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How Effective Is Hypnosis For Anxiety Treatment

By Karyn Shields


With the busy society that we have at present, it is easy to see why a lot of people, teens and adults alike are easily stressed. There is too much information bombarding us every day. Add it up to all the pressure that we get at work and at home and we just just treated ourselves to emotional and mental strain more than what we can handle.

This is where stress creeps in. The longer and more often we get stressed, the higher the possibility of developing anxiety. Hypnosis for anxiety treatment in San Francisco is one of the modes that is adapted as solutions to the rising number of people experiencing this problem.

But while there are testimonies about its benefits, there are still those who are firm in saying that this is nothing more than a hoax or false therapy. They see it as a form of mind control and is therefore not scientific in any sense. There are those who share the same opinion. But it never stopped the process from gaining popularity all around the world.

Hypnosis as a treatment requires the guidance of a trained therapist that will walk the patient through the process. In this mode, the person will undergo intense focus and relaxation. Once he achieves a state of peace of mind, all the other things that he is thinking as of the moment will be set aside. This state is the best time for the therapist to connect with the patient.

One method he can employ is the suggestion method. In here, he speaks of positive thoughts or certain instructions to the patient that will help him rid away of the bad habits that he has like smoking and too much alcohol drinking. Since the person is already focused, it is easier for him to internalize the information an later on act on it.

There is also the analysis approach. In here, therapists try to analyze the source of the persons anxiety. While on the focused state, he converses with the patient, asking leading questions that will allow him to find out the cause of the distressing feeling. Once it is identified, psychotherapy can do the rest of the treatment.

These methods are generally considered effective. However, there are exceptions. Those who are already showing problems like delusions and hallucinations may not find this helpful. Those who are drunk will also not find this step effective. Before an therapist undergoes the procedure, he first makes sure that the patient has not existing condition that could affect their treatment.

Once you decide to try this out and had your doctor give you the go signal, be sure to have a license mental therapist handle your case. They have the necessary knowledge on what to do and the right things to administer in case thing do not work out well. Do not undergo a treatment under someone who do not have a license.

Hypnosis is not mind control. It is not demonic. There is a scientific explanation to its medical application. The most important thing you should keep in mind is to seek assistance first from your doctor to ensure that you are fine to undergo the process.




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