Isn't
it comforting to know that a treatment has been in use for hundreds
of years (even more actually) and that it is constantly being
modernized so it can be more effective more quickly in so
many areas of our lives? Thankfully,
hypnotherapy is one such practice.
It
is quite amazing that hypnosis can now start to bring change in
minutes and isn't it great that major positive change can happen without the use of equipment or medications.
This is all thanks to some very insightful theorists and
practitioners over the years who accepted the power of our
subconscious mind, how it can influence our day to day behaviours,
even our physical health and they set about improving the methodologies of treatment ....
... For example, are you often told that
accomplishing something is just a matter of 'mind over matter'; or
your doctor tells you that your physical ailment is due to stress; or
someone tells you to 'get over it' when you are upset, angry or maybe
still grieving a loss; or you should 'just stop' smoking or 'just
stop' eating so much junk: Intellectually, you know these
things and maybe you even know what needs to be done but you just
can't do it - you just can't get to where you need to in order to
eliminate those hurdles or negatives that hold you back. So, can you
see how it really can be your 'mind' that is holding you back (more
specifically, your subconscious mind) and this is where hypnosis
steps in to help you basically do a ‘reset’ to get your mind on
board with what you want and need.
OUR MIND DOESN'T ALWAYS GET THE RIGHT
MESSAGE.
You see,
our subconscious mind does its best to keep us safe and free from
harm (emotional and physical) but sometimes it uses the wrong
method to do that. For some reason(s) it learned or was conditioned
to do things a certain way. e.g. panic attacks and phobias are quite
often your mind’s way of saying “ Hey, we’ve been in
this kind of situation before and it was traumatic for you, let me
get you away from it this time,” and even though you logically
think there’s nothing to fear, you still experience a panic attack
or you run away from a spider. So, unfortunately your subconscious
(emotional) mind overrides your conscious, logical thinking part of
your mind.
So most often we can't just stop having
panic attacks or 'get over' phobias as these can be a very clear
reaction to an unpleasant event (i.e. trauma) that happened when a
child, your mind hung on to the memory and emotions of that time and
now it manifests them in an inappropriate way in adulthood.
What
kind of events can do that? Well, it could be almost anything:
Maybe you became scared when you
got lost in a crowd for a few minutes when you were four and now as
an adult you panic in locations that have a lot of people.
Maybe a rooster chased you when
visiting your granny in the country and now you get stressed-out
whenever you see any type of bird.
Maybe you suffered physical abuse
as a child and now you have trust issues or you are abusive
yourself.
You may not remember the particular
event that started it all but your subconscious does and with
hypnotherapy that event(s) can be found and then the solution
implemented during your session so there will be no more panic
attacks, or you’ll be able to accept all of our feathered friends
without a problem.
Just like in
medicine, treating the cause relieves the symptoms.
And, wouldn’t it
be nice to reduce or eliminate any need or reliance on
medications/drugs?
In essence, when your will power
(part of your conscious mind) is not enough to effect the change you
need, it is probably time to have a chat with your subconscious via
hypnotherapy – where you get to have better control over you; where
you can improve your personal development or rid yourself of what
causes you some kind of hardship.
Rapid Reframe Clinic just loves to
help with what seems like a quirky annoyances (like a bird phobia)
which, quirky or not, still brings on stress and also with the more
serious stressors that can bring on physiological ailments (skin
conditions, IBS, addictions).
“Addiction is not a disease. It’s an
attempt to solve the problem of emotional pain.”
Dr. Gabor Mate
“Hypnosis is one of the most effective
techniques in the treatment of skin disease. Sadly ……
it is seldom used.”
Dr. Jack Gibson
Dr. Gibson was an Irish surgeon & hypnosis
practitioner who conducted many surgeries while patient was under
hypnosis. Surgeries performed this way usually result in a shorter
recovery time, a better feeling of well-being and less need for
medications.
