What is hypnosis, hypnotherapy?
Hypnosis (hypnotherapy) is a state of deep relaxation and focused concentration. The goal of hypnotherapy is to improve the patient's perception of life, emotions, memory, thinking or behavior.
In some clinical cases, it is prescribed to manage the following mental health conditions:
- Depression;
- Panic attacks;
- Phobias;
- Stress;
- Anxiety;
- Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Hypnosis may alleviate the symptoms of the following chronic diseases:
- Asthma;
- Chronic pain;
- Fibromyalgia;
- Insomnia;
- Irritable bowel syndrome;
- Migraine headaches.
Hypnosis may be effective in the following cases:
- Managing obesity and overweight, promoting weight loss;
- To alleviate the side effects of various diseases during treatment;
- To facilitate the process of quitting smoking;
- To relieve symptoms caused by menopause.
A hypnosis session usually lasts about an hour. It is likely that several courses of hypnotherapy will be needed for the patient to feel the desired result, that is, to improve both mental and physical condition.
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22676-hypnosis
