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| by Zoilita Grant, MS |
Hypnosis ... the very word
conveys dramatic images. We either imagine a strange character waving a
pendulum or a group of silly people on a stage acting like ducks or
chickens. Both of these images imply that hypnosis can be used to
control your mind. Nothing could be further from the truth. No one can
ever use hypnosis to control you. You give your permission when you are
being hypnotized. In fact, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis and it is an
incredible tool for managing your mind.
The human mind and its processes have always seemed as mysterious and
fascinating as the universe itself, but the investigation of the nature
of the mind has become the province of experimental science only during
relatively recent times. The scientific approach has paid rich
dividends in knowledge. During the last century, we have discovered
that mental processes connect to emotional experiences and affect the
patterns of health and disease.
More and more as we move into the 21st Century, we have become aware
that there is a tremendous connection between what happens in our minds
and how it affects our bodies. Most of our serious diseases are thought
to have mental and emotional factors. Some of the latest research on
creating wellness talks about beginning with our minds. Visualization
techniques are being widely used to fight disease. Our mind is the
center of our very complex nervous system. Networks of nerve cells run
throughout the body, connecting every tissue to our mind. Electrical
impulses travel along these pathways at high speeds, leaping across
narrow gaps between cells, relaying information to and from our mind.
Our mind itself has two parts, a conscious and subconscious. Most of us
are pretty familiar with the conscious mind. It organizes and runs our
outer life. But many of our decisions that affect our life actually
come from our subconscious. The subconscious is very powerful and has
many functions:
1. Serves as a memory bank. Here in the brain with the help of
billions of tiny interconnected nerve cells, everything that we have
ever experienced is stored. The subconscious is actually the very cells
of the body storing a maze of memory patterns which, when activated,
will feed information to the conscious mind. Nothing is ever erased
unless the computer in the subconscious mind gives that command.
2. Controls and regulates the involuntary functions of the body. These include breathing, circulation, metabolism, digestion, hormone balance, etc. Hypnosis is used to affect these areas.
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| by Kathryn Edler, CCH |
 I find in my practice
as a hypnotherapist that the most common denominator and the most asked
question of my clients is: "Why am I so stuck? I feel like I am at a
major transition period in my life, but I just can't seem to get any
momentum going. I'm frustrated that what I want in life isn't coming my
way and it depresses me. How do I actually MANIFEST what I want into my
reality?"
My answer to those who are stuck and depressed and who have a
sense of hopelessness is this: Work on the subconscious level and throw
away all of the old baggage. Give it a spring cleaning. Dust away all
of the old cobwebs. Then pack your brand new suitcase with goals,
dreams, fantasies and desires… and watch the magic begin! It is
important to understand that one must work on the subconscious level in
order to release negative emotions and limiting beliefs about
themselves because IT IS IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS THAT ALL LEARNING BEHAVIOR
CHANGE TAKES PLACE.
We are in the subconscious state when we take on those
negative emotions and limiting beliefs, so we must go back there to
release them. Most of the time we are in the conscious state of being
that is logical, judgmental and thinking. It is sometimes good therapy
just to talk to friends about our problems and "vent." But that's about
just as far as it takes us. The subconscious mind has no logic,
judgment or thinking. It accepts everything as a true statement. If you
are focused and deliberately feeding your subconscious mind visions of
good things in your future, your behavior manifests that way and you go
in that direction. But in order to go in that direction, you must
become fearless. That maybe one of the biggest dilemmas of mankind: How
do I release fear? Not only fear, but all of the other negative
emotions that come under that category: anger, guilt, sadness,
resentment, jealousy, etc. Hypnosis assists us to tap into the power of
our own minds. With regression under hypnosis, one can get to the root
cause, the first event, which when disconnected, will cause the problem
and the negative emotion or limiting belief to disappear. Then ask
yourself, "What can I learn from this experience, the learning of which
I can bring back with me so that if I need it in the future, it will be
there?"
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| by Maria K. Myrback |
Want to stop biting your nails?
How about quit smoking? Perhaps you would even like to change your
thought patterns in order to assist in your own medical treatment. All
of this, and so much more, is possible once we learn how to focus on
positive thought patterns.
On average we have 50,000 - 60,000
full and complete thoughts every day. Of those thoughts, because we are
such creatures of habit, only 5% are new. In other words, 95% of the
thoughts we have today are the same thoughts we had yesterday.
In order to change that percentage, we must first change the thoughts
we chose to focus on. As creatures of habit, we do choose the thoughts
we focus on. There are four ways we can choose to handle those
thoughts:
1) We can focus on the thought, which is not terribly productive.
Focusing on negativity simply creates more negativity. This kind of
thought builds upon itself until it causes stress, which eventually
leads to health problems.
2) We can choose to release the thought. Simply by letting go we can begin to make room for new, more beneficial thoughts.
3) We can modify the thought. Instead of thinking "I'll NEVER get this
report done! My boss is going to kill me, we're going to lose the
account and I'm going to be jobless by noon!" You can change that
thought.
A more positive modification of that might be, "I may not get the
report done tonight, but my boss understands. I'll still be employed
tomorrow."
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The Many Uses of Clinical Hypnosis
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by Paul Gustafson RN, BSN, CH
Did you know
that Americans spend as much out-of-pocket for complimentary healthcare
as they do for inpatient hospitalizations? The Eisenberg studies of
1991 and 1997 revealed that people are searching for alternatives and
don't mind paying for it. The authoritarian approach to western
medicine assumes that health and wellness comes from others which
minimize the importance of our own natural ability to not only enhance
the healing process but to avoid illness to begin with.
If the rapid assembly line of mainstream healthcare has clinicians
overwhelmed how about the emotional state of those being cared for, how
are the patients coping with their situation? What expectations do they
have for recovery? Do they see themselves as temporarily side tracked
or powerless? Do they feel there is a role for them to play in their
own recovery? This article describes how hypnosis works and reviews
some of the clinical applications of this empowering technique.
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It's Good To Be A Skeptic
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by Sonya Rehrer, MSW, CCH
You are
getting sleepy... very sleepy. When I snap my fingers, you will think
you are a bunny rabbit, hopping in a garden. (Snap!) What? It didn't
work? Oh, I forgot to dangle my pocket watch in front of you. Shall we
try again? This is the typical idea many of us have when we think
about hypnosis or hypnotherapy. I have heard it said that "being
hypnotized is like being put under a spell." That is a myth.
"I'm afraid of hypnosis. I've heard that it is dangerous. I have
heard that if you open your mind to a hypnotist, the devil will get in
it." No wonder some of us are skeptical and afraid! If the people
we trust the most are telling us that hypnosis is bad, then our belief
system accepts the suggestion that it is bad. Did I say suggestion?
Yes, I sure did. Much of our every day communication is suggestive and
persuasive. Think about it. If you trust the person giving the
suggestion and you are willing to accept the suggestion, then you are
on your way to being hypnotized. That's right. I bet you didn't know
you experience hypnosis almost every day. Does that mean you are under
someone else's' control? Hmmm? Lets' check it out: For example, I am
reading a magazine. An ad suggests I buy a certain brand of paper
towels. The lady in the picture looks as if she is trustworthy. In
fact, she reminds me of my grandma. Am I willing to believe what the ad
states? (This is where my critical conscious mind comes into play.) I
am able to discern between my emotions about my grandma and the
differences between the various brands of paper towels. Will I be
persuaded to choose this brand because my feelings are aroused by the
stimulus of the picture representing love and trust? No, I won't
because I am leery of ads. But I will pay attention to it more than an
ad without a picture of grandma. Advertisers know this. Are they
controlling me? When I look through a magazine, I am giving permission
for my focus to be on whatever catches my eye. I do have control over
whether or not I look at the magazine. I do have control over the time
I spend looking at any particular aspect of the magazine or ad. What I
do with the information is up to me. I will compare the information
from the ad with what I have in my memory about paper towels. Which
towel really is the quicker picker upper? Ultimately whether or not I
choose this brand is up to me. The same is true of hypnotherapy. The
choice is always yours.
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