnotism is required for the patient to be successfully cured after the hypnotism sessions end.

Odds are you know someone who has successfully used hypnotism for a problem like giving up smoking. if it worked for them it can work for you too.

Don’t let fear of the unknown or the fear of trying something new hold you back from trying a treatment that really could change your life. Many people have tried this form of therapy and found it works for them, it could work for you as well.

Ingrid Preube
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