Hypnosis is the best treatment for stress.
Sunday, May 10th, 2009Without doubt hypnosis is a very effective treatment of stress. Stress results when a person feels that the task ahead of him is greater than the resources he can muster. Once he feels he is not up to the task, stress begins. Hypnosis changes his belief and hence strengthens his ability to cope. He now feels he has the tools to do the task efficiently.
Dr. Lipton has researched the topic and found that stress is an underlying factor in as much as 90% of diseases. This is astonishing and it seems that stress starves vital organs of oxygen and nutrients. This is not a problem on the odd occasion but when it is persistent, disease is likely to develop.
Stress develops when you feel you cannot cope with situations around you. It is not the problems you face that causes stress but your perception that it is difficult that results in stress. Stress follows when you feel you cannot cope. After hypnosis, you have a change in perception, belief and expectation. You now believe that you can cope very well and as a result stress disappears.
After a course of hypnosis, stressful situations are converted to easy to do things and are no longer stressful. The hypnotist has changed your belief and you now know that you can handle all problems as they occur because you have the required resources.
A hypnotist will use induction and deepening trance to put you into a deep relaxed sleep. In this state your brainwave pattern has changed from beta to theta. At this pattern of activity, the filters or barriers that block unwanted messages from reaching the Subconscious MInd are relaxed. The hypnotist is now able to replace negative attitude, belief and expectation with positive ones.
There is no doubt that hypnosis is a powerful and safe stress and anxiety treatment. Another effective and recommended treatement for stress is meditation. For it to be effective, the stressed individual needs to relax and clear his or her mind. This will be difficult initially. For faster benefits, it is best to have hypnotherapy first then start meditating for lasting results.
Anyone who has had stress will tell you it is a very unpleasant thing. Stress pushes aside all the fun things in your life. It steals enjoyment. Anxiety, rage, depression and anger are commonly associated with stress. You are also less creative and regularly make unnecessary mistakes. You lose your libido.
Worse of all, stress triggers the fight or flight reaction. This shuts off important nutrients to some organs of the body while at the same time stimulating the heart. This is why research has shown it is responsible for 90% of all diseases. In industry there are millions of days a year lost through stress and the cost to health services is enormous.
Hypnosis can change your attitude to stress and it is not just a treatment for your present stress but it gives you belief and coping skills to control stress in the long term.
During hypnosis, the hypnotist will give you very powerful and effective post hypnotic suggestions not just on how to cope with your current situation but generally on all aspects of your life. He is likely to say, you are calm and relaxed. You will confront any situation calmly and know that if it can be done, you are very capable and competent and you can do it. This type of post hypnotic suggestion will help you to approach your next task with the attitude that it can be done. All you have to do is find the best way rather than thinking you cannot do it.
If you are looking for the best treatment for stress, instead of drugs, psychotherapy, CBT or counselling, give hypnotherapy a go. It is safe and efficient and the benefits are long term. It can change your views on life, your expectation and motivation. In time you may even be able to do it for yourself in the privacy of your own home.