What is your opinion of hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy was suggested by my psychologist as to find out what was so traumatic in my childhood that has caused my memory to block my child hood .it scares me to even find out more of what i have remembered for me my body has blocked them for a reason and having Hypnotherapy will just bring it to the surface i really don`t want to know

i am curious about hipnotherapy.. i heard about it alot,but never new where to find it. i would like my brother to be hipnotized to decrease his anger management problem. could it really help?how many time should he attend it? although i know that he wouldn't want to go through hipnotherapy. i think that it is a good tool for people to face their problems or to throw away their bad habits. as long as it doesn't give negative affects, i think it's not a big deal..

I think hyponotherapy makes one week and I was told that it is good for those who have excruciating pain and it gives goo healing. It is very difficult to practice

I have been considering this idea for a long time , and in fact have gone to the extent of joining Hypnotherapy classes to understand how it all works and how safe it is. but I haven't found a very good and trustable , So I'm still waiting. in one of the classes I saw how the hypnotherapist treated a long term illness of one of my batch mates. but at that time I was a little apprehensive of the whole deal, because I felt that the secrets that I have hidden in my heart will come out in to the open. that thought can really shake you up at times, a trustworthy hypnotherapist. any ways does anyone of you know about good hypnotherapists in and around chandigarh(india)

It's good !!

I heard about Hypnotherapy but im still confused about the whole thing. And yes, i have a couple of questions. What do you really do to conduct the theraphy? are you going to use like a pendulum? like what I saw on a movie :-) Is it really like that? then once the patient is hypnotized, he will do whatever you say..) is this true? Im confused and at the same time intrigued. Thanks.

I cannot be hypnotized in a trance state, but I still believe that relaxing and the power of suggestion makes a huge difference. I meditate, and it's really not that much different than hypnosis, except for the power of suggestion.

I am not sure. I would have to look into it more and I would need to trust the therapist, but I would be willing to try it.

I've heard it can be quite effective. I used to work for a company that sold books to mental health professionals and there were a number of books on using hypnotherapy. Sounds like one of the main uses was to help in quitting smoking and other addictive behaviors. Some of the books were designed to help therapists learn hypnotherapy techniques, though I'm a bit skeptical on whether a professional can learn such techniques out of a book, or whether they would need to take courses or workshops.

ElijahsRaven, I don't know much about Hypnotherapy, I have had friends have good success with it. I volunteered once as a subject and it was not effective with me. I think you have to have a level of trust in your therapist that I am unwilling to give. I have had more success with therapies where I have more active participation. But for those who have success with this method I say great. pdp5419

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its a great art, i think ,if it is used in right way ,by appropriate person

Hello Elijah, If you are interested to know more about Hypnotherapy, please contact Dr. Narayan Dutt Shrimali, Jodhpur, India at www.siddhashram.org He has written a book named "Practical Hypnotism" it is an ultimate book on hypnotism. You will love to read this book. I have gone through this book, I am medidating daily on Shakti Chakra for 1/2 an hour. I am in initial stages. This small book is full of experiences of Shri Shrimaliji. Pl read it at least once.

I realy dont think it works, its like magic or speel, its not serious!

I have heard of how hypnotism can help can help from quitting smoking to losing weight & even to get hyper-active kids into control. I am personally quite interested to try it to see if it could help me stop my shopping sprees & weight loss, really! On the other hand, I have seen on TV how some hynotism demos & shows get people to go on stage & make them do silly things & have everyone bursting into laughter, but when the person being hypnotised wakes up, have absolutely not idea of what happened... I wouldn't want that to happen to me! As much as I would like to try it out, I do have some reservations about it too.

Hypnotherapy or hypnosis is not a joke. It is a help for those people who are experiences too much trauma, problem or extreme psychological imbalance which they can not brought out in the light that they have to undergone such therapy to aid them in bring out those things that are bothering them so much. These are done by professinal psychologist and psychiatrist only. For being in the state of hynotism is like being in a very deep state of sleep, only dweling with ones unconscious motives and desires. So this is only practiced by knowledgeable professionals.

i am curious about hipnotherapy.. i heard about it alot,but never new where to find it. i would like my brother to be hipnotized to decrease his anger management problem. could it really help?how many time should he attend it? although i know that he wouldn't want to go through hipnotherapy. i think that it is a good tool for people to face their problems or to throw away their bad habits. as long as it doesn't give negative affects, i think it's not a big deal..

Hypnotherapy is therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis. Whilst being in hypnosis has no specific therapeutic benefit, apart from the concomitant relaxation, a hypnotized subject displays certain unusual characteristics and propensities, compared with a non-hypnotized subject: for example, suggestions given to hypnotized subjects are far more effective. The objective is to utilize a subject's "trance state" to facilitate the activation of their personal resources. In trance, some functions, like unvoluntary nerve actions, can become accessible' e;g,, anaesthesia and vasoconstriction. Hypnotherapy is often applied in order to modify a subject's behaviour, emotional content and attitudes, as well as a wide range of conditions obesity, substance abuse, pain, ego, anxiety, stress, amnesia, phobias, and matters of performance. It may also be used to assist with functional disorders like Irritable Bowel Syndrome. the techniques of Hypnosis Age Regression , by returning to an earlier ego-state the patient can regain qualities they once had, but have lost. Remembering an earlier, healthier, ego-state can increase the patients strength and confidence. Revivification - remembering past experiences can contribute to therapy. For example; the hypnotist may ask "have you ever been in trance?" and then find it easier to revive the previous experience than attempt inducing a new state. Guided Imagery - a method by which the subject is given a new relaxing and beneficial experience. Parts Therapy - a method pioneered by Charles Tebbets to identify conflicting parts that are damaging the well being of clients, then helps those parts negotiate with each other through the therapist to bring about a resolution. Confusion - a method developed by Milton Erickson in which the subject becomes receptive to ideas because confused. Repetition - the more an idea is repeated the more likely it is to be accepted and acted upon by the patient. Direct Suggestion - suggesting directly. "You feel safe and secure". Indirect Suggestion - using "interspersal" technique and other means to cause effect. Mental State - people are more receptive while relaxed, sleeping, or in a trance. Hypnoanalysis - the client recalls moments from his past, confronting them and releasing associated emotions, similar to psychoanalysis. Post Hypnotic Suggestion - a suggestion that will be carried out after the trance has ended. "When you re-awaken you will feel refreshed and happy!!" Binds or Double binds - tension on a bind causes trance. This is like "the centipede who when asked which comes first, the left foot or the right, lost his concentration, stumbled, then rolled into the ditch". Binds are very common in hypnosis and it is essential to know the capacity of the subject and to ensure they will concentrate on the leg that will carry them through their journey. The duty of the hypnotist is to concentrate the subject on their desired goal. Visualization - being told to imagine or visualize a desired outcome seems to make it more likely to actually occur. Techniques specific to medical disorders, such as gut-directed hypnotherapy protocols for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Complete Mind Therapy- is the term used for utilizing more than one specific technique during a Session. For example, someone may wish to Regress, but will use 'Visualization', 'Deep Relaxation', 'Hypnosis' and 'Regression' techniques during the Session.

I went to a seminar abt 3 yrs ago and the man was suppose to hypnotize us. It didn't work for me and I'm not sure it did for anyone else. I mean I wasn't hypnotized. Could it have been that he just wasn't doing it correctly? He was also selling the self hypnosis tapes. Or can some people not be hypnotized? I have heard several people say it works so I don't know why it didn't work for me. I was on antidepressants at the time. Could that make a difference? I also wonder if it works better if you are hypnotized individually instead of as a group.

i think hypnotherapy is a practice everyone believes in but deny because its too embarrassing to fess up to it. I would see people who were so desperate for a solution go to hypnotherapists.