How Can Hypnosis Help Me?
HOW CAN IT HELP ME?
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their
lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”
William James (1842 - 1910)
Hypnosis is a very effective way of working with behaviors and beliefs that we
want to change. This may come as a surprise, but whether I’m working with a
smoking-cessation, bad habits, or overcoming a fear, it always boils down to
focusing on a client’s beliefs and behaviors.
Think of it this way: all of our habits are learned, right? At some point in
life, you “learned” the habit of biting your nails, or the fear of snakes, or
any number of other things. You can extend this principle to ideas about your
learned/believed levels of self-confidence, or what stresses you out, or even
your level of success.
Take a moment to ask yourself what you’ve identified with and assumed you are,
without ability to alter it. When you examine those beliefs, you may find that
they are something that are not set in stone but can be changed. Hypnosis can
help you re-learn that old idea into something that will work better for you and
give you a new outlook on life.
Hypnosis is used for a very wide range of therapeutic or life-improving
techniques, some of the more common ones being habit control (like quitting
smoking), pain control, stress relief, and dealing with anxieties, fears, and
phobias.
Here is a fascinating list of problems, issues, beliefs, and behaviors that
hypnosis can help you with:
FEARS & PHOBIAS
Agoraphobia
Fear of Animals
Fear of Death
Fear of Dentists
Fear of Doctors
Fear of Failure
Fear of Flying
Fear of Heights
Fear of Loss of Control
Fear of Public Speaking
Fear of School
Fear of Success
Fear of Surgery
Fear of Sickness/ Disease
Fear of Water
Nervousness
Stage Fright
Test Anxiety
PHYSICAL/HEALTH
IMPROVEMENT
Anesthesia
Cramps
Child Birth
Chronic Pain
Diabetes Issues
Exercise
Fertility
Fibromyalgia
Headaches
Hypertension
Improve Health
Immune System
Impotency
Irritable Bowl Syndrome
Insomnia
Lower Blood Pressure
Nausea
Pain Management
Post-surgical Recovery
Premature Ejaculation
Sexual Problems
Skin Problems
Sleep Disorders
Smoking Cessation
Surgical Recovery
Ulcers
Weight Control
BEHAVIOR
Aggression
Anger
Anxiety Elimination
Assertiveness
Attitude Adjustment
Bed Wetting
Compulsive Eating
Cravings
Discouragement
Frustration
Gambling
Guilt
Hair Pulling/Twisting
Helplessness
Hopelessness
Hostility
Indecision
Inferiority
Inhibition
Insecurity
Irritability
Irrationality
Mental Blocks
Moodiness
Nail Biting
Obsessions
Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
Overeating
Overly Critical
Panic Attacks
Passive-Aggressive Behaviors
Procrastination
Resistance
Restlessness
Sadness
Self-Blame
Self-Confidence
Self-Criticism
Self-Defeating Thoughts
Shame
Smoking
Social Phobia
Stubbornness
Tardiness
Thumb Sucking
Tics
Victimization
VOCATIONAL (Career/Job Related)
Career Success
Confidence
Improve Sales
Lack of Ambition
Lack of Direction
Lack of Enthusiasm
Lack of Initiative
Motivation
Performance Anxiety
Problem Solving
Reaching Goals
RELATIONSHIPS
Abandonment
Communication
Dealing with a Break-Up
Death or Loss
Forgiveness
Jealousy
Loss of Relationship
Mistrust
Rejection
Relationship Improvement
AVOCATIONAL (GENERAL SELF IMPROVEMENT)
Concentration
Creativity
Dreams/ Nightmares
Empowerment of Performing Arts Careers (acting, dancing, etc)
Improving Study Habits
Memory Improvement
Past Life Regression
Perfectionism
Responsibility
Pessimism
Relaxation
Reducing/Eliminating Stress
Self-Awareness
Self-Esteem
Self-Expression
Self-Forgiveness
Self-Hypnosis
Self-Image
Self-Mastery
Sports Enhancement
Stuttering
Superiority
Temptation
Unblocking Creativity
Writer's Block
Traumas
However, as effective and powerful as hypnosis is as a way to change, it is
important to understand that it is not a magic cure that can fix a problem with
just one session. Like any self improvement, it takes some work and effort on
the part of the individual.
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