Saturday, November 29, 2008

Hypnosis Can Help Mental Disorders

By Gary Pearson

It is possible to help people with various things like addictions, self-improvement, personal problems, medical conditions and more with the hypnosis. In fact there has been research which proves that mental disorders like anxiety, types of phobia, panic, depression, schizophrenia and psychosis and other psychological problems can get better with hypnosis.

Reticent memories are recovered in the patients of mental problem with the help of hypnosis and this is very helpful. Normal behavior of people changes when they subconsciously suppress painful memories of trauma and pain which can lead to mental disorder. With the help of hypnosis the patient is able to remember the suppressed memories which could have been the cause of the mental problem they are suffering from.

For example, during the First and Second World Wars, soldiers developed mental health disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, due to their experiences. Some doctors used hypnosis to help these soldiers remember and then relive these memories in order to get rid of built-up emotional tension. Consequently, many soldiers were able to recover their mental health.

It is also possible for the patient to create incorrect memories because of the suggestions given by the hypnotherapist and they should be aware of this fact. Hypnosis, though is able to help mental patients is still considered to be controversial to some extend because of this reason.

Hypnosis cures patients in different ways one such being the ability to remove all pain associated with the disorder. This is done by calming down the patients who have been highly affected. A complete feeling of calmness and intense relaxation and feeling of well being are associated with the process of hypnosis. What patients do is that they become aware of their thoughts and thus change their attitude and acquire new methods of dealing with different problems, and thus ultimately become relieved of their anxiety, stress and depression.

Many mental health professionals are becoming aware of the fact that hypnosis can help mental disorders, and more are becoming open to using this form of therapy.

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