Glenn Catt MIAH
Clinical and Analytical Hypnotherapist
Clinical and Analytical Hypnotherapist
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Total relaxation coupled with heightened awareness
The word Hypnosis is taken from the Greek word Hypnos which means to sleep, proof exists that hypnosis was used by the ancient Greek's and Roman's for therapeutic relief and improved health.
The word Hypnosis was originally used by James Braid, having performed many operations using hypnosis as the only form of anaesthetic, he at first considered his patients to be sleeping only to find this was not the case. Having discovered his error he attempted to rename hypnosis, unfortunately with little success as the name had rapidly been adopted by many people.
The word Hypnosis was originally used by James Braid, having performed many operations using hypnosis as the only form of anaesthetic, he at first considered his patients to be sleeping only to find this was not the case. Having discovered his error he attempted to rename hypnosis, unfortunately with little success as the name had rapidly been adopted by many people.
Hypnosis is not mystical or magical, we all posses the ability to experience the hypnotic phenomena at different levels, the levels experienced are as individual as a persons fingerprints or mind.
Many people having watched either on television or live the performance of the stage hypnotist, hold the belief that hypnosis creates trance like states or induces sleep, this is not the case.
It is also a belief held by many people they could be made to do silly things through the use of hypnosis. A person remains completely awake during hypnosis and is quite capable of leaving
the room at any time should they wish.
Should any suggestion offered by a therapist whilst
Many people having watched either on television or live the performance of the stage hypnotist, hold the belief that hypnosis creates trance like states or induces sleep, this is not the case.
It is also a belief held by many people they could be made to do silly things through the use of hypnosis. A person remains completely awake during hypnosis and is quite capable of leaving
the room at any time should they wish.
Should any suggestion offered by a therapist whilst
under hypnosis be against a particular persons code of ethics or morality it would be refused, hence we are unable to make people do anything they did not want to do. Hypnosis has often been described as "Total relaxation coupled with heightened awareness" it offers many people a natural, painless, harmless therapy for better health and well being.
How does it work?
To better understand how hypnosis works we first need to be
aware that our mind has two parts, the conscious mind which evaluates all the second by second, hour by hour information that we see, feel, hear, touch and smell.
The second part of our mind is the sub-conscious, which is the part the conscious compares these inputs against, it is the
sub-conscious that stores life's experiences, it contains your character, your feeling's and emotions, and it has stored your life to date.
On some occasions the two parts of the mind disagree with each other, when this occurs we have conflict within our mind, which leads to stress, anxiety and possibly fear.
The use of hypnosis allows us as therapists to occupy your conscious mind whilst we offer suggestions to the sub-conscious,
these suggestions would be tailored to a persons individual problem.
Please be aware that suggestion therapy is extremely successful in treating certain problems, however Analytical therapy should be employed where problems are of a complex nature.
How does it work?
To better understand how hypnosis works we first need to be
aware that our mind has two parts, the conscious mind which evaluates all the second by second, hour by hour information that we see, feel, hear, touch and smell.
The second part of our mind is the sub-conscious, which is the part the conscious compares these inputs against, it is the
sub-conscious that stores life's experiences, it contains your character, your feeling's and emotions, and it has stored your life to date.
On some occasions the two parts of the mind disagree with each other, when this occurs we have conflict within our mind, which leads to stress, anxiety and possibly fear.
The use of hypnosis allows us as therapists to occupy your conscious mind whilst we offer suggestions to the sub-conscious,
these suggestions would be tailored to a persons individual problem.
Please be aware that suggestion therapy is extremely successful in treating certain problems, however Analytical therapy should be employed where problems are of a complex nature.