Frequently Asked Questions
IN PERSON SESSIONS -HOW DOES IT WORK?
Between us during the initial consultation we will agree a number of sessions, spaced according to your needs. The sessions are usually approximately 50 mins long and are private and completely confidential.
How many sessions will I need?
This will vary according to the problem and also whether the problem you came with triggers other areas you may wish to work on. For some areas, such as smoking or simple phobias, one, two or three sessions may suffice. For other areas, such as depression and more generalized anxiety, more sessions will be necessary.
Hypnosis/ Hypnotherapy
Most people's questions about hypnosis stem from the confusion caused by technical and Hollywood style explanations of the subject. Questions often reflect people's worries about control or danger or people's lack of understanding about the process which, frankly, could be taught in far simpler ways than it generally is. The truth about hypnosis is it can be the one most important tool to change the way the mind experiences your world. If there ever was a magic wand, that could help you change anything about your life, your health or your behavior, this might be it. A good hypnotherapist knows how to gently release blocks and fears and create a new inner belief that will set the wheels in motion to make changes in the way you think, feel and behave.
Here are some of the more common questions encountered:
What is Hypnosis?
A relaxed state of concentration. There is a specific state that the brain enters into when its receptive to suggestion. It is not an unusual state of mind, and may feel like you are not in a trance or in hypnosis . Most people simply feel relaxed. During this time the mind is very open to visualisations and creating a rich sensory experience. The more real the experience becomes in the subconscious mind during this state, the more effect it will have on your waking behaviour. You will not be asleep when hypnotised. The word hypnosis comes from the ancient Greek word 'hypnos' meaning sleep. It is a misnomer. Hypnosis is generally a very relaxed state but it is not sleep. Many people after a session of hypnosis don't believe that they were hypnotised at all but that comes from misconceptions about just what a 'trance' in fact is.
Can Anyone Be Hypnotised?
Yes. Some people find it easier to relax than others. By the same token, some people are able to go into hypnosis more quickly and more deeply than others. Generally the more intelligent a person is the easier it is to go into hypnosis. Most people can go into at least a light trance and with most hypnotherapeutic goals that is enough so therefore everyone can benefit from hypnotherapy to some extent.
You don’t need to be in a deep trance, but you must be willing. If you feel you have a need to prove it won’t work, then it may not work. Experience it with all of your senses including visual.
Can hypnosis make me do something against my will?
No. This is probably the biggest myth of all. Nobody can be hypnotised against their will. Hypnosis is not about control by the hypnotist. It is about working together so that the client can be empowered to create change in his or her life. Nobody can be forced to do anything against their will.
The 'control' misconception appears to originate from stage hypnosis which funnily enough also involves people doing exactly what they want to be doing or who have a desire to behave outrageously. The stage hypnotist carefully chooses people who are willing participants.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if Paul McKenna told someone to walk out of the theater and shoot someone - of course, they would refuse to accept the suggestion and would probably be very angry. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are about empowerment and people's incredible capacity for change. If hypnosis was about control or making people do things there would be no money left in the banks !
Will you be able to wake up and come out of the trance?
Hypnosis is not about control. No one has ever got stuck in hypnosis, it simply cannot happen. If you want to come out of hypnosis you simply choose to do that. If the hypnotherapist disappeared or fell over and knocked themselves out or your recording stopped ½ way you would simply either fall asleep or wake naturally or your subconscious mind would detect that there was no voice guiding you and bring you back to consciousness. We go in and out of hypnosis and other altered states of consciousness (e.g. daydreaming) many times a day but we always come back out of them easily and naturally.
What is Self Hypnosis?
All self hypnosis is hypnosis. You can put yourself into hypnosis. Once learned, you are encouraged to practice this for a few minutes several times a week. You can use it any time during the day, when you are on a train, in a lift or before sleep. It is an empowering form of self therapy which takes little time and can have huge benefits. It can be used for relaxation, healing pain, working on a specific problem, meditating, resolving a problem, making a decision, preparing for a difficult interview or presentation, motivation, etc.
Can hypnosis really help me? What are the benefits of going to a hypnotherapist? These are the most common questions asked when people consider going to see a hypnotherapist. Some people are understandably a little apprehensive about considering hypnotherapy as a treatment, usually because of misconceptions by what they have seen on the television or in films. But when you think about the benefits that can come from Hypnosis you’ll see it’s really worth it:
1. Hypnosis can treat addictions – It doesn’t matter what you’re addicted to hypnosis can help you kick the addiction of food, alcohol, drugs, smoking and many other addictions. Hypnosis helps to rid your body of physical addictions to whatever you are addicted to. Hypnotherapy is proven to help break addictions for good so that you don’t relapse and become addicted again within a short time.
2. Hypnosis can help you lose weight and keep it off – Hypnotherapy has been proven to be 30% more effective than just dieting when it comes to weight loss. Medical professionals speculate that Hypnosis helps people who are hanging onto the extra weight for psychological reasons or people that overeat for psychological reasons eliminate their psychological need for extra fat or extra food which makes it easier for them to lose weight.
3. Hypnosis can help manage chronic pain – If you have a disease that leaves you in frequent pain like Fibromyalgia, Arthritis or Migraines then you already know that sometimes it feels like nothing will stop the pain. When drugs and diet don’t help you can manage your pain using self-Hypnosis. In many different scientific studies Hypnosis has been proven to be an effective pain management technique. So if nothing else is working for you when it comes to controlling your pain, or if you don’t want to take prescription painkillers, you should try Hypnosis. Pain management is taught only after a diagnosis of your ailment from a doctor.
4. Hypnosis can help reduce stress – Stress can cause serious illness in people like heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, and sleep disorders. If you have a lot of stress in your life and you feel like you can’t get it under control by using diet and exercise then it’s time to think about Hypnosis. Because Hypnosis involves putting you in a deep state of relaxation it gives your mind and body a chance to experience the relaxation that they desperately need.
5. Hypnosis can help deal with childhood issues – Childhood issues. Everyone has them. From serious abuse or other problems in the home to lack of self esteem or a need to be successful at all costs the issues and problems that you experienced as a child might still be impacting you today and causing you to make bad decisions or to not take very good care of yourself. Hypnosis is a great way to work through childhood issues and replace those negative messages about yourself with positive ones.
6. Hypnosis can cure sleep disorders – Millions of people suffer from sleep disorders that range from full insomnia to night terrors, wakeful sleep, sleepwalking, and the inability to fall into REM sleep which your body needs. Sleep disorders can cause a wide range of other problems like obesity and addiction to either sleeping medications or to caffeine or other stimulants in an effort to keep the body going even though it’s exhausted. Sleep disorders are notoriously hard to treat. Many sleep disorders have an associated psychological condition that makes it necessary for people to get both psychological and physical treatment in order to be able to get some sleep. Hypnosis can help treat the psychological problem that is causing the sleep disturbance while at the same time it puts the body in a deeply relaxed state that helps the body and mind become rejuvenated.
7. Hypnosis can promote deep relaxation – If you have ever tried meditation you know already the great things that relaxation does for the mind and body. You can become more creative, better at problem solving, less irritable, and you can reduce your risk of health problems like heart disease or high blood pressure significantly if you meditate or relax regularly. But if you have trouble relaxing, or if you never seem to be able to relax deeply enough to really feel refreshed, then you should try Hypnosis. Hypnosis is a wonderful way to experience truly deep relaxation that will make you feel much healthier.
8. Hypnosis can help you change your behaviour – Are you the kind of person that is always snapping at others? Do you get irritated and angry often? Do you have trouble managing your anger? Hypnosis can help you change your behaviour patterns so that you can be healthier and happier. Often behavioural patterns are learned in childhood, but a hypnotic suggestion given while you’re in a deep hypnotic state can help you get rid of those old messages telling you to behave in certain ways and replace the with messages to act in new, more appropriate ways. If you are trying to recover from the effects of a dysfunctional family or an abusive childhood using Hypnosis to help eliminate the unhealthy patterns that you learned to survive can be very therapeutic.
9. Hypnosis can help recover buried memories – All of the experiences that you’ve had throughout your life are buried in your brain somewhere. If you have lost touch with the parts of your brain that hold memories of your childhood Hypnosis can help you go back and remember the things that you need to remember in order to know why you act the way you act now. Typically this is used to help people that were abused as children understand their behavioural patterns but there can also be happy memories that you have forgotten as a result of an injury or accident that can be recovered with Hypnosis.
10. Hypnosis can help treat Anxiety and Depression – Many people are reluctant to take medication to treat Anxiety and Depression because they don’t want to become dependent on medication. Other people just can’t seem to find a medication that works for them. Hypnosis is a drug free and very effective way to calm Anxiety and to treat the symptoms of depression. By using hypnotic suggestions to eliminate the triggers of Anxiety and Depression people that suffer from Depression and Anxiety can sometimes find 100% relief from those conditions by using Hypnosis.
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