Hypnotherapy

[Sammy48]

i have booked a session for next week. It's for anxiety. Anyone had positive experiences ?

[Bathsheba]

Nope Sammy, sorry...I think you'll be wasting your money

x x

[Sammy48]

Well that's encouraging.

[ummmm]

I don't think it's a waste of time. My cousin used it for similar reasons. It worked.

[Sammy48]

Thank you ummmm. x

[Bathsheba]

There ya go Sammy,....looks like a 50/50 split so far : x x

[Sycamore3House]

I know 2 people in different parts of the country who have used hypnotherapy to help them to stop smoking. It worked for both of them. One was a heavy smoker and the other only 2/3 per day and sceptical. Their experiences were both positive.

[ummmm]

An ex user of this site used hypnotherapy to help give up smoking (MarkRae) and it worked for him. He went about correcting peoples spelling but advocated hypnotherapy.

[jd_1984]

Sammy - not personally. But a good friend tried it out, like you, for anxiety.
There was a slight improvement. She used to get really anxious about being late, to the point that she couldn't sleep if there was an important reason to be up early the next day - always convinced herself she would sleep in. She would also convince herself that she was seriously ill when it always turned out to be something and nothing. There was probably a whole host of anxieties that she didn't share with us.
But, the hypnotherapy has taken the edge off according to my friend but in no way have these feelings gone away for good.

Best of luck

[Sammy48]

Thank you guys for your s swears, much appreciated x

[Sammy48]

^^^ answers^^^. that should read. lol lol

[Buenchico]

The University of York published a report from the National Institute for Health Research in 2009 that examined the findings of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) relating to the effectiveness (or otherwise) of hypnotherapy.

With regard to the use of hypnotherapy to treat 'generalised or unspecified anxiety', the report stated: "One RCT reported that hypnosis was superior to both music relaxation . . . and no treatment . . . for reducing anxiety scores. However, one RCT reported that hypnosis was no more effective that meditation, and another RCT reported hypnosis was no more effective than no treatment"

The authors' overall conclusion was: "The evidence from current RCTs was insufficient to support the use of hypnosis for the treatment of anxiety".

http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/ShowRecord.asp?LinkFrom=OAI&ID=12009103462

[Old_Geezer]

If you expect it to be a miracle cure with you being cured having made no effort then it tends to be unimpressive. But if you are simply looking for it to be easier to stick to whatever you need to do to change then it is a better proposition. It is, after all, merely bolstering an attitude/mind set to aid your attempts.

I'm unsure what one normally does for anxiety but I suspect get used to whatever is causing it. Learn to take deep breaths and relax and this should help. Plenty of cases shown to work for phobias which I suggest is probably similar.

[Bathsheba]

so basically,....just what I said, yeah? :p

x x

[Retrochic]

Hypnotherapy can work in conjunction with other therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy. You can't get 'hypnotized' into being less anxious,any therapist that claims this is a con artist at best.

[Bathsheba]

O-G's reply wasn't there when I typed ;)
x x

[Bathsheba]

CBT in a nutshell....
Write down what is causing your anxiety.
Think about how likely it is for the worst thing you are worried about to happen.
Write it down as a percentage.
The end.

[Sammy48]

The person I am seeing is a clinical psychologist. I don't expr the an instant cure but help in controlling it. I am just going through a rough period in my life at the moment. I am normally a confident person. Nite All. x

[janbee]

I had hypnotherapy MANY years ago for a stammer. It worked, stammer all gone. Another friend had hypnotherapy for a smoking addition. It also worked. Good luck with your session Sammy xx

[Greedyfly]

Yes, I went with a very closed mind and felt great benefit from it much to my surprise. I hope it works for you!