What is Hypnosis?
It may be surprising to many to learn that we experience trance states often during the course of our lives. Even passing into ordinary sleep involves a kind of trance state. The experience of hypnosis is similar: neither asleep nor awake and a little like daydreaming, with a pleasant feeling of deep relaxation behind it all. Hypnosis is a different state of consciousness which you can naturally enter so that, for therapeutic purposes (hypnotherapy), beneficial corrections may be given directly to your unconscious mind.
In this way, hypnosis is an effective way of making contact with our inner (unconscious) self, which is both a reservoir of unrecognised potential and knowledge as well as being the unwitting source of many of our problems.
Realistically no-one can be hypnotised against their will and even when hypnotised, a person can still reject any suggestion. Thus hypnotherapy is a state of purposeful co-operation.
What is Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is using the state of hypnosis to treat a variety of medical and psychological problems. It is estimated that 85% of people will respond at some level to clinical hypnotherapy. It may even succeed where other more conventional methods of treatment have not produced the desired result. When carried out by a trained and qualified hypnotherapist the benefits can be long lasting and often permanent. It is natural and safe, with no harmful side effects.
Hypnotherapy makes use of the bicameral nature of the functioning brain and the conscious / unconscious processes therein. At its simplest level the unconscious mind becomes (through our life experience) the repository of our conditioned experience, while the conscious mind is the waking mind dealing with appraisal and decision making. In hypnotherapy the critical faculties of the conscious mind are sidestepped (through the hypnotic condition) and new ideas and 'suggestions' placed directly into the uncritical unconscious to effect beneficial changes when back in the waking state.
Where can Hypnotherapy be applied?
Hypnotherapy is medically accepted to benefit the following and more: unwanted habits - smoking, nail biting, bed wetting, weight control / healthy eating, improve work / study / sporting performance, boost self-confidence and achieving potential, phobias, compulsions, emotional problems, sleep problems, inhibitions, worries, reduce stress, tension and blood pressure, stomach problems, IBS, gynaecological problems - PMT, psychogenic infertility, obstetrics (painless childbirth), skin problems, pain control, minor surgery, dentistry, arthritic pains, aches and pains, some sexual problems...
Put simply, where your problem is due to habitual conditioning (habit formation), accumulated stress or unresolved events in your past then hypnotherapy can be used to access and reprogramme these complexes which are being sustained and remain active at the unconscious level.
NLP involves the conditioning of the sub conscious mind in the waking state. The practice revolves around the use of powerful vocal conditioning. The person is spoken to within a setting that both empowers and addresses the issue at hand. NLP is successfully used to address physical and mental health issues, phobias and other causes for stress. The NLP sessions are designed around reinforcing positive thought processes that reach out and increase the quality of life even beyond the sessions. In the case of hypnosis, the subject or subjects are addressed within an induced trance like state. The issues are taken up one by one and address one particular problem only, not necessarily affecting other areas of life. There is a distinct difference between NLP and hypnosis.
While NLP is the study and conditioning of a subjective experience, hypnosis addresses the response to stimuli within an induced state of mind. While NLP can be applied to other areas of life, the same does not apply to hypnosis. However, both address our own experience and that of others. Hypnosis Language Patterns and that of NLP are both influencing tools that examine how people respond to conditioning via language. When an NLP practitioner addresses a session, he or she influences the listener/listeners both, consciously and unconsciously. While the subliminal influence is the ‘hypnosis’ part of the experience, the conscious influence is the result of NLP. NLP or Neuro-linguistic Programming helps you to become aware of how the programming affects you unconsciously via communication that you are exposed to within the setting designed.
In the case of hypnosis this awareness is missing and in a way, you are potentially at the risk of intentional and unintentional hypnotic communication. NLP makes you aware of how changed behavior patterns affect others in the peripheral. Intentionally or unintentionally, people around us are influenced at the emotional level and this can be used to generate better community living and quality of life. NLP is not confining. The changed behavior influences other areas of your life, whereas in the case of hypnosis, the practitioner deals with one issue at a time and there is limited scope for the outcome to touch other areas. The NLP approach also enables you to witness different responses from the people in the peripheral that comes with a change in you. In the case of hypnosis, the change is limited to you and you apply and benefit from the changed attitude.
For example, if a person is diabetic and considers NLP as an alternate treatment along with medication, he or she also allows empowerment within the immediate society by spreading awareness towards the precautionary measures that need to be considered. In addition, the person also exercises more self-control and takes on a healthy diet and exercise regime with the newfound awareness and positive-ness, thus becoming an example for others. However, if the person chooses hypnosis as an alternative therapy, the choice of food and exercise is for personal gain and something that comes out of the conditioning within the trance like state. The conditioning is only as far as the diabetes goes. NLP and hypnosis are both alternatives people around the world are considering complimenting medication.
What is NLP?
NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, a name that encompasses the three most influential components involved in producing human experience: neurology, language and programming. The neurological system regulates how our bodies function, language determines how we interface and communicate with other people and our programming determines the kinds of models of the world we create. Neuro-Linguistic Programming describes the fundamental dynamics between mind (neuro) and language (linguistic) and how their interplay effects our body and behaviour (programming).
NLP is the practice of understanding how people organise their thinking, feeling, language and behaviour to produce the results they do. NLP provides people with a methodology to model outstanding performances achieved by geniuses and leaders in their field.
Where can NLP be applied
An NLP Practitioner can employ his/her skills as an agent of change working with individuals, groups, or companies, or even global organisations and governments. As a technology, NLP has an amazing track record for instigating fast and efficient change in individuals and groups.
Many people study NLP to help them become more effective in their chosen field. The patterns can be employed across a wide area of applications ranging from fields as diverse as education, team building, sales, marketing, personal development, leadership and coaching. Wherever there is human interaction and growth potential, NLP can be used to develop and enhance performance.
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