Have you ever tried to stop smoking, lose weight or end another habit or start a good one - And failed? You started out with good intentions but it seemed that there was a part of you that prevented you from reaching your goal. For some reason it seemed that you were sabotaging your own efforts.
If you are frustrated with trying and trying to reach your goal then consider hypnosis. If you think hypnosis is nothing more than stage shows than it time for you to learn about how hypnosis works and how it can work for you.
Hypnosis accesses your subconscious mind where all of your habits and beliefs are stored. We all have habits that serve us well like stoping automatically at a red light. But sometimes it seems like unsurmountable task to change those behaviors that are not serving us. While in hypnosis your subconscious is receptive to positive suggestions making is easier to change.
Hypnosis is a state of physical and mental relaxation where you can achieve a focused state of mind. In this relaxed state you can create the improvements that you want. The ability to enter a hypnotic state is a skill that is taught to you, not something that is done to you. Hypnosis is simply a state of focused relaxation. Anyone with the desire to be hypnotized can do so. In fact, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The hypnotherapist serves a your facilitator to help you achieve your goals. Hypnotherapy is not meant to replace any medical or psychological treatment. However, it has been known to be an extremely effective complementary adjunct to mainstream medical and psychological treatment.
A new study being released in the July issue of Int. Journal of Clinical Hypnosis reports that hypnosis is effective in more than reducing IBS symptoms. Renowned gastroentrologist Dr. P. Whorwell has been studying IBS relief with hypnosis for over 20 years. In this latest study he discusses the other benefits for individuals with IBS. IBS is a condition in which sufferers may experience severe diarrhea, constipation, pain, gas and other symptoms.
In many cases conventional medicine fails to alleviate the symptoms. Dr. Whorwell has found that hypnosis relieves these symptoms. In addition, the study shows that patients also report that their quality of life is effected. For instance, social activities are severely reduced, promotions may be declined, travel is eliminated. The study concluded that hypnosis “not only relieves symptoms but also appears to restore the psychological and physiological abnormalities associated with these conditions towards normal.” The recommendation is that hypnosis should be integrated into the conventional care that patients are receiving.