Here's an interesting article from www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk about using hypnosis to treat phobias.
SOME of us are scared of spiders, others faint at the sight of carrots – but what exactly are phobias, and what can we do to cure them? Jemma Walton found out.
FOR as long as she can remember, Julie Fisher suffered from a phobia of earwigs. If she saw one she would start to sweat and shake, and she really didn't know why.
It wasn't until she started to train as a hypnotherapist that she realised why she had such an aversion to them – and what she could do to get rid of her phobia.
Phobias normally stem from a traumatic experience you had under the age of 12," she said.
"You may have been exposed to something that really upset you – such as a spider in your bed – and your subconscious will file that away.
"From then on, whenever you encounter what upset you, your subconscious will tell you to act in the way you acted the time you had that bad experience.
And so when you see a spider, or even when you think you see a spider, your unconscious kicks in and makes you faint or sweat or whatever. And that will go on and on, and that is what a phobia is.
"For me, I remember playing in the garden when I was little, and suddenly I came across this earwig that turned on its back, and hundreds of tiny earwigs came out of it.
"That upset me at the time, and from then on, I hated earwigs."
But Julie came to think about her childhood experience, and was able to deal with her phobia using therapy. She now tries to help other people banish their phobias at Equilibrium Wellbeing Centre, on Shrewsbury Avenue, Woodston, Peterborough.
"You can have a phobia of anything," she said. "From insects through to social situations. I treated one woman who was scared of dangling things, and a man who just couldn't bring himself to speak in front of people.
"With a phobia the conscious part of your mind, the rational part, will often be telling you to stop being silly. But the conscious mind only makes up 10 per cent of your mind.
"The other 90 per cent is your unconscious mind. That is much more powerful, and contains everything you have ever experienced. This is the part that remembers the bad experiences and creates phobias.
"What we do is train your subconscious to react differently to the thing that you have a phobia about, so that eventually you don't feel the phobia any more, you don't have the physical symptoms."
Julie treats phobias in a number of ways, including hypnotherapy. One is through the "magic cinema'' technique, where she will talk through a person's reaction to their phobia with them, and ask them to look at themselves fainting or screaming and sweating, as an outsider.
They will then learn to analyse the problem, and gradually reprogramme their subconscious to react differently to their phobia.
"Every phobia can be dealt with, using a mix of psychotherapy and hypnotherapy – some can be dealt with in one session, but most people will need around three. "We don't choose our phobias, they choose us, but they can be helped."
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Hypnotism seems to help hot flashes
Here's an article from SouthBendTribune.com about the use of hypnosis to treat the hot flashes experienced by women who’ve had breast cancer.
A study randomly assigned 60 breast cancer survivors who had an average of eight hot flashes a day to be given weekly hypnosis or to receive no treatment while on a waiting list for hypnosis.
Hypnotism sessions of 50 minutes each included suggestions for relaxation and coolness. Women also were encouraged to use imagery and positive suggestions during self-hypnosis at home.
After five weeks, based on a standardized scale incorporating severity and frequency of hot flashes, scores dropped by an average of 68 percent among women who’d been hypnotized, whereas the others experienced little or no change in hot flashes. The hypnosis group also reported less anxiety, better sleep and improved ability to function day to day, compared with the others.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
A study randomly assigned 60 breast cancer survivors who had an average of eight hot flashes a day to be given weekly hypnosis or to receive no treatment while on a waiting list for hypnosis.
Hypnotism sessions of 50 minutes each included suggestions for relaxation and coolness. Women also were encouraged to use imagery and positive suggestions during self-hypnosis at home.
After five weeks, based on a standardized scale incorporating severity and frequency of hot flashes, scores dropped by an average of 68 percent among women who’d been hypnotized, whereas the others experienced little or no change in hot flashes. The hypnosis group also reported less anxiety, better sleep and improved ability to function day to day, compared with the others.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Hypnotherapy as a Treatment for Depression
Here's an article from a 2007 issue of International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis examining the use of hypnosis as a treatment for depression.
Depression is not to be taken lightly. Depression is often defined as being “down” for more than two weeks and when symptoms begin to interfere with your life. Symptoms of depression vary for people. People with depression almost always report being down and also having a lack of interest in activities they once enjoyed. Other symptoms include:
* Feelings of worthlessness
* Feelings of hopelessness
* Poor memory
* Insomnia
* Fatigue
* Guilt
It is important for those suffering from depression to seek help, because there are many forms of treatment available including therapy, medication, and hypnosis.
Last year (2007) a study was published in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. The study investigated the efficacy of cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in relation to treating depression. The study consisted of 84 participants who had been diagnosed with depression. They were randomly put into either the hypnosis group or the therapy group. All participants received 16 weeks of treatment.
Before the treatment began, the patients completed three tests: Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Hopelessness Scale. These three tests determine the severity of the symptoms experienced by the participants and provided a baseline comparison.
Results of the study showed that both groups greatly improved their scores and thus greatly decreased their symptoms of depression. However, the group that received hypnotherapy received a 6% reduction in depression, 5% reduction in anxiety, and 8% reduction in hopelessness compared to the cognitive-behavioral therapy group. The results of this study were maintained during the six month and one year follow-ups.
What is so important about this study is that it “represents the first controlled comparison of hypnotherapy with a well-established psychotherapy for depression, meeting the APA criteria for a ‘probably efficacious’ treatment for depression.” The fact that this is the first quality study performed using hypnotherapy to treat depression also means that more should be done to realize the full benefits that hypnosis can have on people suffering from depression.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Depression is not to be taken lightly. Depression is often defined as being “down” for more than two weeks and when symptoms begin to interfere with your life. Symptoms of depression vary for people. People with depression almost always report being down and also having a lack of interest in activities they once enjoyed. Other symptoms include:
* Feelings of worthlessness
* Feelings of hopelessness
* Poor memory
* Insomnia
* Fatigue
* Guilt
It is important for those suffering from depression to seek help, because there are many forms of treatment available including therapy, medication, and hypnosis.
Last year (2007) a study was published in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. The study investigated the efficacy of cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in relation to treating depression. The study consisted of 84 participants who had been diagnosed with depression. They were randomly put into either the hypnosis group or the therapy group. All participants received 16 weeks of treatment.
Before the treatment began, the patients completed three tests: Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Hopelessness Scale. These three tests determine the severity of the symptoms experienced by the participants and provided a baseline comparison.
Results of the study showed that both groups greatly improved their scores and thus greatly decreased their symptoms of depression. However, the group that received hypnotherapy received a 6% reduction in depression, 5% reduction in anxiety, and 8% reduction in hopelessness compared to the cognitive-behavioral therapy group. The results of this study were maintained during the six month and one year follow-ups.
What is so important about this study is that it “represents the first controlled comparison of hypnotherapy with a well-established psychotherapy for depression, meeting the APA criteria for a ‘probably efficacious’ treatment for depression.” The fact that this is the first quality study performed using hypnotherapy to treat depression also means that more should be done to realize the full benefits that hypnosis can have on people suffering from depression.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
OVERCOME SOCIAL ANXIETY AND OTHER FEARS
Fear can be useful thing, because it helps protect us from danger. But a fear can get out of control, and become a phobia that controls our lives. A phobia is a persistent and excessive fear that has lodged itself in your subconscious, usually following some sort of trauma. Common phobias include a fear of social situations or being alone, heights, animals, confined spaces, etc., although phobias can be much more exotic, such as a paralyzing fear of a fictional character or certain colors or sounds. It can reach the point where even thinking about your phobia can cause you acute anxiety. Whatever your phobia is, you are already taking a bold and necessary step by deciding to confront it.
Hypnosis directly addresses your subconscious, and is an ideal means for helping you control your phobias. We will explore the roots of your fear, how it began and how it affects your life. Whatever your fear and no matter how terrifying it seems to you, if you truly commit yourself, you can gain control over it.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, click the followling link to visit Gregory Stacy's website at http://www.hypnotistlosangeles.com/ and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Hypnosis directly addresses your subconscious, and is an ideal means for helping you control your phobias. We will explore the roots of your fear, how it began and how it affects your life. Whatever your fear and no matter how terrifying it seems to you, if you truly commit yourself, you can gain control over it.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, click the followling link to visit Gregory Stacy's website at http://www.hypnotistlosangeles.com/ and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Wakeful State of Hypnosis
Here's an interesting article by Australian radio producer Kate Farmer where she discusses her experience with hypnosis. Farmer makes an excellent point when she says that the only people who cannot be hypnotized are those who steadfastly refuse to be hypnotized. If you are willing, you can be hypnotized.
Many years ago, a hypnotist came as a guest to the radio station where I was working as a junior reporter. The program controller volunteered me to be one of the people he would "put under" along with a colleague of mine who was also a presenter, and we would record the event for broadcast later. I didn't much fancy being made to make an idiot of myself - but in those days, you didn't argue with the boss. I needn't have worried. After the hypnotist tried his best with me for about quarter of an hour, absolutely nothing happened. I was pronounced "unsuitable" and another volunteer was dragged out of the office. My colleague, however, went off into a trance like she did it every day, and came up with some stuff that made really good radio.
In the intervening couple of decades, I have often wondered what made her such a wonderful subject, while I was such a dud. I had my suspicions, which have now been confirmed, having worked on this week's Reality Check special. She simply wanted to be a good subject, while I didn't. She was willing to "let go," while I was mentally resisting with all the determination of Harry Potter throwing off the imperius curse. So does that mean hypnosis doesn't work? Not at all. It just means that whatever else a hypnotist can do, one thing they can't do is control your mind, which is comforting if you're considering it as a possible therapy to help you stop smoking, or to help you overcome a phobia or a traumatic event. It might help, but only if you want it to.
I've found working on this Satuday's program quite an eye opener. Hypnosis has come a long way since it was considered "mumbo jumbo medicine" or the basis of dubious stage acts. It's now not only a respectable and respected branch of psychotherapy, it can also be used in medicine to help with everything from spots to pre-operation stress.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, click the followling link to visit Gregory Stacy's website at http://www.hypnotistlosangeles.com/ and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Many years ago, a hypnotist came as a guest to the radio station where I was working as a junior reporter. The program controller volunteered me to be one of the people he would "put under" along with a colleague of mine who was also a presenter, and we would record the event for broadcast later. I didn't much fancy being made to make an idiot of myself - but in those days, you didn't argue with the boss. I needn't have worried. After the hypnotist tried his best with me for about quarter of an hour, absolutely nothing happened. I was pronounced "unsuitable" and another volunteer was dragged out of the office. My colleague, however, went off into a trance like she did it every day, and came up with some stuff that made really good radio.
In the intervening couple of decades, I have often wondered what made her such a wonderful subject, while I was such a dud. I had my suspicions, which have now been confirmed, having worked on this week's Reality Check special. She simply wanted to be a good subject, while I didn't. She was willing to "let go," while I was mentally resisting with all the determination of Harry Potter throwing off the imperius curse. So does that mean hypnosis doesn't work? Not at all. It just means that whatever else a hypnotist can do, one thing they can't do is control your mind, which is comforting if you're considering it as a possible therapy to help you stop smoking, or to help you overcome a phobia or a traumatic event. It might help, but only if you want it to.
I've found working on this Satuday's program quite an eye opener. Hypnosis has come a long way since it was considered "mumbo jumbo medicine" or the basis of dubious stage acts. It's now not only a respectable and respected branch of psychotherapy, it can also be used in medicine to help with everything from spots to pre-operation stress.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, click the followling link to visit Gregory Stacy's website at http://www.hypnotistlosangeles.com/ and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Hypnotic healing
Here is an article from the Indianapolis Star that provides a good, general overview of hypnosis.
There are no swaying pocket watches evident in Richard Erickson's Carmel office. No mesmerizing pinwheels. No shiny crystals.
But it was here on the taupe leather couch by the window that Nancy May came face to face with her fear of public speaking.
One of Indiana's 59 certified hypnotists, Erickson uses hypnotherapy to guide clients like May through a tour of their subconscious to help them overcome a range of habits, from smoking to overeating to test-taking anxiety.
While hypnotherapy received a nod from the American Medical Association half a century ago, it has yet to fully shed its connection to theatrics.
"A lot of times when you say hypnosis, people will expect you to do a stage act," says Jere Parker, director of Alpha Resources Solutions, a counseling center that offers hypnosis and other therapies. "That's a completely different sort of thing."
Hypnotherapy is about healing, say those who practice it.
Many, like May, who turn to it for help, agree.
At the age of 11, May found herself before a grand jury, required to testify about the death of her mother. The experience was seared in her memory and left her hobbled whenever she was expected to speak in public.
Her job as a senior marketing manager for Greystone Communities, however, calls upon her to do that frequently. So when May saw one of Erickson's fliers, she decided to try hypnosis.
After just one session, she felt her speaking skills had improved. After four sessions, even her colleagues could detect a difference.
"Now I have no problem. . . . It's great to have been able to overcome that," says May. "I didn't have power over it (my anxiety) to know how to reorganize my thoughts."
Unlike cognitive therapy, which works with the conscious part of the mind, hypnotherapy dwells in the subconscious, Erickson says.
When a person experiences a formative event, he or she will continue to have a similar response unless they can teach the subconscious part of their brain to have a different response.
"That part of the brain can't think, but it can learn," Erickson says.
Most of what people turn to hypnotists to learn has to do with controlling habits they don't want to keep, such as smoking and excessive eating.
These requests are so common that many hypnotists sell CDs that a person can listen to daily to train the brain's subconscious.
Erickson has developed a program called Tobacco B'Gone to help with smoking cessation. Parker offers people who have had one session the chance to buy a CD they can listen to daily at home to reinforce his face-to-face therapy.
"Anything we do 21 to 28 days in a row as a human becomes a pattern or habit," Parker says. "Hypnosis is kind of the diversion of your conscious mind."
That diversion can help conquer a wide range of symptoms.
Increasingly, people are turning to the therapy for help with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pain management. Hypnosis won't necessarily eliminate the pain, but it may help the body learn how to deal with it.
Hypnosis helped Missdeb Can, a grief counselor in Avon, quit smoking. So about a year ago, she sought Parker's skills to get the better of pain that had led her to take painkillers for 15 years.
"The pain is still there, but I don't recognize it as much as I did," Can says. "There's something about how hypnosis taps the subconscious mind."
Hypnosis also can ease the pain of childbirth. Clarian Health offers women and their birth partners a course composed of six three-hour classes that teaches a mother-to-be how to use hypnosis, rather than drugs, to curb labor pains.
Women who take the $250 Hypnobabies class receive a CD of birth affirmations they are encouraged to listen to until childbirth.
"This is a way to teach your body that it can have almost a pleasurable sensation. . . . They're given lots of tools to keep themselves calm and feel only pressure during birth," says Sue Galyen, Clarian Health Partners nurse and certified Hypnobabies instructor.
Outside of Indiana, there's little regulation of who can hold him- or herself out as a hypnotist and how or what that person can advertise. Indiana is the only state in the nation that has a board regulating hypnotists. In order to become a certified hypnotist in Indiana, a person must sit for an exam or be a health-care professional. Those who perform hypnotism for entertainment purposes are exempt.
Indiana has 59 certified hypnotists, many based outside the state. That number has been decreasing since the committee was created eight years ago, said Angela Smith Jones, director of the Indiana Hypnotist Committee. About a year ago, the state had 74 certified hypnotists.
In most other states, hypnotists have a "self-policing-type set-up," says Dwight Damon, president of the National Guild of Hypnotists, a group he helped found in 1951.
About 20 years ago, the Guild and others started a movement to have all states license hypnotists. It went nowhere.
"We thought it would be a good idea," Damon says. "It's not a good idea."
His reasons? Licensure would require someone, either taxpayers or practitioners, to shoulder the administrative costs of a board, and it could open the door to third-party payment, something the profession may not be ready for.
Because most states don't license hypnotists currently, most insurance does not cover the treatment. Rates often start at around $100 for a basic session.
For people like May, ridding themselves of an unwanted habit more than justifies the cost.
Although her fear is largely conquered, she still sees Erickson periodically for reinforcement, a session that can also take place on the phone.
On a recent morning, May settled into Erickson's couch and donned headphones to allow her to concentrate on his voice.
"Take a big deep breath. As you exhale, just take all thoughts from your mind," he said. "The more you hear my voice, the better you become. I'm not omnipotent, I'm just here to help you with your situation."
Erickson encouraged May to think about the evening's presentation and realize that she knows more about her subject than anyone else in the room.
After about 10 minutes, Erickson invited May to open her eyes when she's ready.
May sits for a beat or two, her eyes still closed, breathing deeply. Then her eyes flutter open.
"I feel ready and energized," she said.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, click the followling link to visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
There are no swaying pocket watches evident in Richard Erickson's Carmel office. No mesmerizing pinwheels. No shiny crystals.
But it was here on the taupe leather couch by the window that Nancy May came face to face with her fear of public speaking.
One of Indiana's 59 certified hypnotists, Erickson uses hypnotherapy to guide clients like May through a tour of their subconscious to help them overcome a range of habits, from smoking to overeating to test-taking anxiety.
While hypnotherapy received a nod from the American Medical Association half a century ago, it has yet to fully shed its connection to theatrics.
"A lot of times when you say hypnosis, people will expect you to do a stage act," says Jere Parker, director of Alpha Resources Solutions, a counseling center that offers hypnosis and other therapies. "That's a completely different sort of thing."
Hypnotherapy is about healing, say those who practice it.
Many, like May, who turn to it for help, agree.
At the age of 11, May found herself before a grand jury, required to testify about the death of her mother. The experience was seared in her memory and left her hobbled whenever she was expected to speak in public.
Her job as a senior marketing manager for Greystone Communities, however, calls upon her to do that frequently. So when May saw one of Erickson's fliers, she decided to try hypnosis.
After just one session, she felt her speaking skills had improved. After four sessions, even her colleagues could detect a difference.
"Now I have no problem. . . . It's great to have been able to overcome that," says May. "I didn't have power over it (my anxiety) to know how to reorganize my thoughts."
Unlike cognitive therapy, which works with the conscious part of the mind, hypnotherapy dwells in the subconscious, Erickson says.
When a person experiences a formative event, he or she will continue to have a similar response unless they can teach the subconscious part of their brain to have a different response.
"That part of the brain can't think, but it can learn," Erickson says.
Most of what people turn to hypnotists to learn has to do with controlling habits they don't want to keep, such as smoking and excessive eating.
These requests are so common that many hypnotists sell CDs that a person can listen to daily to train the brain's subconscious.
Erickson has developed a program called Tobacco B'Gone to help with smoking cessation. Parker offers people who have had one session the chance to buy a CD they can listen to daily at home to reinforce his face-to-face therapy.
"Anything we do 21 to 28 days in a row as a human becomes a pattern or habit," Parker says. "Hypnosis is kind of the diversion of your conscious mind."
That diversion can help conquer a wide range of symptoms.
Increasingly, people are turning to the therapy for help with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pain management. Hypnosis won't necessarily eliminate the pain, but it may help the body learn how to deal with it.
Hypnosis helped Missdeb Can, a grief counselor in Avon, quit smoking. So about a year ago, she sought Parker's skills to get the better of pain that had led her to take painkillers for 15 years.
"The pain is still there, but I don't recognize it as much as I did," Can says. "There's something about how hypnosis taps the subconscious mind."
Hypnosis also can ease the pain of childbirth. Clarian Health offers women and their birth partners a course composed of six three-hour classes that teaches a mother-to-be how to use hypnosis, rather than drugs, to curb labor pains.
Women who take the $250 Hypnobabies class receive a CD of birth affirmations they are encouraged to listen to until childbirth.
"This is a way to teach your body that it can have almost a pleasurable sensation. . . . They're given lots of tools to keep themselves calm and feel only pressure during birth," says Sue Galyen, Clarian Health Partners nurse and certified Hypnobabies instructor.
Outside of Indiana, there's little regulation of who can hold him- or herself out as a hypnotist and how or what that person can advertise. Indiana is the only state in the nation that has a board regulating hypnotists. In order to become a certified hypnotist in Indiana, a person must sit for an exam or be a health-care professional. Those who perform hypnotism for entertainment purposes are exempt.
Indiana has 59 certified hypnotists, many based outside the state. That number has been decreasing since the committee was created eight years ago, said Angela Smith Jones, director of the Indiana Hypnotist Committee. About a year ago, the state had 74 certified hypnotists.
In most other states, hypnotists have a "self-policing-type set-up," says Dwight Damon, president of the National Guild of Hypnotists, a group he helped found in 1951.
About 20 years ago, the Guild and others started a movement to have all states license hypnotists. It went nowhere.
"We thought it would be a good idea," Damon says. "It's not a good idea."
His reasons? Licensure would require someone, either taxpayers or practitioners, to shoulder the administrative costs of a board, and it could open the door to third-party payment, something the profession may not be ready for.
Because most states don't license hypnotists currently, most insurance does not cover the treatment. Rates often start at around $100 for a basic session.
For people like May, ridding themselves of an unwanted habit more than justifies the cost.
Although her fear is largely conquered, she still sees Erickson periodically for reinforcement, a session that can also take place on the phone.
On a recent morning, May settled into Erickson's couch and donned headphones to allow her to concentrate on his voice.
"Take a big deep breath. As you exhale, just take all thoughts from your mind," he said. "The more you hear my voice, the better you become. I'm not omnipotent, I'm just here to help you with your situation."
Erickson encouraged May to think about the evening's presentation and realize that she knows more about her subject than anyone else in the room.
After about 10 minutes, Erickson invited May to open her eyes when she's ready.
May sits for a beat or two, her eyes still closed, breathing deeply. Then her eyes flutter open.
"I feel ready and energized," she said.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, click the followling link to visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Hypnotherapy shows promise for hot flushes
Hello again! Sorry it's been a little while since I updated. Here is an intriguing article from nursingtimes.net about using hypnosis to treat hot flushes (AKA hot flashes or night sweats) in menopausal women.
Hypnotic relaxation therapy can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes in menopausal women, a US study has revealed.
In the study of 51 women, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26 received hypnotherapy. When compared to the group who had not received the therapy, there was a 68% decrease in hot flushes.
The majority of women who received hypnotic relaxation therapy also experienced less uncomfortable side effects of hot flushes, such as loss of sleep and social interaction difficulties.
Lead investigator Gary Elkins, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor, said: 'This study validates that this type of treatment is effective in decreasing hot flushes.'
'There is a real need to study emerging mind-body interactions to treating these ailments because many times medications are not an option,' he added.
Following the success of the study, researchers are set to enlist 180 post-menopausal women for a five year study to further analyse the physiological response to therapy.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, click the followling link to visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
Hypnotic relaxation therapy can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes in menopausal women, a US study has revealed.
In the study of 51 women, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26 received hypnotherapy. When compared to the group who had not received the therapy, there was a 68% decrease in hot flushes.
The majority of women who received hypnotic relaxation therapy also experienced less uncomfortable side effects of hot flushes, such as loss of sleep and social interaction difficulties.
Lead investigator Gary Elkins, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor, said: 'This study validates that this type of treatment is effective in decreasing hot flushes.'
'There is a real need to study emerging mind-body interactions to treating these ailments because many times medications are not an option,' he added.
Following the success of the study, researchers are set to enlist 180 post-menopausal women for a five year study to further analyse the physiological response to therapy.
If you're interested in trying hypnosis yourself and you're located in the Los Angeles area, click the followling link to visit Gregory Stacy's website at www.hypnotistlosangeles.com and make an appointment for a free consultation to answer any of your questions.
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