About Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is a type of psychotherapy that is highly valued worldwide for its effectiveness. It is an extremely successful way to help overcome a wide range of emotional, psychological and other physical problems. The aim of hypnotherapy is to help us find meaningful alternatives to our current unsatisfactory outcomes in terms of thinking, feeling, behaviour or physical health. Hypnotherapy can be used in addition to other therapies to help treat different and specific symptoms. It can be used as part of a treatment plan for phobias and other anxiety disorders. It can also be used for panic attacks, pain management, weight loss, psoriasis, depression, eating disorders and a wide range of other problems.
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Albert Einstein once said that no problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. The aim of hypnotherapy is to help a person to look at himself, at the problem, at the environment from a different angle, to see what beliefs, childhood experiences, painful events or memories have settled in our subconscious and are preventing us from living a meaningful, distinctive, authentic and happy life. Part of the aim of hypnotherapy is to understand and change the beliefs that keep causing and attracting recurring problems. This is the stage where a hypnotherapist can help the client to recognise how his or her thoughts, belief systems and perceptions have affected the client’s life or caused problems.
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In short, hypnotherapy is the process of hypnotising oneself out of unconscious, harmful, automatic behaviours, imposed, false patterns of thinking, and false beliefs. It is a journey within, rediscovering oneself and freeing oneself from old behavioural patterns, habits and beliefs. As M. Norbekov said, “The one who has conquered oneself is invincible”.
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The state of hypnosis is a very relaxed state of mind, where your subconscious mind is open, but at the same time always trying to protect you. During hypnosis, deeper awareness becomes more readily available, helping you to recover repressed memories or to understand the causes of certain behaviours or problems.
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Although hypnosis is increasingly becoming accepted by traditional medicine and is used as part of traditional treatments, it is still shrouded in mystique and myth, fear and prejudice. One of the most popular myths, reinforced by the influence of films about people with magical powers and abilities who can influence others, is that we lose consciousness during hypnosis - that we can be told to do or say anything against our will, or that hypnosis can be used to harm ourselves.
Being in a state of hypnosis does not mean that we lose control of ourselves; on the contrary, we are the ones in control of what we say or don’t say during a hypnotherapy session, or how deeply we want to immerse ourselves in hypnosis. Throughout the whole session, the person is conscious. Harvard researchers examined the brains of 57 people during hypnosis. They found that two areas of the brain responsible for processing and controlling bodily processes show greater activity during hypnosis. The role of hypnotherapists is to help people approach change, to help them see the need for change and to help them understand how they have been acting. Your subconscious mind will not allow you to do anything you do not want to do.