There are many ideas and myths about hypnotherapy that are entirely wrong. Here are just some of them.
Hypnotherapy is Not Just About Quitting Smoking
Hypnotherapy is known for helping people give up smoking. Many people do not realise that hypnotherapy can help people with all sorts of other issues – issues such as anxiety, depression, “bad” habits, phobias, psychological sexual problems, lack of confidence and so on.
In fact hypnotherapy can help anyone who has problems about feeling in a way that they don’r want to feel, thinking about things they don’t want to think about, or doing things that they don’t really want to do.
Hypnotherapy is Not Just Woo-Woo
Some people think of hypnotherapy as a bit woo-woo – an unconventional treatment that is strange, alternative and unscientific. It is true that hypnotherapy has not yet achieved the level of scientific research to allow it to become a mainstream therapy. However, it is based on science.
At the heart of hypnotherapy is the understanding of the brain and how conflict within it sometimes leads to a person not being the person they want to be. There is growing scientific research that is pushing hypnotherapy into being the mainstream.
A Hypnotherapist Cannot Make You Do Something You Don’t Want To Do
You may have seen or heard of a stage hypnotist who, apparently, makes someone from the audience cluck like a chicken. These stage performers have given clinical hypnotherapists a bad name. Stage hypnotists are very clever at picking out people from the audience who are perfectly happy making an idiot of themselves on stage – and just need an excuse to do so.
You cannot be made to do something you don’t want to under hypnosis. Hypnosis just makes it easier to achieve what you want to achieve.
There is No-one Who Cannot Go Into a Trance
Some people are concerned that they may not be able to go into trance. They are wrong – everyone can go into a trance.
If you can watch a film or read a book and get lost in the story, if you ever catch yourself day-dreaming, if you drive to work and then realise that you don’t remember any of the journey, then you can go into trance. We go into and out of light trances every day. What a hypnotherapist does is to take you into a trance that may be slightly deeper than these experiences.
You Cannot Get Stuck in a Trance
I have met people who worry that they will might get stuck in trance and not be able to get out again. This is nonsense.
When you are in a trance, your conscious attention may be drawn away from what is around you. If left in this state, you will naturally come out of trance sooner or later.
And Finally …
Although I specialise in helping people with anxiety to get themselves back in charge of themselves and to return to a state of normality, I also help people with all sorts of other issues. I run my hypnotherapy clinic in Fleet, Hampshire and also work online. If you think I might be able to help you, Contact Me and I will be happy to have a chat.
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