This page features news articles of interest relating to hypnotherapy and its applications.
Stress is something that affects us all in different ways and can cause a range of physical and mental health issues. Hypnotherapy has been used as a form of treatment for stress and anxiety for decades and has been proven to be a beneficial form of therapy.
The London Zoo's Friendly Spider Programme is celebrating 30 years of curing people with arachnophobia. Participants are given a session of hypnotherapy and then walk through the zoo's spider tunnel, as well as handling varying sizes of arachnids. The course boasts a 90 per cent success rate.
Listening to hypnosis recordings can reduce a person's pain and nerves during a medical procedure, and could even mean that they require a lower dose of sedatives
Hypnotherapy can help a person deal with things such as stress or anxiety, and to excel at a skill such as playing tennis or public speaking.
Patients struggling with pain often seek out hypnosis when they've run out of options. But if you ask David Spiegel, MD, a leading expert in clinical hypnosis, it should be a first - not last - resort.
Jacqueline Carson took control over her own health and healing using hypnotherapy.
Hypnosis is now being offered in gyms, and one writer has been finding out what it’s all about.
A new study in Germany showed that hypnotic suggestion increased the absolute time spent in slow-wave sleep by almost one half compared to controls.
A new study in Germany showed that hypnotic suggestion increased the absolute time spent in slow-wave sleep by almost one half compared to controls.
The word “hypnosis” may trigger images of half-asleep people clucking like a chicken, but the practice can help people manage unhealthy habits and “change their perception on reality”, experts say.
Here’s what you need to know about hypnotherapy. A basic guide from Forbes Health.
Dealing with irritable bowel syndrome or other gastrointestinal woes? According to some experts, gut-directed hypnotherapy is worth looking into.
Hypnosis, placebos and psychedelics can help heal the body, as well as new developments such as Virtual Reality.
Hypnosis in dentistry is termed 'Hypnodontics' and hypnosis is a very effective way of helping with a wide range of dental-related issues.
Since the end of 2017, women with breast cancer have been able to have surgery under hypnosis at the Private Hospital of Provence in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) and is the only clinic in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region to offer complete surgery under hypnosis with local anesthesia.
Hypnosis can be an effective clinical tool for the relief of physical symptoms.
Emmy-nominated journalist and former head of BBC VR Zillah Watson speaks to Health Tech World about the future of Virtual Reality in depression and mental health…
The author was offered complimentary hypnosis sessions on the NHS after a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequently trained as a hypnotherapist.
In conjunction with the Students’ Union, St George’s recently trialled the use of virtual reality (VR) hypnotherapy to help students manage stress.
There is a lot of scientific research that suggests hypnotherapy can be an effective treatment for anxiety.
More and more, hypnotic analgesia is being used in the emergency department (ED) to reduce pain and help patients relax while they're being treated.
The research study showed that utilization of hypnotherapy facilitated the persistent improvement of IBS.
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Hypnosis can help trigger a relaxation response to help patients better cope with their stress.
Hypnosis has a robust scientific framework. Clinical research has shown that it can help relieve pain and anxiety and aid smoking cessation, weight loss, and sleep.
Evidence suggests that hypnosis may be an effective strategy to help some individuals lose weight.
To help with a globus sensation or anxiety about swallowing, patients can learn how to calm themselves with hypnosis.
Hypnosis can be used to calm the patient, which helps decrease blood sugar levels.
New York executives are turning to hypnosis instead of meditation to help relieve stress.
Self-hypnosis before gynecologic surgery can reduce patients’ anxiety levels
Patients can learn how to better react to acute and chronic pain.
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.
Anxiety becomes a disorder when it begins to interfere with daily life and hypnotherapy can help people deal with the issues that trigger their anxiety.
Patients who develop allergy symptoms at the mere thought of their allergens could likely benefit from hypnosis.
Asthma can be triggered by both physical and psychological factors. Therapy with hypnosis in 1-2 sessions can help greatly improve asthma by teaching patients to better deal with their emotional triggers.
There are those in the medical field who believe the full potential of hypnosis has yet to be fulfilled and that it could be employed more widely in the operating theater instead of general anesthesia.
Some issues can be resolved in just one session whilst for others the benefits can be observed within a short period.
Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool to help you stop smoking, and it's possible in just one session.
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Chronic nausea is an increasingly acknowledged complaint in children. It is commonly encountered in association with functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. A randomized controlled trial by Pamela D. Browne and team did a comparative study of hypnotherapy with standard medical treatment (SMT) and revealed that hypnotherapy and SMT were effective in reducing nausea symptoms in children with functional nausea (FN) and functional dyspepsia (FD).
Fear of needles may be a barrier for administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hypnotic techniques can be used to help with fear of needles through use of words and imagery.
Hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis can conquer the deep-rooted unconscious blocks preventing us from achieving what we want in life.
Physically lying in a dentist’s office but mentally walking barefoot through a mountain river—that is how a patient successfully received a dental implant under self-hypnosis without any anaesthesia.
When one mentions the term ‘hypnosis,’ it’s immediately related to magic or doing sorcery tricks on stage or in movies. After all, that’s how hypnosis is often portrayed in TV shows and the media. But scientifically, it plays a crucial role in promoting your overall health in the form of hypnotherapy.
Hypnosis has been widely used for decades to help people to overcome addictive behaviors, anxiety, and depression. These are all issues that people on the autistic spectrum are more prone to and there is increasing evidence to show that hypnotherapy is particularly useful as a non-pharmaceutical, alternative treatment.
Self-hypnosis doesn’t just help you find a sense of calm, though it can certainly help you relax. It can also help you address and change unwanted habits and unhelpful thought patterns, and there is scientific research backing up its effectiveness.
A recent Oxford University survey of more than 15,000 adults in the UK suggests needle phobia accounts for about 10% of Covid vaccine hesitancy.
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Many people remain ‘in a perpetual state of threat’ despite the success of the UK’s vaccination rollout.
Medical hypnosis is a valid alternative to conscious sedation in patients unable to undergo MRI exams due to claustrophobia, according to new research.
As the last year makes us reassess our habits and health, the power of hypnosis is coming to the forefront in a whole new way – here’s how you could tap in.
New research provides evidence that the tendency to respond to hypnosis is linked to cognitive flexibility. The findings, recently published in Scientific Reports, indicate that people with higher levels of hypnotizability tend to be better at shifting between different mental sets.
If the pandemic has taught us anything it’s the importance of staying connected and the need to look after our wellbeing. But with the prospect of returning back to work and the ‘pre-pandemic normal’, many of us are experiencing return to work anxiety. Here are some top tips to combat it.
A good night’s sleep is no longer an unattainable dream.
Sleeping for a bit in the afternoon can benefit both motor skills and your ability to recall facts.
Our mind is an incredible thing. While we may not understand all its secrets, by utilising the power of storytelling and suggestion, we can change the narrative around our food habits...
Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland showcased that the way our brain processes information is fundamentally altered during hypnosis. The research helps to understand how hypnosis produces changes in a hypnotised person’s behaviour and subjective experiences.
People around the world have anticipated the moment when life can return to “pre-pandemic normal.” But as that reality seems within sight, many are now feeling increased anxiety about getting back into life.
Olly Murs revealed a different side to him when he opened up about his anxiety struggles. What is anxiety and how can one overcome it? A recent meta-analysis concluded that the benefit of hypnotherapy in treating anxiety improved in more than about 84 percent of control participants.
A common response to anxiety is to try to suppress or escape it, but doing so can make it more troublesome in the long run. Reframing anxiety as an ally rather than an enemy could help change our relationship with it for the better.
Physical closeness isn’t necessary for us to have a profound effect on one another’s biology, for good or ill.
These techniques can help you cope with the ongoing anxiety of the pandemic.
How hypnosis can help improve the quality of sleep and get rid of night terrors.
Learn how we can use hypnosis and the placebo effect to our advantage, with help from science journalist Erik Vance. Listen to Erik explain the fascinating science behind how these psychological phenomenons work - and their potential uses for fighting pain, depression, anxiety, and more.
Learn more about how hypnotherapy works - and ways it might make your life a little better.
A mass vaccination programme against Covid-19 is set to begin in the UK on Tuesday. While the government is working to ease the fears of those who are worried about safety, some people have a more primal fear - needles.
Approaching uncertainty with curiosity can help you combat hopelessness.
Are you concerned about your stress levels during the coronavirus lockdown? Here’s everything you need to know, from what stress is to how it affects the body.
When it comes to maintaining the right body weight, we all are in a perpetual battle with the bulge! However, hypnosis can help you lose weight.
Anxiety is the most common mental health illness in the United States, affecting 40 million adults each year, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) and the stress that accompanies anxiety disorders can interfere with your day-to-day life and also lead to serious health complications.
In an interview, the 49-year-old actress and Britain’s Got Talent judge – who is married to record producer Chris Hughes – revealed that she turned to hypnotherapy to cope with the grief of losing her little boy.
If ever there was a caring discipline that was poised to jump aboard the telemedicine train, it’s mental health.
WEIGHT LOSS is more of a mental battle than a physical one, with many dieters needing serious willpower to to refrain from binging on junk food. Could weight loss hypnosis be the answer?
Whether you need to sweep out the mental clutter that is causing you stress or tackle more serious anxiety issues, online hypnosis offers you a highly effective way to do it.
Recent research shows that both acute and chronic insomnia respond positively to hypnotherapy. In one study, hypnotherapy was considered more effective than other techniques in helping participants fall asleep.
Trance states can be fun when you’re on stage, but they can also have profound effects in relieving pain and changing behaviour.
Have you ever found yourself spiralling into negative thoughts? The good news is that there are tools out there to help you break free, and hypnotherapy is one method that could help you stop the cycle.
It’s time for hypnosis to be freed from the pop-culture clichés and be recognised as a legitimate—and effective—therapeutic too.
Many of the people suffering with anxiety, whether through personal stressors like relationships and financials or worldly stresses like a pandemic, probably won’t have considered hypnosis as a feasible option for their distress.
A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness with hypnotherapy has shown positive results in a Baylor University pilot study.
A groundbreaking Stanford University study explains the areas of the brain that are impacted by hypnosis.
Flic Everett, a content writer for The Daily Mail, had been suffering from insomnia since lockdown began in the UK. Living alone, having a destroyed sleep pattern, and dealing with existential dread accumulated into restlessness and sleeplessness. After some time, decided to try hypnotherapy via Zoom.
3 ways to incorporate hypnosis into your life to manage menopausal symptoms.
We have all been exposed to meditation and the benefits it can have on our emotional and mental wellbeing, but hypnosis has been a hidden but very valuable tool that we can utilize by ourselves.
As lockdown goes on and we continue to adapt, new statistics suggest soon-to-be parents are turning to alternative means to help combat anxiety and regain a sense of control
More than 300,000 Britons have quit smoking during the coronavirus crisis as evidence mounts that the habit leaves them more vulnerable to Covid-19, a survey suggests. .
A further 550,000 Britons have tried to quit, while 2.4 million have cut down, according to the joint study by the UK arm of YouGov’s international Covid-19 tracker in conjunction with anti-smoking group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).
It’s legit — and can help with basically every pandemic woe, from fortifying your immune system to reducing anxiety.
Nothing could have prepared us for how much our lives would change during a global pandemic.
To find calm and clarity, some have turned to baking or hobbies, others who need more support are accessing virtual therapy. But hypnotherapy, an increasingly popular and incredibly versatile
treatment, might just be the key to enhancing our well-being during this challenging time.
If you are feeling particularly anxious today, this study from 2019 says that taking at least twenty minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels.
Not going outside and changes to our routines are wreaking havoc with our sleeping patterns, an expert explains.
With all the tragic things that are happening in the world as a result of the coronavirus, now might seem like an unusual time to talk about being positive. Yet staying positive is a core ingredient in the recipe of successful coping in a crisis.
The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed she used hypnobirthing techniques of mindfulness and meditation to cope with severe morning sickness.
"I saw the power of it really, the meditation and the deep breathing and things like that, that they teach you in hypnobirthing, when I was really sick, and actually I realised that this was something I could take control of, I suppose, during labour. It was hugely powerful."