Suggestion Therapy

Suggestion therapy is a lighter method of hypnotherapy. 

It’s where the therapist uses carefully-worded, positive 'suggestions' to help change behaviours and beliefs enabling the client to change habits or behaviours.

 

Therapy Summary

When using suggestion therapy the client is given direct and indirect suggestions (under hypnosis) by the hypnotherapist.  These suggestions are worded to target the specific symptom that the client is presenting.  For example, smoking cessation, weight control, nail biting, bed wetting and stress management respond very successfully to suggestion therapy. 

Since it is easier for the client to stay focused in the hypnotic state when guided by a hypnotherapist, more complex problems can be treated with suggestion therapy than with self-hypnosis.  The suggestions can be worded at varying levels of complexity depending on the extent of the habitual behaviour.

Another example of using suggestion therapy under hypnosis successfully, is to manage chronic pain.  Here’s how it works.

Pain is a signal from the nervous system to the brain.  When in pain muscles tense, not consciously, but as a coping mechanism against pain.  This tension magnifies the pain.  The secret of pain relief is total relaxation of every muscle.  Relaxation of the body also raises the pain threshold.  The client learns to relax to a point of being almost pain free, then gradually lengthens the time spent in this mode.

A second aspect of using hypnosis to manage pain is in the relaxation of the mind.  This reduces the anticipation of the pain. 

A third aspect of pain relief is that focusing on pain makes it worse.  The opposite is also true.  The mind can be distracted away from pain.  Hypnosis can also help the anxiety and depression that often accompany chronic pain, making it less likely to interfere with life.

Many dentists now use hypnosis to reduce fear and the need for anaesthesia.  However, in some situations, pain is a warning that something is wrong.  This kind of pain needs to be first examined medically.  Even then, hypnotic relaxation can be used as a temporary coping method until the underlying causes of pain are assessed and diagnosed.

If you would like to find out more about our Suggestion Therapy, or would like book your Initial Consultation (which is free of charge and without any obligation) please call evive on 0118 973 3094 or click here to email us.

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