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Hypnosis Technique – How Your Hypnotherapist Works
Any hypnosis technique has the same goal: achieve the best possible result for the client. Therefore, it very much depends on the client which technique is used. When hypnotized, brainwaves have slowed down to the alpha (or theta) level, which occur right before falling asleep. In this state the mind is very suggestible. New ideas can be planted directly into the subconscious mind, facilitating change. There are a range of different hypnosis techniques that are used to help people overcome unwanted thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Sometimes hypnotherapy is used to recover repressed memories so that a person can deal with associated emotional and physical issues. The three most commonly used techniques are as follows: Visualization/Guided ImageryOnce a person has been brought into a hypnotic state, the therapist guides the person to visualize a scene and experience an event while hypnotized. A person might be led through grassland to a quiet stream, for example, where they meet someone offering a chalice of pure water. As they drink the water they feel their body and mind being purified and their problems melting away. There are as many scenarios as there are therapists and issues, however an appropriate guided meditation under hypnosis can be very effective in bringing about the desired changes in a person. Affirmative SuggestionsThis is the most common and basic hypnosis technique. A therapist (or self-hypnosis CD) will guide a client to relax and move into a hypnotic trance. Once in that state of altered brainwaves and heightened awareness, a person is able to receive suggestions directly into their subconscious mind and by-pass critical thought altogether. A therapist makes statements that positively reinforce the desired changes and suggestions that are designed to support behaviors that will move the client in the right direction. Self-hypnosis CDs can do the same thing although they are generic suggestions that would apply to anyone and not tailored to a specific individual’s needs as is the case with a private session. Age Regression/Age ProgressionAge regression is a technique often used to help a person locate the cause of a problem. Often an emotional response has a long forgotten cause, which once established, can be dealt with. Under hypnosis a person is guided back in time and asked what they can see or hear. The therapist tries to locate the source of the issue while there. Age progression, on the other hand, is used to take the client into the future where they are guided to visualize the long term consequences of either changing or not changing. This can help give the necessary leverage for change as well as cementing positive expectations in place. Whichever hypnosis technique or combination of techniques is chosen, hypnosis can change your life. Back to top of Hypnosis Technique – How Your Hypnotherapist Works
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