Many of us have experienced shortness of breath with vigorous exercise, which improves rapidly with rest. A sensation of shortness of breath can occur for many other reasons including anxiety, which sometimes can lead to constriction of the airways ....
Children with avoidant/restrictive eating disorder sometimes respond very well to hypnosis and counseling that is directed at the underlying cause(s) of their eating issues.
Control of obesity is in the hands of most patients. Hypnosis can be used to improve weight through use of stress reduction techniques and self-suggestions that promote healthy eating.
Once the trigger of nausea is identified, hypnosis therapy can be focused effectively, which often is associated with improvement or resolution of the symptom.
IBS can improve greatly with use of hypnotic imagery, as well as counseling regarding stressors that might be underlying perpetuation of the symptoms.
Hypnotic imagery can help treat insomnia by addressing many of the reasons that kids cannot fall asleep easily or wake up in the middle of the night.
Hypnosis can help in the treatment of headaches through helping to reduce the effect of their triggers as well as to improve their associated discomfort.
Trichotillomania can be resolved using hypnosis for the purpose of reducing the effects of its triggers and employment of alternative self-soothing strategies.
Hypnosis can be used to help with fear of needles through use of words and imagery to help enhance comfort during medical procedures.
A patient’s psychology often is involved in the triggering or perpetuation of skin ailments. Hypnosis can be very helpful as a non-medical alternative that can promote healing of the skin.
Management of anxiety with hypnosis helps patients swallow better, even if the swallowing difficulty is the result of a physical problem. Hypnotic imagery to help swallowing seem more possible also can be immensely helpful.
Hypnosis can be used to help college students through promoting good study habits as well as life choices that lead to maintenance of good physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
Hypnosis can help in the management of diabetes through its use for stress reduction, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, achievement of an increased comfort level with monitoring and treatment of the disease, and promotion of weight loss in appropriate ....
Depression often is perpetuated by negative thinking, which can be alleviated through use of hypnotic techniques including self-calming, thinking differently about life stressors, and imagining feeling better in the future.
Hypnosis can be used to help children deal with cyberbullying including through employment of hypnosis induced relaxation, positive loving thoughts, and helping children achieve insights into how to conceptualize the bullying in a way that promotes a . . .
Even if habit cough has lasted for years, hypnosis can help most affected children resolve their symptoms within 1-3 sessions. Hypnosis techniques in this setting focus on teaching children how to ignore the sensation that may have been triggering the....
Hypnosis including tapping into the power and knowledge of the subconscious can provide access to unique resources that can be used in dealing with the complex feelings and thoughts that result from a diagnosis of cancer.
Hypnosis can help in the treatment of burns by helping to achieve immediate pain relief, prevent worsening of the burn, and hasten the physical and emotional recovery following a burn.
Treatment for bedwetting first involves considering whether the problem is caused by a physical abnormality, psychological problem, or because of slow maturation of the body. Therapy is based on addressing the underlying cause of the bedwetting, for which
Hypnosis can help treat asthma by teaching patients how to calm themselves in the face of an asthma episode. Use of hypnosis in this setting can help asthma symptoms improve or even resolve.
Hypnosis and counseling can help overcome disorder by teaching children coping skills to remain calm while they deal constructively with the trigger of their anxiety.
Under the guidance of a medical professional, hypnosis can be used to improve allergies in many patients. The treatment involves learning how to remain calm around substances that cause allergic reactions.
Positive talk and thoughts can help us by prompting our minds to consider how we can improve, rather than focusing on a situation that might be making us unhappy. Positive talk can help us become more confident, motivated, and productive.
Hypnosis can be used to improve athletic ability through use of relaxation, mental rehearsal, and interaction with an imaginary coach who can provide athletes with guidance regarding how their athletic performance can be improved
CPM Franchise Group was started in order to improve the mental health care of many children around the country, using the care model first developed at Center Point Medicine: helping children help themselves.
Center Point Medicine started as a dream to develop a full-time private practice focusing on hypnosis and counseling for children. The rapid growth of the practice reflects the great need for a therapy that empowers children to help themselves heal.
Evoking people’s spirituality can be healing, including through gaining perspective. Hypnotic methods to enhance spirituality include learning how to access the subconscious and dealing with existential questions during a state of hypnosis.
The subconscious is responsible for many of the phenomena that we observe and experience with hypnosis. Information gained through interactions with the subconscious during hypnosis often leads to much more effective therapy.
The rapidity of improvement in health through use of hypnosis is dependent on the patient’s willingness to use hypnosis, the specific hypnotic tools that are used, and the nature of the patient’s symptom.
Hypnosis can prepare us to better use our mind power. It works by diverting our attention from the here and now, allows us to consider the possibilities of thinking differently, and permits us to choose new paths of thoughts and behavior.
Hypnosis is not a tool for kidnapping or mind control. It is not practiced by snakes or evildoers. It is not facilitated by inanimate objects with uniquely mesmerizing powers. It is not sleep.
Both hypnosis and biofeedback involve teaching patients to become calmer. While hypnosis involves focusing on words, images, or thoughts, biofeedback involves training patients to regulate themselves by showing them the results of electronic monitoring o
The key to effective hypnosis is to speak the patient’s language, and thus with younger children therapists and parents need to rely more on rhythm, rhyme, and imagery than we might use with an older individual.
Both hypnosis and meditation involve changing of the mindset from usual conscious awareness. Meditation involves a singular focus such as the breath or a mantra in order to increase awareness of the moment. Hypnosis typically involves imagery and utilizes
Hypnosis is a state of consciousness during which people are more receptive to suggestions given by a therapist, doctor, and even by people to themselves. Counseling involves receiving guidance regarding how to resolve a personal or psychological issue.
The key to coping better with stress is to learn how to think in a way that allows stressful triggers to be interpreted calmly. As a result, such triggers are much less likely to have intense physical or mental effects.
Clues that suggest your child’s emotions are related to their physical symptom(s) include complaints of anxiety, dizziness, feeling something is stuck in the throat, palpitations, shakiness, tingling, or numbness.
A most wonderful fact about hypnosis is that your child can learn to control his or her mind better through entering hypnosis. Once your child achieves improved mind control, the applications are limitless.
People who are highly hypnotizable tend to have particularly good imaginations and can picture things easily and in detail in their mind’s eye. They tend to lose track of time when they are engaged in reading an enjoyable book or watching a movie.
To my patients I define hypnosis as “using your imagination to help yourself.” Hypnosis involves a state of focused attention, in which people are more receptive to suggestions.
Hypnosis should be an essential tool in the kit of every health care provider. Without use of this tool, or another way of addressing patients’ psychological issues, the majority of patients suffer needlessly!
In this first blog entry I share about my introduction to the world of hypnosis when I encountered a very allergic patient who was able to think his way into and out of an apparent allergic reaction.
