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Repression Release and Healing in Hypno-Psychotherapy

by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: July 6, 2012

Categories: Health, Human Spirit, Hypno-Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Stress, Thoughts & Feelings, Uncategorized, Xavier Nathan

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Mind Hijack

Conscious thought is regularly hijacked by associations that capture the mind and hold it hostage in the past. While in the process of thinking we automatically find our thoughts pulled to past events or imagined future results. Thoughts that provoke fear and anger always lead us back to the past while worry and anxiety keep us stuck in the future. We spend most of our waking day in the past or the future remembering what has already happened and no longer exists or expecting something to happen that has not yet occurred. As a result, the time we spend fully in the present moment is minimal and this is the main reason why we are unable to correct this debilitating condition and heal ourselves without the assistance of a psychotherapist.

Action is Unconsciously Motivated

Imagine you are an observer watching a woman walking on the pavement. She was bitten by a dog when she was a child but you are not aware of this. You see her cross the street as she is approached by a dog and its owner.

Unless you knew that the woman had been bitten by a dog when she was a child you probably wouldn’t think anything more of her action to cross the road. As an observer you can only observe her action but not the thinking behind the reason why she crossed the road. I say the thinking behind the cause of her action because it is, strictly speaking, not her thinking that caused her to cross the road but her feelings and emotions. Let me explain … the sight of the dog transports the woman back in time to the incident when she was bitten by the dog as a child. She is not consciously aware of this regression because it has become an unconscious association and all she is consciously aware of are the emotions associated with the experience of being bitten. It is these feelings from the past that cause her to cross the road. She crosses the road to avoid a dog that is probably long since dead and more importantly escape the uncomfortable feelings she has buried and wants kept buried. To an observer who knows her past it would appear that she is only avoiding the dog.

Subconscious Strategies to Avoid Pain

We do things to seek pleasure and avoid pain, physical and emotional and this is one of the reasons why people drink excessively and over eat. Someone who drinks alcohol excessively or over eats has learned to use these actions as strategies to avoid uncomfortable feelings but strategies do not solve the problem they help manage the problem that never goes away.

Repression

The buried feelings I refer to in this article are the feelings felt at the the time a person experiences a trauma such as a dog bite and are called repressions. If you think back to your childhood you can remember a number of incidents that traumatised you but more difficult to consciously recollect are the feelings associated with the incident. The reason for this is that they have been filed in the subconscious and are then triggered every time it looks like you are about to experience a similar incident. This all happens below the level of your conscious awareness so you have no conscious control over your spontaneous reaction.

Hypnotised by Trauma

When a repression is triggered our conscious analytical or thinking mind is suspended and we become hypnotised. We are unable to think and our mind is in fact captured by an event that happened in the past and we are stuck there while the old video plays out below the level of our conscious awareness. It is only after the video of the past event has played out that we regain access to our conscious thinking mind but until then we are at the mercy of our repressions. We often wonder later why we were unable to think straight or take more effective action in a particular situation and many never realise that they are not in control during those times.

Hypno-Psychotherapy to Address the Emotional Root Cause

In Hypno-Psychotherapy, which is the therapy we provide at Setanta Hypnotherapy Clinic in Peel, Isle of Man, the client is given the opportunity to uncover the repressions that are responsible for their condition and ultimately release these repressions in a safe environment. Repression release results in spontaneous healing as the mind reclaims its thinking space and power to make conscious decisions in ways no longer determined by events in the past.

Video by Xavier and Mary Nathan Explaining Hypno-Analysis

To learn more about the subject of this article you might like to read the following articles:

Addressing the Emotional Root Cause of a Condition with Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy

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Terence Watts on Clean Language in Hypno-Psychotherapy

by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: July 3, 2012

Categories: Hypno-Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Xavier Nathan

Tags:clean language, clean language in therapy, hypno-psychotherapy, Hypnosense, hypnosis, hypnotherapist, Hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, Terence Watts, The Essex Institute of Complementary Health, therapist

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Terence Watts

Terence Watts is the owner at The Essex Institute of Complementary Health and Sole Proprietor at Hypnosense. Terence has been a practising Therapist since 1989. He has lectured extensively at home and abroad, published several books, written manuals and developed training courses for Hypnotherapists that are used all over the world. Following is an article written by Terence as guidance for therapists in their use of language before and during session. It also serves to help educate clients on what to expect of a trained professional. We are very grateful to Terence for giving us permission to post his article in our website blog

Clean Language by Terence Watts

Most therapists are trained, these days, to be sure to use only ‘clean language’ during their sessions – that is, never say anything or ask any question that might put an idea into their client’s mind. For instance, if a client is remembering ‘being in the park’, asking: ‘Who else was there?’ is not as ‘clean’ as: ‘Was there anybody else there?’

What escapes many, though, is that this determinedly non-leading approach should be used from the moment the client walks through the door, not just during the session itself. Everything you say from the moment a client arrives in your office will set up a train of thoughts in their mind so you might as well make sure the thoughts are directed towards a successful therapy! Even something like: “How’s work been this week?” might distract them from where you need them to be, while: “Tell me about your week,” is perfectly acceptable. Even if ‘work’ has been an issue, they might well have been going to tell you about something else. The golden rule is never say anything that points in a particular direction or towards a particular concept.

I sometimes say something like: “Tell me about the best and worst parts of your week – the worst part first.” Because they tell us about the ‘best bit’ last, it encourages them to look for where improvement has occurred in their life, rather than to see if nothing is changing. Another way is to ask: “What good things have happened for you this week?”. The foregoing statements are definitely better than: “What sort of week have you had?”. When you ask that sort of question, the natural human tendency to focus on problems will encourage them to tell you about miserable stuff – and that can lead them to thinking the therapy isn’t working…

Yes, it can be hard work, staying that middle ground of interest without influence (the influence, of course, comes during the session with any suggestion work you are using) but it can pay great dividends!

You can find out more about Terence by visiting his websites:

Hypnosense and The Essex Institute of Complementary Health

Hypnosis to Stop Self-Sabotage

by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: July 2, 2012

Categories: Health, Hypno-Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Stress, Thoughts & Feelings, Xavier Nathan

Tags:compulsions, conscious mind, emotional root cause, free initial consultation, hypno-psychotherapy, hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, inner conflict, Mary Nathan, mind, psychotherapy, self sabotage, Setanta hypnotherapy Clinic, split mind, subconscious, Xavier Nathan

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Self Conflict by Skyler Porter

Inner Conflict

Self- sabotage is the main reason why people fail to achieve what they set out to do. Unless we get out of our own way progress will always be difficult. For every step we take forward we take three backwards.

Nobody deliberately sets out to sabotage themselves. Self sabotage is a subconscious activity and evidence of the split mind. I am not suggesting that we are all schizophrenic but merely describing the human condition of inner conflict we all share.

Can’t Stop

There are many, many people who wake up every morning telling themselves that today is the day that they will definitely quit. Some wake up pledging never to smoke another cigarette, others promising that they will never drink or gamble away their hard earned money again and others wake up vowing never to lose their temper again. Each of these people wakes up every day making the same promises to themselves and breaking them at almost the same time of day, every day.

We all do things that we may not be happy about but keep doing them anyway but there is a big difference between the consequences of biting your nails or the inside of your mouth and smoking or drinking to excess! However, regardless of the behaviour these people all share the same frustration. They all fail to achieve the goal they set themselves every day.

Hypnosis to Break the Cycle

If you are one of these people who fall into this category then imagine if you could make a decision to do something and then just do it. This would require your conscious mind, the part that makes the decision, to be supported by the subconscious, the real power behind your life. Imagine making the decision to lose weight and just doing it! Imagine deciding to stop smoking and simply doing it! Imagine making a decision and not having to think about it anymore confident in the result you naturally expect. Hypnosis gets the conscious and subconscious to talk to each other. Hypnosis develops the all important connection between the conscious and subconscious mind which make your decisions manifest in your reality.

Hypno-Psychotherapy

Here at Setanta Hypnotherapy Clinic in Peel Isle of Man Xavier and Mary Nathan help people address this inner conflict using a combination of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. Xavier and Mary have been successfully treating people for years at their private practice in Peel and doctors regularly refer their patients them. If you or your doctor agrees that your condition has an emotional root cause then Hypno-Psychotherapy may be your ideal solution. If your mind created the problem then doesn’t it make sense to conclude that your mind can also be used to solve the problem?

By first resolving the inner conflict responsible for your self-sabotage your road to recovery becomes smooth and efficient.

To book an initial consultation free of charge call Xavier or Mary on 01624 842938

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by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: June 28, 2012

Categories: Health, Hypno-Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Stress, Thoughts & Feelings, Xavier Nathan

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Body Identification

From my own personal experience and from what people have told me most of us see our bodies when we think about ourselves. This gives weight to the idea that people identify with their bodies. It is also more common for people to identify with a picture of their bodies they make up in their heads than to identify with the body as it is. Many people see themselves as older, younger, heavier, lighter, bigger or smaller than they really are and it is the image they hold of themselves that influences how they feel about themselves.

Feelings Dictate the Chemical Balance

Our feelings determine the chemical balance in our bodies. The body simply obeys the mind that commands it. When we feel anxious, fearful and under stress the chemicals released into the blood stream prepare us to fight or escape. The chemicals in our blood keep us on high alert but it is our feelings that cause those chemicals to be released in the first place. Prescribed medication seeks to adjust the chemical balance in order to address anxiety; depression and stress where as Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy address the feelings that cause the conditions like depression, anxiety and stress.

An Effective Alternative to Medication

It is how we feel about ourselves that determines our well being so wouldn’t you think that people would seek to address their feelings in order to resolve a problem caused by them. The emphasis for years has been on the treatment of conditions like depression using prescribed medication but fortunately this is now changing. More and more doctors are referring their patients to government approved Hypnotherapists because they are realising that long term use of medication is not answer.

Permanent Solution

When choosing a therapist to address conditions such as depression, anxiety and insomnia it is important you ask if s/he addresses the emotional root cause. Not to do so would be like putting a plaster or an open wound – it just wouldn’t hold!

For more information about the therapy we provide please visit our website or call Xavier or Mary Nathan at Setanta Hypnotherapy Clinic in Peel, on 01624 842938 to book a Free Initial Consultation.

Video by Xavier and Mary Nathan Explaining Hypno-Psychotherapy

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Hypno-Psychotherapy to Drop the Mask

by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: June 25, 2012

Categories: A Course In Miracles, Hypno-Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Xavier Nathan

Tags:hypno-psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, labels, Mary Nathan, mask, Peel, psychotherapy, relationship, role, role of the therapist, role play, self discovery, Setanta hypnotherapy Clinic, therapist, therapy, Xavier Nathan

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Role Play

People use coping mechanisms all the time to survive the challenges they are presented with on a daily basis. The coping mechanisms I refer to are sometimes called the ‘masks’ we hide behind.

Nobody deliberately puts on a mask in order to deal with someone or an experience; it is simply something we have all learned to do and is now something we do without thinking.

The masks we wear are the roles we play when we are with certain people and dealing with certain situations. We simply can’t help playing these roles which have become part of us.

The Labels

We form relationships with other people who are also wearing ‘masks’. We judge people and they judge us though nobody sees further than the ‘mask’. We live our lives believing that we know ourselves and the people in our lives when what we are doing is making it all up in our heads.

The most common ‘masks’ used by people are the labels we hide behind. The labels like, son, daughter, father, mother, husband, wife are roles most people get to play but in many cases people cannot disentangle themselves from their role and they become stuck.

This can also happen when people take their jobs so seriously that they identify with their job description. This is a trap that many find very easy to fall into especially when it is their job that validates them as people deserving respect. Without the title many feel lost, without purpose and even in some cases, invisible.

Who Am I?

Psychotherapy coupled with Hypnosis is a wonderful way for people to get comfortable not wearing any ‘mask’. It is a way to find who you really are and to express yourself without the need to hide behind any artificial role, self made or imposed. Therapy is a most fulfilling journey within – a journey of self discovery!

It is not the role of the therapist to decide what is best for you as you are the highest authority in your own life. The role of the therapist in Hypno-Psychotherapist is to help each person become aware of their own personal power and ability to affect the changes they desire. Healing is spontaneous and is as a result of a change in mind. It is only by changing our minds that we correct our perception of ourselves and the world we inhabit. By dropping our masks we reconnect with our own inner source of wisdom putting us directly in charge of our own direction in life no longer influenced by forces outside of ourselves.

To find out more about the therapy we provide here at our private practice, Setanta Hypnotherapy Clinic in Peel, Isle of Man visit our website www.SetantaClinic.com or call us on 01624 842938 to book a Free Initial Consultation.

Video by Xavier and Mary Nathan on Hypnotherapy and Perception

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Published on: June 19, 2012

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Healing through Repression Release by Clara Nathan

Feelings and Emotions

Society looks favourably on people who freely experience feelings of joy and happiness but frowns on unbridled expressions of sadness and pain. From a very early age we are programmed to stuff down these feelings with no regard for the consequence.

Feelings and emotions are there to be expressed and rather than inhibiting their expression if children are encouraged to express them appropriately then there would be no need for them to seek refuge in alcohol, drugs or over eating.

Our emotions belong to us and if we choose to hide or suppress them they will find ways of expression and in many cases these will be self destructive. Painful emotions that we have buried in the subconscious are called repressions and they will find expression, one way or another.

Repressions Manifesting as Symptoms or Destructive Behaviours

If we are involved in any behaviour that is harmful to us then the underlying cause for the behaviour will ultimately be an emotional one. This is an example of how a repression finds expression.

A person who continues to over eat knowing the disastrous consequences of such behaviour has simply found eating food as an alternative to expressing feelings they have suppressed.

People are not normally consciously aware that they are suppressing their feelings. It is a habit they have learned and as such it is something they do subconsciously. In order to reverse the process the subconscious needs to be accessed in order to uncover the emotional root cause of the destructive behaviour … like over eating and this is where hypnosis proves to be an invaluable tool.

Healing through Repression Release

Here at Setanta Hypnotherapy Clinic in Peel, Isle of Man my wife Mary and I are in private practice using both Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy to show people how to access their subconscious and make those changes they want in their lives. The presenting symptoms of the people who seek our help are the physical manifestations of problems with an emotional root cause. We help people uncover and resolve underlying cause of their conditions at source, the unconscious. Once the the negative emotion associated with their symptoms is released through abreaction healing is inevitable.

To book a free initial consultation you can call us on 01624 842938.

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Hypnosis for Children at Bedtime

by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: June 14, 2012

Categories: EHV Education in Human Values, Health, Hypno-Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Thoughts & Feelings, Xavier Nathan

Tags:concentration, exam pressure, hypnosis, hypnosis downloads for children, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, learning tables, monkey mins, Motivation, Peel, positive suggestions for children, Primary School Mathematics Help, Self-Hypnosis, Setanta hypnotherapy Clinic, study skills, subconscious mind, times tables

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Preparing for Exams

It is exam time again and my children are busy preparing! My son is doing his AS exams and two of my daughters are doing GCSE exams. They each have their own way of dealing with the stresses involved in preparing for their exams and each has found a way to study that is very much in keeping with their character type.

Motivation from Within

Over the years my wife and I chose to encourage our children to study but deliberately avoided putting them under any pressure to do so. We made ourselves available so they could come to us if they ever needed our help and they only did so when they really were stuck. Our approach placed the responsibility for their success or failure firmly on their own shoulders and this made them find their own inner source of motivation rather than looking for it outside themselves.

The Art of Self Hypnosis

There was one thing that we actively encouraged and which we feel was a very important ingredient in their success to date and that is the art of self hypnosis. We taught each of our children how to hypnotise themselves from a very early age and this proved to be an invaluable tool.

By learning how to achieve this relaxed state of mind they learned how to silence the monkey mind and develop powers of concentration that are rare in many children today. Visitors would comment on how our children could sit through a whole movie with subtitles while theirs were unable to sit still for even a few minutes. This was just a natural consequence of self hypnosis which our children now just take for granted and see as perfectly normal.

Hypnosis for Children at Bedtime

I, also, created an audio program which they played going to sleep at night when they were very young and which helped them sleep soundly and awake every morning feeling wonderful. The audio program was designed to counteract all the negative messages our children received during the course of anyone’s normal waking day and which we all just take for granted.

We have grown numb to hearing and seeing things that once may have upset us. The images we see on TV and the suggestions we are bombarded with through advertising and the the media are the same messages our children are exposed to. Then there are well meaning people in our children’s lives, including ourselves who unwittingly say things that they could easily accept and which could affect them negatively at the subconscious level.

Following is a link to the audio called Hypnosis for Children at Bedtime by Xavier Nathan and which can be downloaded from the Downloads Page of our website. In the state of hypnosis positive suggestions that are given to the child go directly to the subconscious where they are accepted and automatically activated and this is the main reason why the audio is so effective.

Learn your Multiplication Tables in your Sleep

Another audio program I created specifically for my children and which I made commercially available for download from our website Downloads Page is: Learn your Multiplication Tables in Your Sleep by Xavier Nathan

While my children were attending Primary School there was not the same emphasis on rote of learning tables as in previous years and I could see this as a problem in later years. To solve this problem I created an audio for them which taught them their tables while they slept. None of my children have ever had any problems in this area as a result whereas I meet students every day in High School who still need a calculator to calculate what comes second nature to my children.

I went on to develop a Computer Mathematics Program called Mathematics Tutor to teach my children all the basics of arithmetic which they could practice at home and ensure that they had a solid foundations in the basics. This too is also available for purchase from our website in CD form.

Unleashing the Limitless Power of the Subconscious Mind

The mind is very powerful and we only use a fraction of it. The reason for this is that many people still do not fully realise their potential because they were never taught the art of Self Hypnosis to enlist the support of their subconscious to achieve their goals.

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by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: June 8, 2012

Categories: Health, Human Spirit, Hypno-Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Stress, Thoughts & Feelings, Xavier Nathan

Tags:correct self perception, depression, feeling down, hypnosis downloads, hypnotherapist, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Milton Erickson, mind, negative mindset, Peel, ruminating, Self-Hypnosis, Setanta hypnotherapy Clinic, therapeutic intervention, Xavier Nathan

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Depressed

If you are someone wondering why everyone else seems to be having such a great life and nothing ever seems to work out well for you then you are probably feeling down as you read this.

You probably sigh a lot, feel frustrated at work and your relationships with friends and loved ones are strained. You probably also feel tired even after a night’s sleep and find it hard to get up in the morning.

Your body posture is telling the world that you are feeling down and your facial expression betrays how you are feeling inside.

Your inner dialogue is always critical, judgemental and keeps going round in circles. You don’t notice people who pass you in the street or in the corridors at work. You don’t notice the beauty of nature all around you because you are stuck inside your head a slave to a mindset that keeps you where you are.

You probably try to make yourself feel better by eating, drinking, working or spending money. You may feel good for a while but you find that no activity results in any permanent change. Activity will only stop the ruminating for a short period and then you are back again inside your head with the thoughts that bring you down and cause you to feel depressed.

Getting Out Of Your Head

Milton Erickson, a famous Psychiatrist and Hypnotherapist once treated a patient who was suffering with depression by telling him to count the chimney pots on his way home after his hypnotherapy session. The patient did as Milton Erickson instructed and did feel a lot better when he arrived home. This very simple intervention on the part of Erickson was a deliberate technique employed to change the patient’s mind and in so doing change how he felt. Instead of looking down as he normally did he looked up to count the chimney pots. Instead of sitting alone at home ruminating inside his head he was out meeting people and getting good quality exercise.

By forcing his patient to get out of his head and be present he had broken a spell and this is exactly what happens every time we deliberately get out of our heads and engage with the present. It is by being fully in the present unfettered by our depressing ruminations that we regain the power to choose what to think and in doing so we choose how to feel.

Hypnotherapy to reclaim the Power to Choose

Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool reclaiming the power to choose what to think and how to feel. By learning how to deliberately suspend the critical chatter that keeps us stuck inside our heads we regain our personal power and self confidence. By regularly practising self hypnosis it becomes easier and easier to take charge of your thoughts and once again become the director of the movie called This is Your Life!

If you would like to know more about the therapy Mary and I provide here at Setanta Hypnotherapy Clinic in Peel, Isle of Man please call us on 842938 to arrange to meet for an informal chat. We also provide a wide range of high quality audio products from our Downloads Page that we have produced for our own clients and which you could use effectively in the comfort of your own home to initiate those changes you desire in your life.

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by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: June 4, 2012

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A common belief held by many is that we are soul or spirit inside a body and when the body dies our soul leaves the body and returns to God.

Some people even speak of experience they have had in which they left their body for a period of time while they were still alive. These experiences are called Out of Body Experiences or Astral Projection.

Some people describe experiences they have had outside their body when they were deemed clinically dead for a brief period. These experiences are called Near Death Experiences.

One thing that can be said about all of these experiences is that like all our experiences we cannot help but interpret them and give them meaning based on our collective past experiences. The meaning, however, is made up in the mind like all the beliefs we hold and as such have little bearing on truth.

The belief that we are actually outside our body and only believe we inhabit our body is as valid a belief as any a person can hold. But this belief though gaining more support is still only held by a few.

We are free to believe whatever we want but unless we believe this to be true we remain in a kind of belief prison of our own making. Few fully realise the power they hold to change whatever they want in their lives by choosing what to believe.

Someone reading this might dismiss such a notion citing some logical argument to justify remaining a captive of their old beliefs but that too, is a choice.

“You can bring horse to water but you can’t make him drink”, is a saying my Grandfather taught me and which very aptly fits the human condition. Regardless of how much pain and suffering we experience few will allow themselves to be open to change their mind about how they view themselves and the world. Few fail to realise that their pain and suffering is as a result of the beliefs they cling to and to suggest otherwise is seen as insane. “Who is the insane one”, I ask?

Hypnotherapy is a very effective way of reclaiming the power to choose what to believe. It is a key to free you from a mindset that sabotages your personal development. It is safe and because it is without any of the negative side effects of medication more and more General Practitioners are recommending Hypnotherapy as an effective alternative.

If you are living in the Isle of Man then why not give us a call on 842938 and avail of the free initial consultation we give each person who wants to know more about the therapy we provide. For those living outside the Isle of Man you can download our audio products from our Downloads Page and avail of the service we provide through them.

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Hypnosis and First Impressions

by Xavier_Nathan

Published on: May 14, 2012

Categories: Health, Hypno-Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Isle of Man, Mary Nathan, Stress, Thoughts & Feelings, Xavier Nathan

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First Impressions

Once we form an impression of someone or something it is hard to change that impression. If you were frightened by a dog when you were young then the likelihood is that you will have formed the impression that dogs are scary. Logically you know that all dogs cannot be the same as the dog that frightened you but logic has nothing to do with feelings. It is how you feel about dogs that governs your attitude and behaviour around dogs and these feelings are as a result of the impression you formed about dogs when you first came across them.

In much the same way people have formed an impression of Hypnosis based on how it was portrayed to them when they first came across it. Most people seem to be influenced by the image of the hypnotist on the stage putting people under their spell and making them do foolish things to entertain an audience.

Once an impression like this had been formed in the mind of a person you can understand why it might then be difficult for them to see hypnosis as a tool for healing in the clinical setting. In this regard stage hypnosis had given an impression that then closes the door to the minds of many to the power to heal.

Misconceptions

Even the word hypnosis conjures up feelings and impressions that could not be further from the truth. If you see a person slumped over and seeming to be under the control of a hypnotist on stage it is no wonder that you would then come to the conclusion that hypnosis renders you vulnerable. You might have formed the impression that in hypnosis the hypnotist can make you do anything and this is a scary prospect for most people. This is why only the volunteers who are inclined to be exhibitionists are chosen by the hypnotist and that is the first stage of the elaborate illusion created by the stage entertainer in partnership with, a more than willing to please, volunteer.

In reality, hypnosis is a state of relaxation. In the state of hypnosis you suspend the part of you that would otherwise prevent you from entertaining ideas other than the ones you hold firmly to, including your belief in your own illness. However, in hypnosis you would not accept any suggestions given to you that might go against your own moral or ethical principles. In the clinical setting you are given suggestions while in hypnosis to get you to question your belief in your own illness. It is only in changing your mind about your illness that any change can take place, and this is where hypnosis is very effective.

Suggestion Therapy

Simply giving people suggestions to get better is not always the most effective approach. Therapists, like Paul McKenna, who advocate this approach, give the impression that it is the therapist who is the one in control and who is seen as a kind “Miracle Worker”! When the therapist then makes claims to the effect he can cure you and you see him in this light on TV shows and newspaper articles and in books how could you not form the impression that the therapist is the one in control and once again you are like the volunteer on stage.

The kind of therapy used by Paul McKenna is Suggestion Therapy and though it can be very effective it does not always work.

Hypno-Psychotherapy or Analytical Hypnotherapy

Here at Setanta Hypnotherapy Clinic in Peel, Isle of Man, Mary and I use a combination of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy which is also referred to as Hypno-Psychotherapy or Analytical Hypnotherapy to treat Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Insomnia and any condition with at an emotional root cause. When an emotional root cause is not an obvious reason for the condition, like Smoking, Phobias, some Weight Loss and working with children, we then use Suggestion Therapy.

For most conditions we have found that unless the cause of the condition is discovered and dealt with at the subconscious level the condition was not resolved. We have treated many people over the years who had been originally treated by therapists using only Suggestion Therapy and we found that though in some cases the original symptoms were alleviated or even disappeared they were almost always replaced by new and in some cases more severe symptoms.

An opportunity for personal development

If you would look upon your symptoms as opportunities for personal development then understanding the reasons behind your problems would make more sense and the journey of healing becomes a fulfilling experience, more a challenge than a chore.

First impressions can be misleading and especially when made about alternative options to heal yourself. Hypnosis with Psychotherapy is an effective option and its ethical humane approach makes it a therapy that is growing in popularity among medical doctors who no longer see long term medication as a satisfactory solution.