Can Hypnotherapy Alleviate My Anxiety and Stress?

By Monica Marusceac, owner

Do you often find yourself worrying unnecessarily? Regardless of what the issue is, is your mind racing constantly, the wheels grinding endlessly, crowding out other, more important mental activities? Are you too anxious to sleep or unable to “shut down your mind” but you're not even sure why?

The good news is that hypnosis may help alleviate your anxiety and stress.

Effectiveness Of Hypnotherapy On Anxiety and Stress Reduction

Patients who undergo hypnotherapy for anxiety and stress management, frequently report a noticeable reduction in a myriad of stress-related symptoms such as nervousness, tension, excessive worry or fear, panic attacks etc. In conjunction, they also realize improved concentration, enhanced performance and more consistent and regular sleep patterns after as few as four or five sessions.

Through a powerful, interactive and rather enjoyable process, the hypnotist guides the client to the appropriate level (depth) of hypnosis for the presenting problem. Once at the necessary level of hypnosis, the client's subconscious mind is then optimally open and receptive to a combination of positive suggestions that are intended to “take root” in the subconscious and train the brain how to counteract anxious or stressful reactions, as well as employ coping mechanisms that have been co-created by the hypnotherapist and the client during the intake phase of the session, which occurs prior to the first treatment.

Since hypnotherapy occurs on a level deep into the subconscious mind, change can be significantly more dramatic, noticeable and permanent then when the conscious mind is engaged. Often, clients experience significant relief after a single session.

What Should I Know About Hypnotherapy For Anxiety and Stress Relief?

Hypnosis is an effective, medically recognized, entirely natural solution to a multitude of health-related issues, whether they are medical, mental, physiological or any combination thereof, that millions of people suffer from every single day and conducted without any type of pharmaceutical intervention.

Hypnotherapy is rapidly gaining recognition as a well-established option for the relief of the symptoms of anxiety and stress. Specifically, research has shown hypnotherapy can be very effective for improving confidence, self-image, and levels of peacefulness. In a 2011 study, individuals who regularly used self-hypnosis for anxiety and stress abatement, exhibited the highest levels of self-esteem and tranquility, as well as fewer urges toward anger and greater impulse control, in comparison to the minimal-practice and control groups.

Who Can Benefit From Hypnotherapy For Anxiety and Stress Relief?

Hypnosis to relieve anxiety and stress is deemed effective for all age groups, particularly children age six or above. If you think that children don't experience anxiety and stress in today's increasingly competitive school systems, think again. There is currently an inordinate amount of pressure placed on students, due to the more aggressive performance standards, than ever before in the annals of American education.

Hypnotherapy to relieve anxiety and stress can be exceedingly successful with children in that their conscious minds have not fully developed yet and they are much more receptive and less resistant to suggestion. Subsequently, children are often more responsive to hypnotherapy than adults are and positive changes can come about sooner and, frequently, more permanently.