Hypnosis for Phobia Helped Overcome Fear of Fireworks REBECCA TORRES was terrified of even lighting candles until hypnotherapy cured her phobia. Hypnotherapy cured my fear of bonfire night Fireworks previously would have terrified Rebecca SETTLING in for a cosy night at home, Rebecca Torres strikes a match and lights a scented candle. It is …
Research Shows Effectiveness of Hypnosis
The effectiveness of hypnosis is often questioned because the cause of hypnotic phenomenon is not yet known. Research has been conducted on hypnosis for hundreds of years. Thousands of studies have been performed, yet the origination of hypnosis has not yet been realized. The Mayo Clinic has found hypnosis to be very effective and beneficial …
Hypnoanalgesic Techniques for Pain Relief
Hypnosis has long been studied for its usefulness in easing pain, also known as hypnoanalgesia. Modern studies on hypnosis date back to the late 1700`s and they involve both psychological and physiological mechanisms. The founder of hypnosis was Friederich Anton Mesmer and hypnosis was known as mesmerism. Since then, many studies have been performed on …
Hypnotherapy Reduces Hot Flashes
PROBLEM: When menopausal women say they’ll do anything to relieve their hot flashes, many do mean anything, including alternative therapies that they might not otherwise consider. METHODOLOGY: Researchers at Baylor, Indiana, and U.T. Austin conducted a randomized, controlled study (a rarity for alternative medicine). About half of their 187 subjects underwent hypnotherapy, while the other …
Hypnosis Leads to Heightened Brain Waves and Levels of Consciousness
Many people are wary of hypnosis because they are not educated on the topic. Hypnosis is a natural state and many people reach this state of consciousness every day without even realizing it. When you drive a car, you are in a light state of hypnosis. You are in control, you have an increased ability …
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BU researchers champion hypnotherapy treatments
Hot flashes can be dealt with in a “cool” way. The Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory at Baylor and its national associates are researching how to use hypnotherapy and “cool” mental imagery to treat menopausal women who are experiencing hot flashes. Dr. Gary Elkins, professor of psychology and director of the Doctor of Psychology graduate program …
Hypnosis Offers Benefits in the Treatment of ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a very common disorder among children. The traditional form of treating ADHD is medication and psychotherapy. However, every person with ADHD is different and a one-size-fits-all approach cannot be taken in treating the disorder. Research has been conducted using alternative therapies including hypnotherapy. Hypnosis has been found to help …
Painless suffering
The world marked Anesthesia Day on Tuesday. Actually, World Anesthesia Day is celebrated to commemorate the first successful public demonstration of the efficacy of ether anesthesia by William Thomas Green Morton on October 16, 1846. Before anesthesia was discovered, surgeons used to exploit various means to relieve patients’ pain: by hypnosis, by ingestion of alcohol, …
Hypnosis Helps Pain Caused by Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a very serious disease that will affect one in eight women who live to the age of 85. Currently, there are 2.4 million women in the United States who have been diagnosed with breast cancer (Breast Cancer: Network of Strength). These staggering numbers show the importance of finding treatments to not only …
Hypnotism: Hijacking Your Brain? Today we’re going to point the skeptical eye at a topic that’s intrigued nearly everyone who’s thought about it: hypnosis. The hypnotist appears to have the ultimate superpower, the ability to persuade anyone to do or feel whatever he wants them to. For the subject, hypnosis appears to be the miracle …