The Benefits Of Hypnotherapy Albuquerque Medical Professionals Are Acknowledging

By Angela Taylor


Addiction to prescription drugs has become an epidemic in this country. While there will always be people with chronic pain who can't function without strong medications, others use pills as quick fixes to try and dull the symptoms of illness and injury. There are other people who understand the dangers and risks. These individuals are much more likely to try the hypnotherapy Albuquerque specialists use to promote wellness.

For some people the idea of hypnotherapy is the hypnosis they've seen in clubs or on television. They are skeptical about whether the technique has value. Professionals say when hypnosis is used as a form of therapy, rather than entertainment, it guides patients into states of relaxation. Therapists are then able to offer suggestions to patients. Hypnosis is not dangerous. You can't get stuck in a trance. You won't be put to sleep, and you won't do anything contrary to your will.

At the beginning of a session, the therapist and patient discuss what their goals are for the hypnosis. After the goals have been defined, the therapist relaxes the patient using a number of techniques. Verbal images are used to prompt the patient and encourage the release of negative thoughts. The therapist brings the patient back to awareness as the session ends, and they discuss the experience.

Hypnosis is beneficial in a number of ways. It appears to be effective for debilitating conditions such as stress, depression, and chronic pain. Scientists have been studying the technique for adult and childhood IBS. Hypnosis can increase blood concentration during orthopedic surgery.

This technique has actually been used to help breast cancer survivors suffering from hot flashes caused by drugs used to prevent the recurrence of the disease. In a study, women who were hypnotized, and received instructions on hypnotizing themselves, experienced a seventy percent decrease in the number and severity of their hot flashes. Women who are hypnotized for a biopsy seem to need less sedation and experience less pain and nausea after the procedure.

Smokers who are trying to quit often turn to patches and drugs. They also have the option of hypnosis. The effectiveness of acupuncture and hypnosis to reduce nicotine dependency is currently being studied, and the results are promising.

There is an interesting study that has been done regarding weight loss and hypnosis. One group got diet advice only, The second group was hypnotized to reduce stress, and the third group was hypnotized for reducing calorie intake. All three groups lost two to three percent of their body weight during a three month period. Only the group that received hypnosis for stress saw significant weight reduction after a year and a half.

It seems to have taken the problem of prescription drug addiction to get to the level of an epidemic for America to wake up to the crisis. It is going to take effort on the part of the medical community and those caught up in the disease of addiction to embrace alternative solutions to drugs. It certainly seems to be worth the time and money necessary to study the benefits of non-invasive techniques like hypnotherapy and acupuncture.




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