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Medical Hypnosis: You Are Getting Very Healthy
Hypnosis has been the subject of fascination, intrigue and ridicule for centuries. Now, researchers are getting closer to understanding why and how it can work. The mechanism may be similar to the placebo effect—in which patients' expectations play a major role in how they feel. Hypnosis, in turn, can help patients adjust those expectations to minimize pain, fear and disability.
The image of a stage hypnotist swinging a stopwatch and commanding a volunteer to squawk like a chicken has led to misunderstandings, experts say. Real hypnosis for therapeutic purposes gives subjects more control over their minds and bodies, not less.
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A Surprise Medical Solution: Hypnosis
Major hospitals are finding hypnotherapy can help sufferers of digestive conditions like heartburn, colitis, acid reflux and irritable bowel syndrome.
How to Use Hypnosis for Pain and Anxiety
As in, it's not as outlandish as it sounds.
Hypnosis: Is It Worth The Hype?
If you have found yourself at a place in your life where you want to level up, be it personal or in your career, you may want to be like Dr. Seuss and try on something new - enter hypnotherapy.
I Did Hypnosis with My Mom to Try and Cure Our Shared Anxiety
Often, the idea of hypnosis conjures visions of being lulled into a trance so deep that you end up clucking like a chicken onstage in front of an audience of bloated, red-faced retirees on a cruise ship. But the practice has become a trusted form of treatment for pain management and behavior modification. During the American Civil War, doctors used hypnosis on soldiers before amputating.
I s Hypnosis Real? Here's What Science Says
“There are many myths about hypnosis, mostly coming from media presentations,” like fictional films and novels, says Irving Kirsch, a lecturer and director of the Program in Placebo Studies at Harvard Medical School. But setting aside pop culture clichés, Kirsch says hypnosis is a well-studied and legitimate form of adjunct treatment for conditions ranging from obesity and pain after surgery to anxiety and stress.
Is Hypnosis Good for IBS Symptoms?
"We're going to calm your brain down, and we're going to calm your gut down.”
Hypnosis may still be veiled in mystery – but we are starting to uncover its scientific basis
Some argue that hypnosis is just a trick. Others, however, see it as bordering on the paranormal – mysteriously transforming people into mindless robots. Now our recent review of a number of research studies on the topic reveals it is actually neither. Hypnosis may just be an aspect of normal human behaviour.
Can Hypnosis Kill You?
Short answer: No, but you’re getting veeeeeeery sleepy.
Can You Quit Smoking Through Hypnosis?
Researchers can't agree on whether hypnotherapy actually works. I tried it when I wanted to leave cigarettes behind, but I'm still not sure, either.
Hypnosis
When I was a kid, my family doctor was a hypnotist. He hypnotized my mom before she gave birth to my little sister. Mom reports that she felt no discomfort during the birth, despite being awake and having no drugs. That story had a big impact on me.
Hypnosis has weirdly positive results in weight loss studies. That doesn't mean it works.
The idea behind hypnotherapy is fairly simple: A trained hypnotist puts a patient in a trancelike state that makes her ultra-responsive to suggestion. Proponents of this mysterious treatment claim that it can work wonders, helping people permanently change their behavior to lose weight or quit smoking. But you're right to be skeptical. The actual evidence on hypnotherapy suggests it has a very modest impact, at best, in helping people shed pounds.
Hypnosis Myths
Stage hypnotism and the portrayal of hypnosis in the entertainment industry have contributed to many misunderstandings of the true nature of hypnosis. Here are some of the more popular hypnosis myths...
Hypnosis: Does it Work?
In recent years, hypnosis has become an accepted medical therapy to address a variety of conditions, including childbirth pain and weight loss, which are concerns for many women. This increased popularity is probably due to research that shows hypnosis can produce profound improvements in health—though we know very little about the mechanisms by which these improvements are made.
Hypnosis: There’s an App for that. A systematic review of hypnosis apps
Our findings indicate that hypnosis apps have been developed to help users achieve a variety of goals, ranging from improving health behaviors (e.g., weight loss, smoking cessation) to encouraging financial success. There is evidence that hypnosis is effective in treating some of the goals that the hypnosis apps where intended for...
Is Hypnosis All in Your Head? Brain Scans Suggest Otherwise
Hypnosis has become a common medical tool, used to reduce pain, help people stop smoking and cure them of phobias. But scientists have long argued about whether the hypnotic “trance” is a separate neurophysiological state or simply a product of a hypnotized person’s expectations.
This Is Your Brain Under Hypnosis
Even with little understanding of how it works, hypnosis has been used in medicine since the 1950's to treat pain and, more recently, as a treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, irritable bowel syndrome and eating disorders.
Using Hypnosis to Gain More Control Over Your Illness
“My neurosurgeon was stunned at how little medication I required before and after surgery, and how quickly I bounced back,” she said.
Medical Hypnosis: You Are Getting Very Healthy
Hypnosis has been the subject of fascination, intrigue and ridicule for centuries. Now, researchers are getting closer to understanding why and how it can work.
5 Science-Backed Health Benefits Of Hypnosis
It sounds like the work of sorcerers and scam artists, but hypnosis can play a very real role in protecting and promoting health.
Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Blog
Hypnosis is not a magic cure-all, and results vary from person to person. I work at all times to present an accurate and educated view of hypnosis.
Hypnosis Downloads
Not all hypnosis is the same, and some is downright peculiar. But we work hard to ensure our psychology is sensible and research-supported...
Hypnosis Unlocked
I’ve set up www.hypnosisunlocked.com to present you with a phenomenon that has truly changed my life in a positive way, and it can also change yours. You’ll find different tips and techniques on covert hypnosis, about the best covert hypnotists in the world, interesting articles and much more.
American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists
The American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists is a worldwide organization that provides knowledge, tools and resources to professional hypnotherapists in order to support their success in small business and in the hypnotherapy industry.
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
To provide and encourage education programs to further, in every ethical way, the knowledge, understanding, and application of hypnosis in health care; to encourage research and scientific publication in the field of hypnosis...
Hypnosis Motivation Institute
The Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI), is a non-profit, Nationally Accredited College of Hypnotherapy that has been serving Southern California since 1968. HMI’s College of Hypnotherapy serves the needs of students looking for the most comprehensive training available today in Hypnotherapy.
International Alliance of Professional Hypnotists
From this site members can search and access a Virtual Library of highly sought after resources for hypnosis practitioners. The International Alliance of Professional Hypnotists, the parent company of the International Association of Counselors and Therapists and the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association is in a class of distinction being one of the first associations to embrace the hypnosis profession without prejudice.
International Hypnosis Association
The International Hypnosis Association (IHA), provides credentialing and certification worldwide for Hypnotists, Hypnotherapists, NLP Practitioners trainers and courses based upon knowledge and skill level.
National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists
The National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists (NBCCH) was organized in 1991 as an educational, scientific, and professional organization dedicated to professionalizing the mental health specialty of hypnotherapy. The Board is committed to reflecting the diversity of its constituents and providing information to the public.
National Guild of Hypnotists
The National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc.is a not-for-profit, educational corporation in the State of New Hampshire. Officially founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1950 the Guild is a professional organization composed of dedicated individuals committed to advancing the field of hypnotism.
The International Society for Hypnosis
The International Society for Hypnosis is the world headquarters for researchers and clinicians interested in hypnosis. ISH serves as the umbrella and meeting place for its members and 33 (still growing) Constituent Societies from around the world.
Hypnotherapy: panacea or placebo?
The term hypnosis often leads to visions of willing participants engaging in outrageous and embarrassing stunts at the command of a hypnotist. But while this practice of humiliating participants on stage may be entertaining, it undermines the credibility of clinical hypnotherapy. Clinical hypnotherapy can be defined as being a combination of both hypnosis and psychological intervention. The hypnosis component of hypnotherapy is used to induce a deep state of relaxation whereby the subconscious part of the mind becomes highly receptive to suggestions and directions made by the hypnotist.
The Science of Hypnosis
Hypnosis has been around for centuries. It’s been shown to reduce stress, anxiety and pain. Yet the practice is still struggling for mainstream public acceptance. New research from Stanford University is applying the latest medical imaging tools to figure out the science behind...
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