Friday 22 August 2014

By Deanne Shepard





Hypnotherapy is a form of treatment that is rooted in two other methods, hypnosis and psychotherapy. It involves helping a patient to regain consciousness through focused concentration, close attention and planned relation. The hypnotic state allows a person to ignore the other things in favor of concentrating on just one thing. Notionally, hypnosis is a natural occurrence, but for a good hypnotherapy Washington DC dwellers should consult a professional.



Usually, hypnotized people are characterized with abnormal traits and propensities such as responsiveness and suggestibility. Hypnosis can also lead to new attitudes, thoughts, feelings, behavior, and thoughts, which a person uses to express the subconscious changes in him or her. Research argues that the concepts used in hypnosis are primarily borrowed from those of hypnosis and counseling/therapies.



A patient is likely to explore past bad feelings, thoughts and memories if he or she in a hypnotic state due to unconsciousness. He or she is also likely to have a different view of things in such a state. For example, a hypnotized person may even ignore pain.



According to many clinical studies, hypnosis is primarily administered through suggestion therapy and analysis of the patient. Analysis of the patient involves using a relaxed way of exploring the psychological problem that may be related to the cause of any disorder or symptoms that is affecting the health of the patient. The analytic process can help patients deal with the bad memories that are hidden in the unconscious mind.



The stress can be handled by a psychotherapist after the above process. Suggestion therapy, on the other hand, relies on using a set of suggestions. Here, a patient is made to respond to a number of suggestions. For example, a therapist can help a patient stop certain addictive behaviors like taking liquor. This approach can also be used to treat pains and help people change their sensations and perceptions.



Using hypnosis for treating patients is beneficial in many ways. For example, it allows a patient to open up to suggestions or having conversations with other people. Additionally, it can also be used to handle the following cases: trauma, fear, phobias, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, post-stress fears and sleep disorder



People suffering from chronic pains and addictive behaviors such as taking alcohol and abusing drugs can also benefit from using hypnosis. Similarly, patients suffering from severe illnesses and poor management of crisis can be subjected to it. It is therefore widely used.



Therapists are advised to observe precautionary measures when using this treatment method. For example, they should not use it in patients with psychotic issues such as delusion and hallucination. The precaution should also extend to drug addicts and alcoholics. Medics argue that this method requires an approval of a qualified doctor. As such, a patient with medical or surgical problem should not be a party to it. The therapists hold that this approach should only be used for control of pain after evaluation by the doctor for any disorder that may require surgery or medical treatment.



There are other traditional methods of treatments such as psychiatric medication that can be used to substitute hypnosis. Some therapists have often used hypnosis to retrieve repressed memories, but it can also cause memory lapses if not used in the correct manner. As such the use of this treatment method for retrieving repressed memory is still riddled with controversies.









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