What Can Hypnosis Do for Your Health?
"What is hypnosis?
The simplest way to describe hypnosis is as a state of both deep relaxation and focused attention, where your mind is more receptive to making subtle changes in feelings and behaviors.
Formal therapeutic hypnosis has a few more steps. First a hypnotist will try to induce a hypnotic state by getting you to relax and focus on their words. Once you are induced, they will talk you through suggestions based on your goals for the session. If you’re trying to get over a fear of flying, they might tell you that the plane is an extension of your body and get you to imagine floating with the plane through the sky.
Who can benefit from hypnosis?
Everyone’s pain is individual, with different causes and reactions to treatment. But “it’s very clear by now” that hypnosis can be effective for pain.
Pain management is one of the most-studied applications of hypnosis, with research suggesting that it’s effective for helping people deal with both acute and chronic pain.
Hypnotizability itself is another limitation. One person might go under immediately and readily take suggestions, while another will never feel themselves slip into a hypnotic state.
If you try it, expect to work at it.
As a hypnotist, Dr. Spiegel said, “my job is to identify your ability to be hypnotized, and stimulate and teach you how to use this ability to solve a problem.” Like with other therapies, seeing results with hypnosis will take time and practice. If you’re dealing with a chronic condition, that will require regular treatment.
“It’s not like it works 100 percent of the time,” she said, but “the more you do it, the more you get out of it.”
Read the full article on The New York Times
✨Takeaway: Hypnosis, also known as hypnotherapy, is a state of deep relaxation and focused attention where the mind is receptive to making changes in feelings and behaviors. The process involves inducing a hypnotic state through relaxation and focusing on the hypnotist's words. Hypnosis works best for those who are highly hypnotizable, but this ability is not universal and varies from person to person.
✨Reflection: How might you personally feel about trying hypnosis?
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