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The first helpful thing to know about Hypnosis is that many of the ideas you may have about 'what it is' or 'what it isn't' may not be true. Here is a snapshot of information that may begin to broaden your understanding.
What Hypnosis is..
and what it isn't
HYPNOTHERAPY - SIMPLY MADE SIMPLE
It can be enlightening to know that Hypnosis is a natural everyday state that we move in and out of in our daily living. Whenever you are not 'analysing' what you are doing you could say that you are technically 'in hypnosis'. Other words that may also describe the state of Hypnosis include 'automatic', 'habitual' or 'subconscious'. For example: when driving your car and you arrive at your destination with a blurred recall of exactly how you got there; engrossed in a movie and you jump at the scary part as if it was real; or reading a novel and you feel you have become one of the characters. Put simply, Hypnosis occurs when you are in a non-analytical state and not paying full attention to what you are experiencing.
The easiest way to begin to understand PSH is to appreciate that the mind has both a subconscious and conscious aspect. The subconscious can be related to the feeling or the child like aspect and conscious the mind can be related to the aware or adult aspect. Consciously we may know exactly how we would like to be thinking, feeling and behaving yet struggle to do so (self sabbotage) because our emotions get in the way. PSH helps us to override the subconscious self sabotage so we can achieve what we consciously want. It is important to know that this is achieved in a gentle and non-intrusive way ie the client has no need to speak back to the therapist during the process and there is no need to analyse the content. Change occurs in the PRIVACY of the mind. Hypnotherapy does not work in isolation and appropriate conversations happen throughout sessions separate from the Hypnotherapy to help facilitate change.

Suggestive Hypnotherapy differs in that its focus is to lay suggestion over the top of an issue to assist in overriding the issue and offering suggestion to evoke change.
Hypnotherapy is not meditation, guided imagery, relaxation or even deeper relaxation - although the experience may feel similar. During hypnosis you are always in control and can open your eyes ay time - it is only in the movies where a "hypnotist" gains control over someone's will.

In fact, Hypnotherapy is using Hypnosis (a non-analytical state) to apply a model of therapy. Just as other therapeutical approaches have different models, or modalities, so does Hypnotherapy. The two main models used in contemporary practice are: Private Subconscious Mind Healing (PSH) and Suggestive.
REGARDLESS of the model used, making change is one thing, and 'holding' it is another. This is why Hypnotherapy at Mind Balance Hypnotherapy & Counselling is always supported with helpful Mind Strategies. These strategies are easy, adaptable and can be integrated into many aspects of everyday living.

This is a holistic approach with the aim of truly making a difference to YOUR world and where possibilities can become realities
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