Hypnotherapy - Success Stories?

[AB8219]

Out of interest, who on here has sought Hypnotherapy as an aid to overcome something?

If you have, would you mind telling me what you needed it for and if it worked at all?

It's bloody expensive, I know that much.

[Martin_M]

I paid £120 for two sessions with a hypnotherapist to see if it would impact positively on my confidence levels whilst speaking to large audiences. Unfortunately, it didn't make a blind bit of difference to me and I know 100% that I wasn't hypnotised at any point. I attended each session with an open mind and wanted it to work but for all the amazing reviews this person has, it just didn't work for me.

I don't know what I expected but the process was just like the type of videos you can find on-line. Counting up to ten, body getting looser, tension leaving you, drifting away etc.

I left disappointed but more importantly for me, I found that practising the art of public speaking in front of increasingly larger audiences helped me considerably more.

[GuinnessMK]

I've been three times, for the same thing, spread over the last 15 years.

First time I really felt relaxed and fully immersed in the session, and to some extent it worked. However it wasn't a permanent cure and within a few years I tried again.

Second time I could hear traffic outside, which I think stopped me going fully under. But again it worked for a while.

Final time, I didn't really feel like I'd been totally relaxed and although it worked it left me wondering if it had really taken.

I think part of the issue is about describing what it is you want to resolve accurately enough.

[oceanview]

I think you have to have the type of mind that's receptive to Hypnotherapy. I tried it once just out of interest really. I went through the motions while the "hypnotist" was babbling on, with me just thinking, this isn't doing anything and I am not hypnotised.

Big waste of money for me.

[AB8219]

Doesn't sound too promising then!

[rudecherub]

There's a lot of misconceptions about Hypnosis, trance state is really common, if you've ever done something, and then can't remember the detail of it, welcome to trance.

Meditation and Hypnosis are closely related, the latter is a form of guided meditation, or the former self hypnosis.

Both work because of neural plasticity. Some people are more susceptible than others, but mainly wanting to be hypnotised is a good start.

There's a lot of hypnosis stuff on You Tube, worth using to get a feel of trance using these.

Basically it takes three seconds to change your mind, but three months to change your brain.

[BlackLabel]

rudecherub said:

There's a lot of misconceptions about Hypnosis, trance state is really common, if you've ever done something, and then can't remember the detail of it, welcome to trance.

Or welcome to a hangover from hell.

Jokes aside, a couple of friends of mine have stopped smoking (with no medical smoking cessation products) after a hypnosis session - but then who is to say they wouldn't have stopped without the session?

I'm quite open minded about the whole thing.

[rudecherub]

BlackLabel said:

Or welcome to a hangover from hell.

Jokes aside, a couple of friends of mine have stopped smoking (with no medical smoking cessation products) after a hypnosis session - but then who is to say they wouldn't have stopped without the session?

I'm quite open minded about the whole thing.

It's very interesting, ignore the woo, and delve into the psychology, mindfulness etc. The idea we can change the wiring in our brains is relatively new.

Like most things going into trance gets easier with practise. I tried a therapist, but we didn't click - since then I have read around the subject. I started out with http://www.amazon.co.uk/Instant-Self-Hypnosis-Hypnotize-Yourself-Your-ebook/dp/B00348UMQM/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439319267&sr=1-1&keywords=instant+self+hypnosis

Essentially the conscious mind acts like a gate-keeper or bouncer protecting the subconscious, which doesn't care whether something is real or not. This is why we can get emotionally engaged with fiction, a book or a film.

Will power is like taking the bouncer on, head on, wrestling him to the ground etc. Hypnosis distracts him, and slips in unnoticed.