Using Hypnosis To Relieve Physical Symptoms

We have found an interesting article, written by a hypnotherapist and psychotherapist, about his limited experience with using hypnosis to relieve physical pain and other ailments, such as stomach diseases and a paralysed arm.

It makes an interesting read, not least because from a psychotherapist point of view, this therapist is a real sceptic about using the power of suggestion to relieve, for example, physical pain. Yet, from his own attempts, he has witnessed the pain disappearing from his clients to the point where they believe the physical ailment has disappeared, when in fact of course, it still exists, they just no longer feel it.

The article also discusses the apparent curing of various physical illnesses and reasons as to the psychological reasons behind this. Many physical ailments apparently ‘cured’ by hypnosis often only exist in the first instance because of a psychological factor.

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