Hypnotherapy & Hypnosis

Hypnotherapy & Hypnosis – FAQ 

 

Is Hypnosis Safe ?– The most important thing to understand about Hypnosis is that it is 100% safe, you cannot be made to do anything you do not want to do and you are in complete control at all times.

Who can be Hypnotised? – Practically anybody can be hypnotised if they wish to be.

What is hypnosis ? – Hypnosis is simply a state of deep relaxation and when you are in this state the Subconscious Mind becomes accessible and unhelpful ideas and beliefs can be changed or modified.

What is the conscious mind? –  It is the part of your mind that deals with things like, body movement, sensations, feelings, memories, logic, reasoning and all the things you are aware of in your daily life.

What is the sub-conscious mind?–  To put it simply it is the part of the mind that holds all of the things we have learnt to do without thinking about. I t drives things like our reactions to certain events and many of our automatic responses to them and it also contains our belief system.

What is the belief system ? – It is the set of ideas and beliefs that govern your thoughts, your words, your actions and also your expectations and also things we have learned. It can also contain some irrational thoughts and unhelpful beliefs such as fearing spiders that can actually do us no harm at all.

So how does the hypnotherapist actually help the client? The Hypnotherapist uses a deep state of relaxation to access the Subconscious Mind in order to change some of these unhelpful ideas and beliefs and in turn remove the unhelpful reactions to them,  for example the fear of harmless spiders, the enjoyment of smoking, the fear of flying.