Within the wide repertoire of therapeutic techniques and resources available to psychology, clinical hypnosis is one of those that most often attracts attention. This is partly due to the myths that circulate about this practice, and partly also due to the sensational use of hypnosis in television programs and other content in the audiovisual world.
However, beyond all mystique, hypnotherapy is a very useful tool to address certain disorders through scientifically validated procedures. In this article We will talk about the potential of clinical hypnosis.
Let’s start with the basics: what exactly is clinical hypnosis? It is about the use of Hypnosis adapted to be used as a therapy tool for physical and psychological disordersand which are based on the modulation of the state of consciousness and the management of attentional focus.
In this context, hypnosis is used by a duly qualified health professional, and aims to mitigate symptoms associated with physical and/or psychological discomfort. On the other hand, hypnosis does not make patients lose control of their actions or plunge them into a permanently altered psychological state.
Benefits of clinical hypnosis
Let’s see what the main benefits of clinical hypnosis are, which can be classified into two main blocks: treatment of anxiety and pain.
Anxiety treatment
Phobias, generalized anxiety, panic disorder… Anxiety problems are part of the most frequent psychological problems, and clinical hypnosis has proven to be an effective resource when it comes to treating them (although in practice it is used in combination with other procedures).
The state of consciousness to which patients are induced through hypnotherapy helps them get rid of intrusive thoughts that give rise to psychological rumination and anxiety, and also facilitates a “reset” of the mind, so that the A person is able to look squarely at what worries him or her and address it in a more constructive way, without giving in to paralysis due to anxiety.
Thus, clinical hypnosis makes it possible for people to become accustomed to what would normally result in a state of great anxiety, seeing it for what it really is and without feeding that fear, getting lost in presuppositions and catastrophic predictions.
Furthermore, taking into account that excess anxiety and stress is present in many psychological disorders, this type of intervention can also be used in cases of depression, OCD, addictions, etc.
Pain treatment
Another of the most important benefits of clinical hypnosis has to do with its ability to provide the patient with a greater tolerance to pain, causing the latter to cause significantly less discomfort.
It is important that in these cases The effect of hypnosis is not the total elimination of pain, but the fact of experiencing it in a much less intense way.due to an adaptation of the way of using attention.
For this reason, hypnotherapy can be used in cases of chronic pain, post-surgery, diseases that cause inflammation, etc.
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