Hypnotherapy - Who Will It Work For, And Why It Will Work For Them
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There are many different hypnotic methodologies that are used to reach the unconscious to cause change. Each method has its good points and its bad points. No two people are the same, so it stands to reason that the best results will be gotten by utilizing methods that each individual will react favorably to.
Most companies that sell hypnosis tapes offer CD's that consist of standard traditional hypnotic methods. A few hypnosis vendors offer much more contemporary and effective Ericksonian hypnosis techniques. And fewer still offer Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques.
The most powerful technology is video hypnosis. Video hypnosis utilizes the latest Neuro-Linguistic Programming mind processes to cause instant changes in a person. Video hypnosis modalities are not subliminal in nature.
With "Traditional Hypnosis," we simply make suggestions to the unconscious. This type of hypnotic suggestion works well for a subject who generally accepts what he/she is told without a lot of questions. Most pre-recorded hypnosis CD's sold today are based on "Traditional Hypnosis" methodologies. Unfortunately Traditional Suggestion Therapy is not very practical for people who are critical in their thinking processes.
By contrast, Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques work more efficiently for most of today's generation! This is because today individuals are taught to analyze everything, rather than just do what they are commanded to do. So these methodologies do work well on people who are analytical in their thinking processes. Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP are much more effective at reaching and influencing the unconscious. However, it can take many years of experience to learn how to apply these techniques effectively.
With "Ericksonian Hypnosis," we use little stories, called hypnotic metaphors, to present post-hypnotic suggestions to the unconscious. This is an effective system, because it usually eliminates the mental blockage of suggestions that is often caused by the conscious mind. There are two types of metaphors, "Isomorphic," and those of the imbedded command or "interspersal" nature.
With "Neuro-Linguistic Programming" (NLP), rather than using post-hypnotic suggestions, we use the same thought patterns that are creating a problem, like nail biting or stress, to do away with the symptom. NLP in the hands of an experienced practitioner can be very effective.
NLP Anchoring: Have you ever heard some old music and had it remind you of feelings from the past? When you originally heard the song, you were feeling those feelings, and they subconsciously became attached to the sound of the song. So the song became an Anchor for the feelings. Now when you hear the song, it triggers the same feelings again.
Anchoring can be a very useful technique. Suppose that you have a memory of being commended for having a great accomplishment in the past. If you get back inside of that memory, you'll be able to recall the feelings of self-esteem that you had at that time. If you touch two fingers together while you re-experience those feelings of self-esteem, that touch will become an anchor for the feelings of self-esteem.
Now suppose that you want to create motivation to stick to a diet and lose weight. If you make a mental image of yourself with a thin, sexy body, and simultaneously trigger the anchor - (press the two fingers together again), your unconscious will connect the feelings of self-esteem to your mental image of you with the thin body and your level of motivation to lose weight will increase exponentially.
NLP Flash: This is a very powerful and effective Neuro-Linguistic Programming method that can be used to flip things around in the unconscious, so that thoughts and experiences that used to trigger feelings of stress actually trigger relaxation instead.
The NLP Flash method is also a fast way to erase a conditioned response. For example: If a smoker has a cigarette while driving a car, his/her unconscious will associate the two behaviors together so that he/she automatically gets a craving for a cigarette anytime he/she sits behind the wheel and drives.
The Flash will cause the smoker's mind to disassociate the image of a cigarette from the steering wheel and dashboard so that he/she does NOT get a craving to smoke just because he/she is driving.
With "Subliminal" methods, the recording has two different tracks. One track contains a cover sound that is heard by the conscious mind. The cover sound could be anything from music to the sound of a bubbling brook. The number two track contains direct commands that are heard by the unconscious. These suggestions are repeated hundreds of times during a session. Subliminals can be an addition to hypnotic programs. But Subliminals will never replace Hypnosis or NLP because they are not as effective! They don't even come close!! Some studies have claimed that it can take up to 80 hours of listening to a subliminal tape before it will have any effect on many people.
The last hypnotic methodology that we're going to discuss is Video Hypnosis. Video hypnosis is the most compelling form of hypnosis!
The techniques used in video hypnosis are based on the Neuro-Linguistic Programming technology, which works based on the utilization of a person's existing thought processes instead of suggestion. Over 70% of the people on the planet learn more quickly by seeing, rather then by hearing.
Think about it. If you feel a craving to eat or smoke when watching television, it's because your mind recorded the video image of either food in your hand, or a cigarette in your hand, and then associated that image with an image of the television. You never spoke to yourself and told yourself in words to associate them together, isn't that true?
And that's why the Video Hypnosis technique is so effective. It's not hypnotic in the traditional sense, relying on the spoken word; rather, it relies on transmitting images to the unconscious. And if you've ever cried when watching a sad TV show, then you know how compelling video hypnosis can be at reaching the unconscious. With this technology, results usually start with the very first viewing!
The Video Hypnosis / NLP technology trains the unconscious by way of a high-tech digital process. This frees you of your compulsions, urges, and tensions and allows someone who smokes to stop without effort or gaining weight, and a dieter to lose their cravings and appetite. Results start with the very first viewing!
About the Author
Alan B. Densky, CH is certified by the NGH. He is the inventor of Neuro-VISION Video Weight Loss Hypnosis and Video Stop Smoking Self-Hypnosis. The technology is the receipient of a United States Patent. Mr. Densky can be reached through his Neuro-VISION Self-Hypnosis site
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