Archive for March, 2009
Using Hypnosis To Stop Smoking Now
Although smoking can become a physical craving, it is a habit that can still be effectively ended simply by using mind power. In fact, quitting smoking is one of the most common purposes that hypnosis serves in the medical world. If you have tried everything to help you quit this very dangerous habit and yet you are still hooked, it might be good for you to try hypnosis this time.
Many people sadly underestimate the power of hypnosis. Nevertheless, numerous studies have shown that hypnosis can be effectively used to attain various goals and quitting smoking is just one of them.
Hypnosis exercises can be done by yourself or with the help of a professional. Although anyone can certainly practice self-hypnosis, this exercise will take quite some time for you to master. It will also require you to hone your mental skills.
A hypnotherapist will have to be paid by the hour. You can ask for referrals from your family, friends, or your personal physician. On the other hand, in order to use self-hypnosis to stop smoking, here is what you should do:
Step 1, Find a place at home or in the office where you can enjoy some peace and quiet as well as some alone time. The best time to do this is usually right before you take breakfast or before you sleep. Disconnect your phone and the ringer and switch off your mobile phone to ensure that you will not get disturbed. Lock the door as well and inform everyone in the vicinity that you will be temporarily incommunicado.
Step 2, Think of a position where you will be most comfortable without inevitably falling asleep. If you can do this lying down then that is great but most people prefer to sit on a couch with their backs straight. Remember that it must be a position you can feel comfortable holding as long as needed.
Step 3, While some hypnosis sessions will require you to focus on just one specific goal or a single sentence or affirmation alone, you will definitely need more than that to successfully hypnotize yourself into quitting smoking. Smoking is a very hard habit to break, and that is why it needs more than a powerful sentence or two to get it completely out of your system.
Form a paragraph or two that fully and vividly describes the state of being free from smoking. Provide rich details on how wonderful it is not to be addicted to smoking. Emphasize how easy it is for you to quit this habit, and how happy you are that you have achieved your goal.
Step 4, Lastly, select an action or object that can quickly and strongly remind you of the emotions you have felt when you were able to imagine yourself into a smoke-free state. If you have made your choice, continue with the exercise while repeatedly making the action or maintaining your hold on the object. The session ends there, but the results remain to be seen.
When you feel the urge to smoke, quickly make the action or take hold of the object you have chosen to help you quit smoking. If the urge to smoke subsides, you have attained your goal!
Even with the help of hypnosis, it may be possible that you will still have a hard time quitting smoking. Do not give up on hypnosis, however, because quitting takes time no matter what method you are using. Having the help and support of your family and friends however will improve your chances of quitting smoking. Good luck on getting rid of those cigarettes!
By: Bill Urell
About the Author:
Many people sadly underestimate the power of hypnosis. Nevertheless, numerous studies have shown that hypnosis can be effectively used to attain various goals and quitting smoking is just one of them.
Hypnosis exercises can be done by yourself or with the help of a professional. Although anyone can certainly practice self-hypnosis, this exercise will take quite some time for you to master. It will also require you to hone your mental skills.
A hypnotherapist will have to be paid by the hour. You can ask for referrals from your family, friends, or your personal physician. On the other hand, in order to use self-hypnosis to stop smoking, here is what you should do:
Step 1, Find a place at home or in the office where you can enjoy some peace and quiet as well as some alone time. The best time to do this is usually right before you take breakfast or before you sleep. Disconnect your phone and the ringer and switch off your mobile phone to ensure that you will not get disturbed. Lock the door as well and inform everyone in the vicinity that you will be temporarily incommunicado.
Step 2, Think of a position where you will be most comfortable without inevitably falling asleep. If you can do this lying down then that is great but most people prefer to sit on a couch with their backs straight. Remember that it must be a position you can feel comfortable holding as long as needed.
Step 3, While some hypnosis sessions will require you to focus on just one specific goal or a single sentence or affirmation alone, you will definitely need more than that to successfully hypnotize yourself into quitting smoking. Smoking is a very hard habit to break, and that is why it needs more than a powerful sentence or two to get it completely out of your system.
Form a paragraph or two that fully and vividly describes the state of being free from smoking. Provide rich details on how wonderful it is not to be addicted to smoking. Emphasize how easy it is for you to quit this habit, and how happy you are that you have achieved your goal.
Step 4, Lastly, select an action or object that can quickly and strongly remind you of the emotions you have felt when you were able to imagine yourself into a smoke-free state. If you have made your choice, continue with the exercise while repeatedly making the action or maintaining your hold on the object. The session ends there, but the results remain to be seen.
When you feel the urge to smoke, quickly make the action or take hold of the object you have chosen to help you quit smoking. If the urge to smoke subsides, you have attained your goal!
Even with the help of hypnosis, it may be possible that you will still have a hard time quitting smoking. Do not give up on hypnosis, however, because quitting takes time no matter what method you are using. Having the help and support of your family and friends however will improve your chances of quitting smoking. Good luck on getting rid of those cigarettes!
By: Bill Urell
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Positive Changes Hypnosis – Change Your Thoughts… Change Your Life
Stop Smoking – This Works for Three out of Four Smokers: Part 1
Are you ready to Stop Smoking? – There are many different ways to stop smoking, and hypnosis is one of them.
If you want to quit, a hypnotherapist can usually help you in a single session – with one and a half hour’s hypnotherapy, and a Stop Smoking CD.
There are no miracle cures, but making a commitment is a big step forward.
Why do you want to Stop Smoking?
. Improve your health . Smoking is too expensive . Stop smelling so foul . Frightened of getting cancer . Want to see your children grow up
So, why do you Smoke?
Smoking is a way of dealing with tension, and it is sometimes of way of rewarding ourselves, a habit, pleasurable relaxation or psychological addiction – However, There are two important provisos to stop:
1. You must have a strong motivation for stopping the habit, its not enough that you have been told you must stop – you must want to stop of your own free will.
2. You must be prepared to stop smoking altogether – unfortunately very few people are prepared to stop completely – they only want to cut down. However, once you put a cigarette in your mouth, you will have to start again from the beginning.
What are the Dangers of Smoking?
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in many countries. Smokers under the age of 65 are about twice as likely to die of coronary heart disease as non-smokers, and heavy smokers are roughly three times more likely to die.
Disease of the arteries of the legs, is even more closely associated with smoking -95% of the people with this disease are smokers, it often results in thrombosis of the leg, leading to gangrene through poor circulation and can end with amputation of the leg being necessary.
Respiratory Problems
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are responsible for thousands of deaths each year in the United Kingdom – they are a big cause of illness, absence from work and disability. Severe emphysema is very rarely found in non-smokers.
The Heart
Nicotine causes a rise in blood pressure and an increase in the heartbeat – this happens because the blood vessels become narrower because of the action of the nicotine – the heart is required to beat faster and work harder to pump the blood around the body, putting the heart under strain.
Smoking effects physical fitness – carbon monoxide impairs the functions of the heart, lungs and blood – however, when you stop smoking, you prevent the damage becoming worse.
Ulcers
Gastric or duodenal ulcers are twice as common amongst smokers compared to non-smokers – it is believed that smoking delays healing of the ulcers.
Pregnancy
Nicotine and carbon monoxide in the blood of pregnant woman can enter the unborn baby’s circulation and interfere with its development. Stillbirth and death in the first week of life is 30% more common in babies of mothers who smoke during pregnancy.
Surely, these are enough reasons to stop smoking immediately.
Don’t wait until it’s too late – if you stop smoking before you get cancer, bronchitis or heart disease you are likely to remain healthy. The danger from smoking builds up, so the sooner you stop the better it is.
By: Stephen Todd
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If you want to quit, a hypnotherapist can usually help you in a single session – with one and a half hour’s hypnotherapy, and a Stop Smoking CD.
There are no miracle cures, but making a commitment is a big step forward.
Why do you want to Stop Smoking?
. Improve your health . Smoking is too expensive . Stop smelling so foul . Frightened of getting cancer . Want to see your children grow up
So, why do you Smoke?
Smoking is a way of dealing with tension, and it is sometimes of way of rewarding ourselves, a habit, pleasurable relaxation or psychological addiction – However, There are two important provisos to stop:
1. You must have a strong motivation for stopping the habit, its not enough that you have been told you must stop – you must want to stop of your own free will.
2. You must be prepared to stop smoking altogether – unfortunately very few people are prepared to stop completely – they only want to cut down. However, once you put a cigarette in your mouth, you will have to start again from the beginning.
What are the Dangers of Smoking?
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in many countries. Smokers under the age of 65 are about twice as likely to die of coronary heart disease as non-smokers, and heavy smokers are roughly three times more likely to die.
Disease of the arteries of the legs, is even more closely associated with smoking -95% of the people with this disease are smokers, it often results in thrombosis of the leg, leading to gangrene through poor circulation and can end with amputation of the leg being necessary.
Respiratory Problems
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are responsible for thousands of deaths each year in the United Kingdom – they are a big cause of illness, absence from work and disability. Severe emphysema is very rarely found in non-smokers.
The Heart
Nicotine causes a rise in blood pressure and an increase in the heartbeat – this happens because the blood vessels become narrower because of the action of the nicotine – the heart is required to beat faster and work harder to pump the blood around the body, putting the heart under strain.
Smoking effects physical fitness – carbon monoxide impairs the functions of the heart, lungs and blood – however, when you stop smoking, you prevent the damage becoming worse.
Ulcers
Gastric or duodenal ulcers are twice as common amongst smokers compared to non-smokers – it is believed that smoking delays healing of the ulcers.
Pregnancy
Nicotine and carbon monoxide in the blood of pregnant woman can enter the unborn baby’s circulation and interfere with its development. Stillbirth and death in the first week of life is 30% more common in babies of mothers who smoke during pregnancy.
Surely, these are enough reasons to stop smoking immediately.
Don’t wait until it’s too late – if you stop smoking before you get cancer, bronchitis or heart disease you are likely to remain healthy. The danger from smoking builds up, so the sooner you stop the better it is.
By: Stephen Todd
About the Author:
To learn more about stop smoking hypnotherapy please visit the HypnoSpot web site: http://www.HypnoSpot.co.uk
Stress Hypnotherapy
Stress, in the form of pressure, can be useful. It can focus the mind, improve motivation and, ultimately, lead to goal attainment. In this positive light it tends to be referred to as ‘ustress’. But, excessive pressure over prolonged periods of time can lead to feelings of distress.
Stress can be result from any number and combination of sources such as work demands, insecurities, change and uncertainties, long-term pain or ill-health, family expectations and financial concerns.
No one person’s cause is quite the same as the next. People interpret and react to things differently; what one person might consider an exciting challenge, another might find altogether overwhelming. Whether a person will react negatively or not to specific situations, people or events, depends largely upon their life experiences; what has happened to them in the past, how they have interpreted those events, and, most importantly of all, the nature of the emotions around the stored memories of those events.
Too much stress experienced over prolonged periods of time can be damaging both physiologically and psychologically. Individual’s body responses to stress (the fight and flight response) tend to vary, but typically people are left feeling physically tense, unable to sleep, out of control, feeling helpless, unable to cope and vulnerable to ill-health. Often emotions, perceptions of self-confidence and feelings of self-worth are also negatively affected, ultimately influencing choices and behaviour.
Christine Woolfenden DCH DHP reg. GHR, clinical hypnotherapist of Echelon Associates Hypnotherapy Practice (Charlbury, Oxfordshire) offers a holistic approach to helping individuals manage stress more effectively; the Stress Hypnotherapy Treatment Programme.
At the outset, the individual’s unique situation is assessed to identify and explore the causes, symptoms and triggers of stress as they are experienced. The physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural ramifications of that stress are investigated in depth.
The Stress Hypnotherapy Treatment Programme employs deep relaxation hypnosis to lower the physical stress response and counteract the damaging side effects of stress, easing away tension to allow the body the opportunity to rest and repair and so operate optimally. By anchoring the physical and psychological sensations of deep relaxation, people are taught how to re-create those feelings whenever desirable or necessary. Direct positive suggestion and post hypnotic suggestion are used to re-educate the cognitive response to stress, and to instil alternative, more effective ways of dealing with specific stressors as they arise, so extending the ustress comfort zone.
Memories from the past that are interfering with the present are re-visited and re-framed so that the emotional and cognitive influence on the present and future are de-sensitised.
The Stress Hypnotherapy Treatment Programme also applies techniques such as mental rehearsal, creative imagery, future pacing and pseudo-orientation in time to reduce stress, build confidence and boost self-esteem.
At Echelon Associates, Christine Woolfenden www.echelonassociates.co.uk offers a Stress Hypnotherapy treatment programme to promote positive physical and psychological change in response to perceived stress in an individual’s life.
By: Christine Woolfenden
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Stress can be result from any number and combination of sources such as work demands, insecurities, change and uncertainties, long-term pain or ill-health, family expectations and financial concerns.
No one person’s cause is quite the same as the next. People interpret and react to things differently; what one person might consider an exciting challenge, another might find altogether overwhelming. Whether a person will react negatively or not to specific situations, people or events, depends largely upon their life experiences; what has happened to them in the past, how they have interpreted those events, and, most importantly of all, the nature of the emotions around the stored memories of those events.
Too much stress experienced over prolonged periods of time can be damaging both physiologically and psychologically. Individual’s body responses to stress (the fight and flight response) tend to vary, but typically people are left feeling physically tense, unable to sleep, out of control, feeling helpless, unable to cope and vulnerable to ill-health. Often emotions, perceptions of self-confidence and feelings of self-worth are also negatively affected, ultimately influencing choices and behaviour.
Christine Woolfenden DCH DHP reg. GHR, clinical hypnotherapist of Echelon Associates Hypnotherapy Practice (Charlbury, Oxfordshire) offers a holistic approach to helping individuals manage stress more effectively; the Stress Hypnotherapy Treatment Programme.
At the outset, the individual’s unique situation is assessed to identify and explore the causes, symptoms and triggers of stress as they are experienced. The physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural ramifications of that stress are investigated in depth.
The Stress Hypnotherapy Treatment Programme employs deep relaxation hypnosis to lower the physical stress response and counteract the damaging side effects of stress, easing away tension to allow the body the opportunity to rest and repair and so operate optimally. By anchoring the physical and psychological sensations of deep relaxation, people are taught how to re-create those feelings whenever desirable or necessary. Direct positive suggestion and post hypnotic suggestion are used to re-educate the cognitive response to stress, and to instil alternative, more effective ways of dealing with specific stressors as they arise, so extending the ustress comfort zone.
Memories from the past that are interfering with the present are re-visited and re-framed so that the emotional and cognitive influence on the present and future are de-sensitised.
The Stress Hypnotherapy Treatment Programme also applies techniques such as mental rehearsal, creative imagery, future pacing and pseudo-orientation in time to reduce stress, build confidence and boost self-esteem.
At Echelon Associates, Christine Woolfenden www.echelonassociates.co.uk offers a Stress Hypnotherapy treatment programme to promote positive physical and psychological change in response to perceived stress in an individual’s life.
By: Christine Woolfenden
About the Author:
Christine Woolfenden DCH DHP reg GHR www.echelonassociates.co.uk
Weight Loss Hypnosis – Is Hypnosis Effective For Weight Loss?
Hypnosis is a word that describes a state of mind that allows new ideas, beliefs, and behaviors to be accepted into a willing participant’s mind without critical or judgmental scrutiny. This lessens the likelihood of rejection. So someone coming to see me, or any experienced and well trained hypnotist, with a desire to lose weight will be guided into this special experience where prior agreed upon suggestions will be presented for acceptance. During this time changes in perceptions will occur. Using emotions to trigger positive responses to the behaviors that produce weight loss will be installed. So that when the client eats the right kind of food in the right proportions they will feel powerful positive feelings. An effective hypnotist will also use emotions to trigger negative responses to the behaviors that have been keeping them fat or contributing to their unhealthy problems. So that when they look at foods they want to avoid they will feel powerful negative feelings that keep them from wanting to indulge in those unhealthy foods and/or behaviors.
Study Results Show Hypnosis Is Effective
There have been many studies that have proven that hypnosis is effective when used to help people lose weight. One of those studies was made by a couple of doctors who used hypnosis successfully and did a review of other weight loss studies involving hypnosis. Their work can be found in Chapter 11, Hypnosis in the Treatment of Nutritional and Dietary Problems. Clinical Hypnosis: Principles and Applications by Harold B. Crasilneck, Ph.D. and James A. Hall., M.D.
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Institutes of Health as of December, 2004 there are more than 5,000 clinical research studies having to do with hypnosis and its benefits currently being conducted worldwide. Included in those studies is a study published in the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders in March of 1998 that concluded that “the use of hypnotherapy, as an adjunct to dietary advice in producing weight loss, has produced a statistically significant result in favour of hypnotherapy.”
What Should I Look For In A Hypnotist Assisted Weight Loss Program?
Each hypnotist approaches their clients, and their client’s problems in their own unique way. The more successful hypnotists require their clients to commit to making the changes and commit to a series of sessions. It is quite clear that the best weight loss programs are designed around a support system, and an experienced and well trained hypnotist will view their work in the same way. The series of sessions act as a support system for weight loss clients as they build the new behaviors and responses into their lifestyle.
Habits-The Key To Your Success
You probably already know that habits are what make our lives easier. Habits help us to do repetitive tasks without thinking, so we can focus on what really needs our attention during our normal day to day existence. With any change in lifestyle we are looking to develop habits that make it easy for us to maintain and continue this lifestyle. So as we develop the habits of a healthy and fit person they become who we are.
And I invite you to take advantage of my free self hypnosis course for weight loss. Learn the secrets of achieving control of your feelings to help drive your automatic responses to shedding your excess weight with self
Hypnosis To Lose Weight. Visit here for your mini course in self hypnosis:
Weight Loss Hypnosis
By: Marc Carlin
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Study Results Show Hypnosis Is Effective
There have been many studies that have proven that hypnosis is effective when used to help people lose weight. One of those studies was made by a couple of doctors who used hypnosis successfully and did a review of other weight loss studies involving hypnosis. Their work can be found in Chapter 11, Hypnosis in the Treatment of Nutritional and Dietary Problems. Clinical Hypnosis: Principles and Applications by Harold B. Crasilneck, Ph.D. and James A. Hall., M.D.
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Institutes of Health as of December, 2004 there are more than 5,000 clinical research studies having to do with hypnosis and its benefits currently being conducted worldwide. Included in those studies is a study published in the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders in March of 1998 that concluded that “the use of hypnotherapy, as an adjunct to dietary advice in producing weight loss, has produced a statistically significant result in favour of hypnotherapy.”
What Should I Look For In A Hypnotist Assisted Weight Loss Program?
Each hypnotist approaches their clients, and their client’s problems in their own unique way. The more successful hypnotists require their clients to commit to making the changes and commit to a series of sessions. It is quite clear that the best weight loss programs are designed around a support system, and an experienced and well trained hypnotist will view their work in the same way. The series of sessions act as a support system for weight loss clients as they build the new behaviors and responses into their lifestyle.
Habits-The Key To Your Success
You probably already know that habits are what make our lives easier. Habits help us to do repetitive tasks without thinking, so we can focus on what really needs our attention during our normal day to day existence. With any change in lifestyle we are looking to develop habits that make it easy for us to maintain and continue this lifestyle. So as we develop the habits of a healthy and fit person they become who we are.
And I invite you to take advantage of my free self hypnosis course for weight loss. Learn the secrets of achieving control of your feelings to help drive your automatic responses to shedding your excess weight with self
Hypnosis To Lose Weight. Visit here for your mini course in self hypnosis:
Weight Loss Hypnosis
By: Marc Carlin
About the Author:
Marc Carlin, leading authority on hypnosis to lose weight, co-author of the new book, “Real World Hypnosis – Insider Tips from Leading Hypnotists”, and articles about hypnosis.
His work is found at his Hypnosis To Lose Weight website or his hypnotherapy smoking website.
Fear Of Dogs – Hypnotherapy Treatment For Dog Phobia
onal fear of dogs, or dog phobia is a not uncommon condition that we treat fairly regularly here in our UK hypnotherapy practice. Its clinical name is cynophobia. Like most other phobias, dog phobia is irrational in that the cynophobic person is well aware that the vast majority of dogs pose no real threat. Though they may be fully aware of this, the person is nevertheless powerless to control their fear. For the person experiencing dog phobia, even the smallest and most inoffensive of dogs is threatening and fearsome. In some cases, even the noise of a dog barking in the distance is sufficient to cause fear and apprehension. In common with other phobias and irrational fears, what has happened to the individual suffering from a dog phobia is that at some time in the past, he or she has been frightened by a dog or has been influenced by another person’s fear of dogs. It may even have been the case that they became afraid when watching a television programme or a movie. Or they may have heard frightening stories concerning dogs relayed by a family member, friend or acquaintance. Most often such an experience has taken place at some time in childhood, though in a minority of cases, it may have occurred when the person was considerably older. Quite often the origin of the fear itself has been forgotten by the individual’s conscious, aware mind, and it feels as though the fear has been with them forever. Such, however, is not the case, since the only fears that human beings are born with are the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. All other fears are learned. A fear of dogs can affect the individual’s life in many ways. Many of the things that most of us take for granted – visiting friends and family, holidaying, going for a walk in the park or even walking down the street, become real ordeals if there is or might be a dog somewhere in the picture. A dog phobia can even affect the individual’s career and ability to work. Postal employees, social workers, nurses, and home carers can all be seriously affected and prevented from performing their duties because of this irrational fear. The good news is that since this fear is learned, it can also be unlearned. While many ‘hypnotherapists’ attempt to resolve this phobia with suggestion therapy, using some kind of ‘one size fits all’ script, such methods are rarely effective in the long term. In order for a genuine dog phobia to be cleared so that the individual is permanently released from their irrational fear, it is necessary that the actual driver for the fear is neutralized. And this means going to its origin. With modern Advanced Transformational Hypnotherapy we can reach deep within the subconscious mind, to that place where the fear itself is held. Using modern hypnosis, the subconscious mind can be helped to let go of faulty programming and realign itself with reality. And the reality is that the vast majority of dogs pose absolutely no threat. There is no real reason why you or anyone else need to continue to experience cynophobia or a fear of dogs. Most dog phobias can be effectively treated in as little as 2 or 3 sessions of brief transformational hypnotherapy. Seek out a fully qualified and experienced transformational hypnotherapist and you can free yourself for good of your fear of dogs and get on with your life. You will be really happy that you did!
By: Peter James Field
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By: Peter James Field
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Peter Field is one of the foremost British hypno-psychotherapists, with busy clinics in Birmingham and London, England. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Health and Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. More of his absorbing articles and other useful information can be found on his website: Peter Field Hypnotherapy Hypnotherapists UK
Positive Changes Hypnosis – Change Your Thoughts… Change Your Life
