Without doubt hypnosis is a very effective treatment of stress. Stress results when a person feels that the task ahead of him is greater than the resources he can muster. Once he feels he is not up to the task, stress begins. Hypnosis changes his belief and hence strengthens his ability to cope. He now feels he has the tools to do the task efficiently.
Dr. Lipton said that up to 90% of diseases are caused by stress. Persistent stress starves vital organs of nutrients and oxygen. This is fine on the odd occasion but when it becomes persistent, diseases are likely.
Stress is not caused by the situation you confront but by the way you perceive this situation and whether you feel you have the coping mechanisms to deal with it. Hypnosis works remarkably well in stress because it changes your perception, expectation and belief.
After a course of hypnosis, stressful situations are converted to easy to do things and are no longer stressful. The hypnotist has changed your belief and you now know that you can handle all problems as they occur because you have the required resources.
A hypnotist will use induction and deepening trance to put you into a deep relaxed sleep. In this state your brainwave pattern has changed from beta to theta. At this pattern of activity, the filters or barriers that block unwanted messages from reaching the Subconscious MInd are relaxed. The hypnotist is now able to replace negative attitude, belief and expectation with positive ones.
A treatment that is very effective for stress is meditation. However, for effective improvement, the stressed subject has to relax and clear his or her mind of all intrusive thoughts. This will be very difficult especially if the stress is severe. The better option is to have hypnotherapy to reduce stress first then use meditation as a long term stress treatment.
Anyone who has had stress will tell you it is a very unpleasant thing. Stress pushes aside all the fun things in your life. It steals enjoyment. Anxiety, rage, depression and anger are commonly associated with stress. You are also less creative and regularly make unnecessary mistakes. You lose your libido.
The most important concern about stress, is that it triggers the fight or flight reaction. This reaction prepares us for action when threatened with danger and shuts off oxygen and nutrients to some important organs while stimulating the heart. Continued stress could, therefore, affect these organs. This is the reason why researchers believe it is responsible for up to 90% of diseases.
Hypnosis can change your attitude to stress and it is not just a treatment for your present stress but it gives you belief and coping skills to control stress in the long term.
When hypnotic trance is deep, the hypnotist will use post-hypnotic suggestions. These are powerful and effective and not just to help you to be calm and relaxed but to improve other aspects of your life. They enable you to cope with previously stressful situations in a different and stress free way. Post hypnotic suggestions can change how you approach a task. Instead of thinking that it is a tough problem and you may not be able to do it, your mind set will be that it can be done. All you need to do is find the best and efficient way to do it.
When looking for the best long term treatment for stress, consider hypnotherapy for a safe and effective way foward. It can change how you view life in general by creating a state of heightened awareness during right brain activity. The right brain does not analyse or filter like the left brain. It accepts suggestions readily and once accepted, the beneficial results soon follow.
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