Once again we’ve been out and about finding the latest stuff to keep you up to date with the Hypnosis scene.  Below are the articles that we’ve found most interesting.

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You’re getting sleepy.  Hypnotherapy can help with a range of ills

Matthew Beebe discovered the strength of his unconscious mind when he tried hypnotherapy for his lifelong fear of needles. As an employee at a dentist’s office, the fear made his work difficult.

He said when he walked into his first session, he had no idea what to expect, and wasn’t sure if hypnotherapy was right for him. “I tend to have a very inquisitive, active mind,” said Beebe, 26, of Florence. “When I close my eyes, my mind just keeps racing. But in that environment, it really helps you just kind of focus in, and so it was extremely relaxing and a lot easier than I thought [it would be].”

After four sessions, Beebe said he noticed a big change in his fear level. He is now able to sit calmly through dental and blood work. “That’s not something I would expect of myself,” he said. “[The fear] doesn’t consume me like it used to.”

Let’s Trance: Take a different approach to self-improvement with hypnotherapy

This article talks about the placibo effect and how hypnosis ties in with this.

The Benefits of Hypnosis in Treating Asthma

From the pages of Natural News, this article investigates the usage of self hypnosis as a way to help treat Asthma. The findings were quite interesting:-

“Ewer and Stewart (1986) conducted a study involving 39 adults diagnosed with asthma experiencing mild to moderate symptoms. The study aimed to look at the effect hypnotherapy has on treating people with asthma. Seventeen of the participants were part of the control group and did not receive any form of treatment. The remaining 22 participants were then tested on susceptibility toward hypnosis. Twelve were highly susceptible to hypnosis and the remaining 10 had a low level of susceptibility. The 22 patients in the experimental group received hypnotherapy session for 6 weeks.

Results were highly significant involving the 12 participants who were highly susceptible to hypnosis. They showed a 74.9% improvement in bronchial hyper-responsiveness. These patients also reported 41% improvement of asthma-related symptoms. In addition, their peak expiratory flow rates improved by 5.5% and usage of bronchodilators decreased by 26.2%. The control group and those who showed low susceptibility did not report any improvement. This study shows that people with asthma who are highly susceptible to hypnotherapy are likely to see significant benefits from hypnosis.”

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