hypnosis

[gina32]

has anyone ever had hypnosis for anything such as help stop smoking, dieting, learning to drive, and did it help, how did you feel? thanks

[Oneeyedvic]

I had hypnotherapy 3 1/2 years ago to give up smoking.

I have not smoked since.

My business partner also went but it did nothing for him and he continued smoking. (he smoked around 10 a day - I was smoking 30 a day).

Whilst 'under' I remember thinking "well this is a big waste of time and money isn't it"

Even with hypnotherapy it does still take a lot of will power.

[karlpeg]

I am a hypnotherapist myself but was very sceptical when I began the course. I think some people naturally find hypnosis amazing for many things, and some don't. I would not consider myself a 'natural' for being hypnotized, however I have seen some really amazing results with my clinic. I also had to practise a lot during my 2 year training, and focused on my increasing phobia of wasps in a one-off practice session. I literally went overnight from being terrified and hysterical if a wasp came near me, to not being bothered at all by wasps or bees. Even more interesting to me is that I was just 'practising' the phobia replacement technique with a colleague and we interrupted ourselves frequently to discuss the scripts, etc. So I really didn't expect it to actually have any effect on my phobia, but it has.

I think the best chance of success with hypnosis is a very high motivation level (you really want change) and an open mind. I can truly say, even as a hypnotherapist myself, that hypnosis has changed my life dramatically and had a really positive effect in lots of areas, stress management, sleep, etc.

[gina32]

karlpeg, thank you for your helpful reply