UNDERSTANDING WHAT HYPNOTHERAPY IS.

MYTHS & TRUTHS OF HYPNOTHERAPY AND PROCEDURE OF HYPNOTHERAPY

3/20/20214 min read

WHAT IS HYPNOTHERAPY ?

Hypnotherapy is a therapeutic technique that involves the use of hypnosis to help an individual attain a state of focused attention, deep relaxation, and heightened suggestibility. Hypnotherapy aims to promote positive changes in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through the state of hypnosis. The therapist has direct access to the subconscious and deep work is done from there. It helps an individual explore and address various issues including anxiety, addiction, trauma, and phobias. We get to the root of things so they can be healed from the root.

IN TODAY’S WORLD, WE HAVE SO MANY TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS TO OUR TROUBLES THAT WE DO NOT GO TO THE ROOT AND RESOLVE IT. THEREFORE, IT KEEPS COMING BACK IN PHASES OF SADNESS, ANXIETY OR OTHERS.

We again then find some temporary feel-good things. Maybe going out with friends, starting a show on Netflix, or simply just crying it out. No doubt, we feel better after these things. But the reality is that it comes back. It is like a small locked dark room in your brain. Once in a while, the door gets opened and it impacts you. Leaving you confused and overwhelmed on why this is happening. But it is that locked dark room that has all the repressed memories of your past experiences, traumas, abuse, and other negative events that happened in your life that got pushed over into your subconscious mind.

The therapist gets access to it through the process of relaxation and by slowing down your brain waves, which opens the door to the subconscious mind.

But our television and entertainment industries have portrayed a different image of hypnotherapy in fact of us. And often I have found people being scared of what will happen during the sessions or if I will have full control over them during the session.

So let's clear some myths about hypnotherapy to first understand what it is not before understanding what it is.

Common myths about Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is still considered controversial by some. Various misconceptions and myths affect how people regard this therapeutic approach.

1.MYTH: Hypnotherapists Control Minds

REALITY: A hypnotherapist cannot control their client’s mind. The therapist only serves as a guide while the client is an active participant and the mind is conscious of what he/she is hearing. The therapist gives the client the control to let the therapist know if anytime they are uncomfortable in between so we can count them out. So you too are in control of what is happening.

2.MYTH: Loss of Control under Hypnosis

REALITY: During hypnotherapy, the individual remains in their control and cannot be made to do anything against their own will. Rather, they are in a state of relaxation and focused attention.

3. MYTH: Hypnosis Equals Unconsciousness

REALITY: During hypnotherapy, the individual is not in a state of unconsciousness. They are in a state of focused awareness where they are fully aware of their surroundings and can hear and respond to their therapist’s suggestions.

4.MYTH: Forced Disclosure of Secrets

REALITY: Even during hypnotherapy, the individual can choose what information they want to disclose. The therapist cannot make them reveal anything against their will. Many people choose to keep certain things to themselves that they visualize as well. Even though we recommend transparency for full efficiency the choice remains with the client.

5. MYTH: Hypnotherapy is similar to stage hypnosis

REALITY: While hypnotherapy and stage hypnosis both involve the use of hypnosis, they vary significantly in their purpose, setting, and outcomes. Stage hypnosis is a form of entertainment whereas hypnotherapy is therapeutic.

Procedure of Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy works by employing the state of hypnosis, wherein the client is in a heightened state of focused attention and relaxation. Here is an overview of how hypnotherapy works:

1. INDUCTION

The therapeutic process of hypnotherapy begins with an induction. During this, the hypnotherapist helps the client to attain a state of relaxation. This is usually done through deep breathing, muscle relaxation, or guided imagery.

2. STATE OF TRANCE

The client enters a state of increased awareness. The state is not to be equated with a loss of consciousness. The client is fully aware of their surroundings while also being an active participant in the process of their therapy.

3. ACCESSING THE SUBCONSCIOUS

The hypnotherapist assists the client in accessing their subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is where an individual’s beliefs, emotions, and automatic behaviors are stored. This stage is reached by slowing the brain waves down through relaxation and focused attention.

4. EXPLORING AND RESOLVING PROBLEMS

As the client is in a heightened state of awareness, the therapist may assist them in exploring and understanding the causes and the root of their problems. Through this guided exploration, the hypnotherapist can help the client in resolving the underlying causes of their problems.

5. REINFORCEMENT

The therapist reinforces positive suggestions and affirmations to help bring the desired changes. We have many tools with which we make the emotional release happen. Certain therapeutic approaches resolve the problem which we are addressing in the first place.

6. TRANSITION

The hypnotherapist helps the client to gradually transition out of the hypnotic state. After the transition, the client awakens feeling relaxed. They often report a sense of clarity and calmness after the session.

Our hypnotherapy sessions at Wellness By Ravneet provide you the opportunity to tap into your subconscious mind and undertake a journey of self-discovery that would assist you in making a positive transformation.

UNDERSTANDING WHAT HYPNOTHERAPY IS.

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