Can hypnotherapy help you?
The global pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for most of us – and in these uncertain times the need for self healing has become more important than ever before.
Worry and anxiety have become a new normal for many as they wrestle to regain calm and balance in a world that feels as if it’s been turned upside down.
Inaccessible medical services have meant that people have been increasingly reaching out for alternative solutions to manage a number of conditions – including anxiety, pain or trauma.
Some believe that hypnotherapy might also be the key to enhancing our well being during these challenging times.
What is hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is a genuine psychological therapy process. It puts you in a trance-like state in order to make you more receptive to therapeutic suggestions.
The therapist will guide you into a deep state of relaxation to more easily access your subconscious mind through creative visualisation.
The Science
Researchers at Harvard studied the brains of 57 people during guided hypnosis. Using MRI scanning technology they found that the two main areas of the brain responsible for processing what’s going on in the human body show greater activity during hypnosis.
This shows that distinct sections of the brain are visibly altered during hypnosis. The areas that are most affected are those that play a role in awareness and action control.
Hypnotherapy is about empowering people to harness the natural qualities of our bodies. It’s about building calm and clarity.
When you feel out of control – hypnotherapy puts you back in the driver’s seat. This creates a sense of safety and confidence in your abilities.
To put it succinctly – all healing is self healing – and we all have within us the innate ability to heal any part of our body and mind.
In a medical setting hypnosis or hypnotherapy can help to treat pain. The words used are incredibly important as they can be extremely powerful and transformative. And the language we use has the power to decrease someone’s perceived pain.
It’s about guiding people towards a safe space where that mind-body connection can effectively reconnect.
And it reminds us that we have everything we need inside ourselves to cope with whatever life throws at us.