Marie Element DipCH MAHA (Fellow) HCA, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Counsellor and EFT Practitioner.
In a paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Medicine*, Gary Elkins PhD describes a clinical study where six patients were treated with hypnosis prior to undergoing a colonoscopy procedure. In all cases, anxiety and discomfort levels were considerably reduced. Hypnosis is a mind-body intervention that has been used to manage pain and anxiety…
Hypnosis is becoming widely used in dentistry, especially in cases where side effects make the use of certain drugs problematic. Fear of needles and involuntary gagging, both of which dentists encounter in the patients from time to time, respond extremely well to hypnotherapy. In this a paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, and titled,…
It is important to understand that the nicotine addiction is not the main problem in stopping smoking. Nicotine can be out of your system in as little as three to four days. With this in mind, one might ask why it is that people can give up smoking for one, two or maybe three months…
Social Anxiety is a strong fear of being in a situation with other people where we might be judged by them and or become acutely embarrassed.This fear can be so strong that it gets in the way of going to work or school or doing other everyday things. Everyone has felt anxious or embarrassed at one time…
A panic attack is an episode of extreme anxiety, with high levels of fear or discomfort, which can come upon you quite suddenly and usually has its peak within 10 minutes. During the attack, several of the following symptoms will be present. • Palpitations, pounding heart, or rapid heart rate • Sweating • Trembling and…
Many studies have shown that hypnotherapy is highly effective in the treatment of vaginismus and in the control of the extremely painful spasms associated with it. In a study published in ScienceDirect’*, Reza Pourhosein and Zeynab Bahrami Ehsan of the Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, and the Department of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney,…
It has long been know and well understood that our emotion; what’s going on in our lives can affect our skin, for better and for worse, but especially for worse. A one dermatologist put it when diagnosing a patient the skin on whose hands was splitting, “The skin weeps for a troubled soul”. This person was in…
‘Hypnotherapy was used as the method of treatment in seventy-six cases of frigidity with seventy-two of them showing rather dramatic improvement, Direct hypnotic suggestion as well as hypnoanalysis were both used in securing these results. The effects of this treatment are presented in tabulation form, are discussed in detail and show hypnotherapy to be a very effective method of treatment.’ So begins a report…
I saw a billboard a few days ago with a picture of Christopher Reeve on it. The caption simply read, “Super man.” People might have remembered him for his timeless portrayal of Superman. But they will never forget his tireless crusade on behalf of disabled everywhere. The tragic horse-riding accident that left him paralyzed also…
Phobias, a profound, and usually inexplicable fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation, are quite common and can have a debilitating effect on our lives. Some fear flying and so have never been able to take that vacation of their dreams. Some fear insects or spiders to the point that they get up…