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Hypnotherapy works and I recommend it.

Lawrence wrote:Found a couple.
Can someone advise an average price for a session please? Don't want to go spending too over over the usual.
And don't want to going to one of the suspiciously cheap ones either.

Most hypnotherapists chage about the same hourly rate that a professional magician would charge. Funny that.

Anyway, most will also offer free follow up sessions in case the first one doesn't work.

Lawrence - if you've ever studied any hypnotism at all, you already know the drill. Relax, walk down some stairs, into a lovely garden, lay down on a bed, close your eyes, implant the suggestion, walk back up the stairs and wake up. Simple as. You can spend hundreds on books and fancy courses, and all it boils down to is the above suggestion, a confident manner, and the extra motivation to stop smoking (etc etc) that handing over hundreds of quid gives a person.

If you book the session, go along and listen - if they don't kick you out while the session is taking place. You can get exactly the same from a "self-hypnosis" CD from Blackwells at a fraction of the price. Try the CD route first. You could end up saving yourself a fortune. Or do it yourself.

I certainly don't recommend doing it yourself. That won't work at all. It is quite difficult hypnotising someone you know let alone trying to cure them of something. I don't think a generic CD is the answer either. Besides a specific script would have to be made for the problem.

I think the best thing is to see an actual live hypnotherapist. I don't know what they charge in Britain but I would imagine around a hundred quid a session.

I believe hypnosis is bunkum but that won't stop it working because of the placebo effect and the relaxation/suggestion phenomena does have something to it. It is a very powerful thing and it is that which cures the person rather than the non existent "hypnosis"

However don't tell your girl friend that hypnosis is a load of cobblers otherwise it is doomed to failure.

I tried hypnotherapy once, it was so boring I fell asleep. It must have worked because Ive given up trying hypnotherapy.

On a serious note, it will work if you believe it works. Or should I say, it is more effective if you believe in it. Belief is a very powerful tool, faith healers use the power of belief to aid them. Just take a look at the bible, it is full of stories (or evidence if you so believe) in the power of faith and belief.

A hypnotherapist will give suggestions to the subconcious mind, which in turn feeds information to the concious mind. However if you have preconceptions that hypnotherapy will not work, you are limiting any chance of success.

clinical hypnotherapy is not a magic cure all. it CAN work but the problem is how suggestion is done.

hypnosis is merely a state of mental relaxation, and this is where a lot of the usefulness lies, as many habits and fears which people seek hypnotherapy to treat are in essence nervousness or anxiety states, such as obsessive-compulsive responses.

do not feel it is a hocus-pocus new-age treatment however - it is very effective in the right circumstances.

to dispell a few misconceptions about hypnosis...

almost everyone can be hypnotized (i.e. talked into a state of relaxtaion) though only a minority will enter a 'trance' (which many mistakenly believe is what hypnosis is).
another point is state of mind - not necesarily believing it works, but allowing yourself to be relaxed. this is the most common stalling block.

another misconception surrounds how it works. it does not use some magical secret, nor is it some complex way of brain washing or mind games. there are no svengali or hannibal lector types who will have you doing chicken impressions or assassinating communist dictators!

really it is deep relaxation (and yes, you could fall to sleep) whereby the unconscious/subconcious states are instructed in changing behaviours - really like forming a habit.

and of course it wont work with 1 session 9 times out of 10. almost nothing works immediately so you have to be patient.

impotant notes: you must find a practitioner you feel comfortable with - you will need to relax. this also means the right surroundings (many will visit you if it helps and almost all will have a private area specially for this).

secondly, you need to find a reputable practitioner. usually your gp can recommend someone, or word of mouth is good too.

also you can google the register of clinical hypnotherapists.

hope this was helpful

joel