Expert Explained: What Hypnosis Really Is

06.08.2023 00:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:24

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Unlike other methods, where the work takes place at the level of consciousness, hypnosis allows you to intentionally achieve an altered state of consciousness. In this state, the brain switches to the alpha rhythm, which is associated with a relaxed state of wakefulness, rest.

How hypnosis works

Hypnosis is a highly focused state in which a person is suggestible. In the waking state, the brain is filled with different thoughts, and under hypnosis, a person is able to focus very deeply on a single thought or sensation. There is a difference between academic hypnosis and street hypnosis.

What does a person feel during hypnosis

Some people feel the heaviness of their body, others feel light, numb or even incorporeal. Hypnosis is also accompanied by sensations of swimming, flying, tingling in various parts of the body.

Why do you need hypnosis

This will primarily affect such topical and common diseases as depression, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias and panic attacks, sleep and eating disorders.

It is believed that hypnosis can help with some conditions. Among them are anxiety, asthma, chronic pain, fears and phobias, smoking, insomnia, high blood pressure, panic attacks, stress, migraine, obesity, stuttering.

Diana Dashkevich Author: Diana Dashkevich Editor internet resource


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  1. How hypnosis works
  2. What does a person feel during hypnosis
  3. Why do you need hypnosis