{"id":108,"date":"2013-05-22T07:33:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T07:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.josephgiove.com\/qsa\/quit_smoking_private_coach?page_id=108"},"modified":"2019-10-04T06:15:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T06:15:17","slug":"why-hypnosis-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/josephgiove.com\/qso\/why-hypnosis-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Clinical Hypnosis Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Smoking Hypnosis Works.<\/h1>\n

Clinical Hypnosis is effective and lasting in so many areas because it operates at the deepest level possible. The deeper and more fundamental a change occurs, the smaller it needs to be and the greater its effect. This is also why the desired change can often be immediate or dramatically quicker than traditional modalities.<\/p>\n

Read on to discover why hypnosis works, how powerful your subconscious is, and how to make dramatic and permanent changes.<\/p>\n

What is Hypnosis<\/h2>\n

Read: Clinical Proof of the Power of Suggestion\u200b<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hypnosis is a powerfully creative state of mind and body that is characterized by a willingness and receptivity to receive, and act upon, specifically crafted suggestions. It feels familiar and comfortable because to most people hypnosis feels like deep relaxation or sometimes even sleep. In fact the origin is from the Greek word “hypnos,” which means sleep.\u200b But the effect of hypnosis is unlike sleep.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

Contrary to a popular misconception\u2014that hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling sleep\u2014contemporary research suggests that hypnotic subjects are fully awake and are focusing attention, with a corresponding decrease in their peripheral awareness.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

Our state of mind changes frequently throughout the day and night. Driving your car is a different state of mind than reading, which is different than sleeping. Falling asleep in front of the television is a form of hypnosis, which by the way, is not recommended. This is because you are receiving powerful suggestions from advertisers without your analytical mind to filter out what’s wanted from what’s not.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bDuring hypnosis you are fully in control. You know exactly where you are the entire time. You can adjust your position, scratch, sneeze or cough. You can open your eyes and bring yourself out of hypnosis at any time. You can still hear sounds around you, like a phone ringing or any other sounds that may signal for your conscious awareness to become active. You can alert yourself and respond to any situation that needs your immediate attention. You remain oriented as to person, place, and time. You can even hold a conversation in hypnosis, which is often the case in regressions and gestalt-type sessions.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200bHypnosis is not sleep, although some people get so relaxed that they may fall asleep. This is no problem because some part of the mind continues to listen to the voice of the hypnotherapist. In hypnosis, sleeping clients can still follow instructions such as moving a finger, taking a deep breath or awakening themselves when they are asked to do so.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bWhen you go to a hypnotist for a specific purpose such as smoking cessation, weight loss, stress or anxiety reduction, eliminating fears or phobias, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue, pain control or creative exploration, your stated purpose becomes the therapist’s objective for you. A hypnotist is expert at translating your wants and desires into the special language of the subconscious mind.<\/p>\n

Since your mind and body function as one, undivided whole, your objective is most efficiently accomplished because all parts of your mind and body are working together and in the same direction. Ambivalence is eliminated and in its place is the natural, efficient flowing toward your intended goal.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bThere is no failure in hypnosis. What is normally viewed as failure is simply feedback that we use to achieve your goal. This feedback only reflects a need for adjustment in perspective, approach and inclusiveness. This is the mastery that you can accomplish through hypnosis and self-hypnosis.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bSome other facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n