Role Of Hypnosis For Anxiety Treatment And Its Effectiveness

By Karyn Shields


With the busy society that we have at present, it is easy to see why a lot of people, teens and adults alike are easily stressed. There is too much information bombarding us every day. Add it up to all the pressure that we get at work and at home and we just just treated ourselves to emotional and mental strain more than what we can handle.

This is why psychologist and therapist never stops on learning the factors that can contribute and can stop this even from happening. Stress factors can vary from person to person so one approach may not work for another. The incorporation of hypnosis for anxiety treatment in San Francisco is one method used to address the problem.

There remains however a number of critics who remain doubtful about the effectiveness of this process. Others associate this with more like the spiritual method and is therefore not scientific. Amidst these criticisms, hypnotherapy did not stop from garnering attention from the public. If any, the criticisms only made it more popular.

Hypnosis involves mind activity. It is a method devised to bring the person into a state of focus and concentration. He is brought into a mental state that allows him to block unnecessary thoughts from the outside. Once this is achieved, listening to what the therapist has to say becomes more effective.

While under the treatment, therapist can either employ two approach. One is through suggestion therapy which ingests thoughts to the patient like how he should stop his smoking or how he should incorporate exercise in his daily activity. This rewires the thoughts of the person into making those thoughts into actions.

The other method is through the analysis. In this process, the therapist seeks to find out the cause of the anxiety. May it be a current family problems, peer pressure and the like. Some anxiety are caused by trauma. Once this is revealed, it can be addressed through psychotherapy. This does not mean though that the process will be easy. It could take time. But if done consistently, recovery will soon follow.

These methods however have their limits. They do not prove to be effective for people who have issues with hallucinations. They do not also work to those who are taking drugs and too much alcohol. This is why before this method is employed, therapists make it a point to ensure that the physicians approve of the process.

If you are considering on employing this method either personally or for a loved one, make sure that you get the service of a licensed mental health professional. They are trained to conduct the treatment. They also know to what extent they should carry out the treatment.

Hypnosis is not mind control. It is not demonic. There is a scientific explanation to its medical application. The most important thing you should keep in mind is to seek assistance first from your doctor to ensure that you are fine to undergo the process.




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