Scientific studies in the field of medicine have concluded that hypnosis is not without positive and reaffirming results. Hypnosis serves as an alternative medical practice, yet it has shown to cultivate the mind and body connection. This soulful connection serves to induce changes in behavior, attitudes and actions.

Hypnosis incorporates the use of hypnotherapy which is used to treat a number of issues including, but not limited to, stress, sleep, weight-loss, PTSD, ADHD, sexual trauma, smoking etc.

The process of hypnosis requires a trained and certified hypnotist to help relax the patient and put them in a trance like state where their senses are heightened, and they can respond well to suggestive images and sounds that help guide them.

Let’s discuss how hypnosis is used and recognized as a scientific practice that can help change your life for the better.

Improves Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance is simply put, the inconsistency between attitudes and behaviors. This conflict that happens in the mind related to attitudes and behavior is what can be improved through hypnosis. For example, a person who adopts the behavior of smoking also knows that smoking causes cancer which causes a dissonance. Hypnosis can help create a mind and body connection such that our reasoning and our actions are not in conflict with each other. Studies have shown that hypnosis helps to improve the attitudes of people and bring about changes in actions.

Hypnosis incorporates different techniques where a hypnotist can use suggestive methods to bring about positive changes in attitudes, behaviors and actions.

Improves Symptoms Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

The 2003 study on the benefits of hypnotherapy on IBS concluded that the effect of hypnosis would be long term, that they would last almost five years and is an indication of an effective treatment plan for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Thus, it is a viable therapeutic option for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.

The 2012 study on hypnosis and IBS concluded similar long-term results. The study was based on 346 patients of IBS out of which 40% showed alleviated symptoms with the practice of hypnotherapy.

Improves Deep Sleep

People who struggle with sleep issues tend to learn to live with it. When medicines and drugs don’t produce any lasting positive results on their sleep cycle, then people give up hope. However, hypnosis is an option to be explored when trying to improve your sleep cycle and get a good deep sleep in one stretch.

Swiss researches recently conducted a study on the effects of hypnosis on deep sleep. The results were conclusive and promising. The study monitored brain activity of a group of young women that took a 90 minute nap after listening to a hypnotic tape suggestion.

The 80% women who spent more time in a slow-wave sleep were the one who listened to the hypnotic tape. The same wasn’t true after they listened to neutral tape.

Hypnosis is an alternative medical practice that works to improve the behavior of people but it doesn’t do so in isolation. It works alongside medical treatment and encourages positive perceptions that can lead to long term beneficial lifestyle changes. If you want to benefit from hypnosis, contact Rekha Shrivastava, M.S., CH, CRC, CASAC for a free consultation in Pittsford, NY.

Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406678/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hypnosis/about/pac-20394405

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/uoz-her060214.php

http://www.apa.org/topics/hypnosis/media.aspx?item=2

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14570733

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120402124446.htm