Supporting Healing and Managing Pain

Some of the benefits of hypnotherapy for health conditions include:

• Giving up smoking

• Developing healthy eating habits

• Overcoming mental health conditions: e.g. depression and anxiety

• Managing pain caused by chronic conditions such as arthritis

• Learning creative visualisation to encourage healing

• Overcoming the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Releasing phobias and panic attacks

• Lowering blood pressure

• Relieving headaches and migraines

• Dealing with stress-related illness through deep relaxation

• Overcoming addictions to specific substances or behaviours

• Managing anger and other emotional states

Hypnosis can be helpful in treating physical conditions because your state of mind has an influence on your health.  There is also evidence that the unconscious mind has an influence on the body at the level of cellular structure and positive suggestions can have a healing effect, such as discussed by Dr Candace Pert in her books and research papers.  Every emotional state you experience has consequences for your body as it releases hormones and chemicals that affect your physical health.  For health promotion, laughter, happiness and relaxation are highly beneficial.  Becoming angry, resentful, fearful or guilty releases chemicals that are harmful to your body.  Modern science has provided evidence for the beliefs of ancient sages that 'as you think, so shall you become.'  Because hypnotherapy works on the deeper levels of your mind it can help you to experience more positive emotions. 

Trying to change your thinking patterns consciously can feel as though it is almost impossible  Nobody consciously chooses to be negative or to experience unpleasant emotions so breaking these habits is difficult using the conscious mind.  Hypnosis, however, can be used to break the triggers that cause you to feel negatively and allow you to experience more beneficial emotional states more often.

Certain conditions, such as migraine headaches and irritable bowel syndrome have research evidence that supports hypnosis as an effective intervention.  Many chronic health conditions are worsened by stress, so the relaxation provided by hypnosis in conjunction with suggestions for overcoming the physical symptoms can make a positive difference. Hypnosis can also help with the management of pain in chronic conditions such as arthritis. You can learn how to use self-hypnosis to reduce pain and generate feelings of comfort.

However, before embarking on any hypnotherapy for healing it is important that you contact your GP to ensure your condition has been investigated and diagnosed.  At Life Unlimited we may request that you obtain a letter from your GP providing agreement for hypnotherapy whenever we feel this would be ethical and appropriate.

We offer a special 5 session hypnotherapy programme for irritable bowel syndrome that greatly reduces symptoms for the majority of people.  We also offer hypnosis for pain management to relieve some of the symptoms associated with chronic conditions. 

Elizabeth provides hypnotherapy at Life Unlimited.  Leone offers reiki and this is another option you may like to consider because it provides deep relaxation and heals on the correct level for you.  If you decide to take our level one attunement course you will have an inbuilt stress-reliever through providing self-healing with reiki on a daily basis.  Reiki is completely safe and complements any other treatments you are receiving. 

If you are suffering from a serious illness it is important to take advice from your GP or consultant when there are no guaranteed cures from either conventional or complementary approaches.  However, we will do all we can to assist you on your healing journey. 

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