Can hypnosis help?
Yes. Anxiety and depression leave their footprints
all over a life. Prolonged fear or sadness can permeate all
the places you must live. Hypnosis is a tool that can help
you recover your life and open the doors to understanding
and healing.
Others have told me I must "live
with" my fears and depression. Or that I must take medication
for the rest of my life. I don't like being so out of control
of my life.
The causes
of depression and panic are many. The answers are not often
simple. The plan for wholeness can incorporate many different
tools: counseling, medication, relaxation techniques, resetting
the mind's usual way of dealing with issues. One answer does
not fit everyone. Hypnosis can help your mind and body address
symptoms in a way you may not have tried before.
What causes my panic
attacks?
Panic attacks can come from
a single event or they can build up over time, with exposure
to several different events. Simple anxiety or fear can be
compounded until even the thought of becoming anxious is enough
to bring on the panic. The fear becomes personal, close to
home, even if the cause is miles away. If a past event is
the root cause of fear, something may be unresolved about
the event and that in itself can be threatening.
What causes my depression?
Depression, too, may have a
single cause or be the result of a number of events over time.
More than just "the blues," depression can't be
dismissed by simply willing it. Well-meaning friends may urge
you to "snap out of it," but chronic depression
often leaves a person without the tools or the desire to do
anything.
How can hypnotherapy
help deal with anxiety?
Hypnotherapy
can begin to help you by addressing the symptoms of anxiety
and panic; hypnosis can slow the heartbeat, create a sense
of balance, and generate relaxation through deep breathing.
Hypnotic suggestions can replace catastrophic thoughts with
truthful statements. Hypnosis can also help you to go back
in time to where the problem originated and begin to understand
the event from a new place.
How long does it take
to help alleviate the depression?
People have
different reasons for depression. It can be caused by a chemical
or hormonal imbalance, emotional issues resulting from loss
or grief or struggles with past traumas. Some cases can be
quite mild, perhaps triggered by a recent event. Others may
be like the proverbial onion, layer after layer of events
and circumstances that must be tended to. Hypnosis is not
intended to replace counseling or medication, and it is not
a magic wand. It may help the process of healing move more
quickly and easily than traditional talk therapy.
What can I look forward
to?
Working with
your hypnotherapist, you can develop a sense of direction
and achievable goals. You can address the past and understand
its effect on your life and then work with new images and
plans for the future. You will rediscover hope and become
more involved with your own life. It's not too late to begin.
"I
came to you with deep grieving of many, many years. My basic
feelings of unhappiness were alleviated a great deal, and
I haven't had the deep underlying sense of melancholy. My
grieving stopped instantaneously after the first hypnosis,
and it has not returned! Even my doctor is pleased with your
results, and feels I have made considerable progress."
(Retired Elder)
"I've
been doing very well. I'm not stressed, and have had no anxiety
attacks. My husband is also very happy with this." (Nursing
Assistant)
"I
came to you with depression, low self-esteem, withdrawal,
loneliness, sleeplessness, self-pity and self-doubt. Our sessions
helped me with it all, including becoming confident, and having
the courage to be assertive with others. I have conquered
my sleeplessness, and am making significant gains in my physical
healing. I want to be truly empowered." (Elder)
"I
don't need to reiterate the terrible condition I was in when
I came to you, Del. My depression was so deep. I had such
severe pains in my body that I could hardly walk or do my
work. I was very discouraged before you and I first talked
together. You gave me the first glimpse of hope I had had
for a long time. The time you gave me to talk through the
issues I was struggling with saved my sanity and motivated
me to have confidence in the journey I was on, and in my own
innate healing." (Educator)
"I
feel I am more aware of negativity, and more consciously combating
it. The depression and lethargy are much better. My headaches
are gone. My insomnia is being helped by the tape you made.
My stomach issues are improving. The more I am able to sleep
the less anxiety I feel and the less panic upon awakening."
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