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Has anyone here had any first-hand experience of hypnosis?
Talking to a colleague who is convinced that hypnosis will instantly cure both their OCD and the fact that they eat unhealthily. I have no idea how rational this is, but I can't help thinking they're just going to get rinsed. (This same colleague also went to a psychic a few years ago, for a similar rinsing).
Is it complete nonsense, or does it work?
Sterillium said:
Has anyone here had any first-hand experience of hypnosis?
Talking to a colleague who is convinced that hypnosis will instantly cure both their OCD and the fact that they eat unhealthily. I have no idea how rational this is, but I can't help thinking they're just going to get rinsed. (This same colleague also went to a psychic a few years ago, for a similar rinsing).
Is it complete nonsense, or does it work?
I tried hypnosis once and I do think it helped, it wasn't at all what I'd imagined, you know the old "look in to my eyes" routine but think it did have some useful input.Talking to a colleague who is convinced that hypnosis will instantly cure both their OCD and the fact that they eat unhealthily. I have no idea how rational this is, but I can't help thinking they're just going to get rinsed. (This same colleague also went to a psychic a few years ago, for a similar rinsing).
Is it complete nonsense, or does it work?
We are all different and respond differently to different forms of treatment but of course YMMV.
It's worth booking a session (often discounted for the first consultation) but I'm not sure how it would over Zoom at the moment as I think it's very much a face to face type of thing.
If the subject believes it will, then it may very well do
I’ve seen some ‘fast phobia cure’ stuff delivered by Paul McKenna, Michael Breen and Richard Bandler. I am certain that works on a decent percentage of people that try it.
OCD and eating habits are certainly things that can be influenced for quite some time by suggestion and hypnosis can make it easier to deliver powerful suggestions quite quickly
I’ve seen some ‘fast phobia cure’ stuff delivered by Paul McKenna, Michael Breen and Richard Bandler. I am certain that works on a decent percentage of people that try it.
OCD and eating habits are certainly things that can be influenced for quite some time by suggestion and hypnosis can make it easier to deliver powerful suggestions quite quickly
I’ve had one session of hypnotherapy in preparation for being best man at a large wedding - more specifically for the public speaking part of my duties.
Essentially, I laid on a table with my eyes closed and was asked what I feared most about public speaking. Lots of tapping of pressure points around the head/arms/hands, repetitive play throughs of the future event, relaxing music playing in the background ...
It was akin to attending a massage, but less touching and more talking!
I felt incredibly relaxed afterwards and my best man speech went really, really well! I even successfully dealt with a very drunk woman shouting out during my speech!
Hypnosis worked for me, but it’s possible that just talking through my fears with a trained professional gave me the confidence to speak well in front of a very large audience. Like a placebo effect. I’d recommend at least trying it once ...
Essentially, I laid on a table with my eyes closed and was asked what I feared most about public speaking. Lots of tapping of pressure points around the head/arms/hands, repetitive play throughs of the future event, relaxing music playing in the background ...
It was akin to attending a massage, but less touching and more talking!
I felt incredibly relaxed afterwards and my best man speech went really, really well! I even successfully dealt with a very drunk woman shouting out during my speech! Hypnosis worked for me, but it’s possible that just talking through my fears with a trained professional gave me the confidence to speak well in front of a very large audience. Like a placebo effect. I’d recommend at least trying it once ...
JPJPJP said:
If the subject believes it will, then it may very well do
I’ve seen some ‘fast phobia cure’ stuff delivered by Paul McKenna, Michael Breen and Richard Bandler. I am certain that works on a decent percentage of people that try it.
OCD and eating habits are certainly things that can be influenced for quite some time by suggestion and hypnosis can make it easier to deliver powerful suggestions quite quickly
My wife is a clinical hypnotherapist. There are two types of hypnotherapy. I’ve seen some ‘fast phobia cure’ stuff delivered by Paul McKenna, Michael Breen and Richard Bandler. I am certain that works on a decent percentage of people that try it.
OCD and eating habits are certainly things that can be influenced for quite some time by suggestion and hypnosis can make it easier to deliver powerful suggestions quite quickly
Paul McKenna et al are entertainers. A lot of the stuff they do is adapted for television and entertainment as a result. This type of hypnosis is certainly not what you are looking for.
Then there is clinical hypnotherapy which also uses techniques like Neuro Linguistic Programming and Thought Field Therapy. These are professionally accredited practitioners, able to work in NHS hospitals etc etc. They carry full professional indemnity. The main and most recognised accreditation body is the General Hypnotherapy Register - this enables registered practitioners to work in NHS Hospitals. No other body enables this.
Link here: www.general-hypnotherapy-register.com.
It would be wise to research a practitioner accredited with GHR in the first instance.
Hypnotherapy can be extremely effective at dealing with a wide range of issues. You must want to try it and be receptive towards it. Many practitioners will and should provide an initial consultation with you before embarking on any programmes of treatment. You may have to pay for this initial consultation.
Edited by Superleg48 on Saturday 13th February 14:34
My best mate was booked in to see a hypnotist by his wife, she wanted him to stop smoking. he went reluctantly.
The hypnotist told him that cigarettes would taste terrible from that day onwards. He tought, 'I hear what you are saying but it is not going to work'
As soon as he got outside, he lit up, the cigarette tasted disgusting, he said he had to really persevere to overcome the bad taste.
You can lead a horse to water............
The hypnotist told him that cigarettes would taste terrible from that day onwards. He tought, 'I hear what you are saying but it is not going to work'
As soon as he got outside, he lit up, the cigarette tasted disgusting, he said he had to really persevere to overcome the bad taste.
You can lead a horse to water............
Superleg48 said:
My wife is a clinical hypnotherapist. There are two types of hypnotherapy.
Paul McKenna et al are entertainers. A lot of the stuff they do is adapted for television and entertainment as a result. This type of hypnosis is certainly not what you are looking for.
Then there is clinical hypnotherapy which also uses techniques like Neuro Linguistic Programming and Thought Field Therapy. These are professionally accredited practitioners, able to work in NHS hospitals etc etc. They carry full professional indemnity. The main and most recognised accreditation body is the General Hypnotherapy Register - this enables registered practitioners to work in NHS Hospitals. No other body enables this.
Link here: www.general-hypnotherapy-register.com.
It would be wise to research a practitioner accredited with GHR in the first instance.
Hypnotherapy can be extremely effective at dealing with a wide range of issues. You must want to try it and be receptive towards it. Many practitioners will and should provide an initial consultation with you before embarking on any programmes of treatment. You may have to pay for this initial consultation.
McKenna on tv is not McKenna in real life. He is an accomplished, expert practitioner of NLP and similar techniques.Paul McKenna et al are entertainers. A lot of the stuff they do is adapted for television and entertainment as a result. This type of hypnosis is certainly not what you are looking for.
Then there is clinical hypnotherapy which also uses techniques like Neuro Linguistic Programming and Thought Field Therapy. These are professionally accredited practitioners, able to work in NHS hospitals etc etc. They carry full professional indemnity. The main and most recognised accreditation body is the General Hypnotherapy Register - this enables registered practitioners to work in NHS Hospitals. No other body enables this.
Link here: www.general-hypnotherapy-register.com.
It would be wise to research a practitioner accredited with GHR in the first instance.
Hypnotherapy can be extremely effective at dealing with a wide range of issues. You must want to try it and be receptive towards it. Many practitioners will and should provide an initial consultation with you before embarking on any programmes of treatment. You may have to pay for this initial consultation.
Edited by Superleg48 on Saturday 13th February 14:34
Always been very impressed by the entertainment side of it, never totally convinced but then stumbled into a small show years ago with perhaps 40 people there, it started with everyone raising there arms and some were unable to bring back down to see who was vulnerable to it, and I was amazed by it although not one of the vulnerable people, it was 100% genuine though speaking to a couple of the people after the show who had been on stage.
One for instance had been given an onion and was told to bite into it and it would taste like the juiciest peach ever, he said he knew that it was an onion however he could just taste really strong peach flavours and it then tasted of an onion after the hypnotist snapped his fingers, the mind is an amazing thing!
One for instance had been given an onion and was told to bite into it and it would taste like the juiciest peach ever, he said he knew that it was an onion however he could just taste really strong peach flavours and it then tasted of an onion after the hypnotist snapped his fingers, the mind is an amazing thing!
One of my good mates is a Hypnotherapist and is on the register listed above.
I know he enjoys what he does, he is very busy and I've seen loads of positive feedback from folk who have benefited from his interventions. He's very professional and we don't really talk much about what he does and how he does it but I do remember being really surprised at the range of issues and phobias that he dealt with. It sounds a bit like counseling to me.
I know he enjoys what he does, he is very busy and I've seen loads of positive feedback from folk who have benefited from his interventions. He's very professional and we don't really talk much about what he does and how he does it but I do remember being really surprised at the range of issues and phobias that he dealt with. It sounds a bit like counseling to me.
Teddy Lop said:
Works on different people to different degrees IMO.
I've had 3 different people try to hypnotize me. All 3 were established practitioners, one having been on TV a few times (though not a well known celebrity). None could hypnotize me. I wanted it to work because I was having problems with stress and hoped it might help. But no effect at all. Disappointing at the time. Especially cos it cost a few quid.
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