Monday, July 28, 2008

Hypnosis (anxiety)

This article is titled "Break You Worst Health Habit-Overnight" New studies suggest that hypnotherapy can conquer just about any bad for you obsession. It states that the word hypnosis may conjure visions of the time you saw The Amazing Boris get the shyest wallflower to dance like a chicken, or of a creepy B-movie guy swinging a watch. But unlike stage and screen hypnosis hypnotherapy in which patients are verbally guided into a trance by a trained psychotherapists. Hypnosis appears to the part of the brain that says there is no way this will help. Particulary states that a client should definitely see improvement after one to two appointments. But lifelong issues like anxiety are tough. Some clients with a chronic health challenge or mood disorder may benefit from ongoing sessions. Others tried hypnosis for weight loss and smoking.

(Chapter 4 p.152-154) Hypnosis has been defined as an altered state of consciousness brought on by special techniques and producing responsiveness to suggestions for changes in experience and behavior. Hypnotized people look an act differently from nonhypnotized people. The word hypnosis comes from the Greek word hynos, meaning "sleep". (Chapter 12 p. 466) Anxiety disorder is a condition in which intense feelings of fear and dread are long-standing.

1 comment:

Stephen Medlin said...

Ive been thinking about trying his to quit smoking. Classical conditioning didn't work very well. I did put on a couple of pounds rewarding myself with candy. :)