| Can hypnotherapy help you gain relief from anxiety? | | | | may be more open to suggestions and may discuss |
| Just what is hypnotherapy? Does it really work? How | | | | memories more openly. This can help the patient cope |
| is it used by the medical community to help treat | | | | more effectively with the causes or their anxiety or |
| anxiety and panic attacks? | | | | panic attacks. Hypnotherapy is usually used as an aid |
| Hypnotherapy is technique that uses guided relaxation, | | | | to counseling by the therapist. |
| intense concentration, and focused attention to put a | | | | For the treatment of anxiety, the therapist will use |
| person in a trance like state. In this state the person's | | | | techniques such as cue controlled relaxation and |
| attention is tightly focused so that the events | | | | visualization of stressful situations while you are in an |
| happening around them are blocked out temporarily. | | | | emotional state of calm and well being. |
| In this naturally occurring trance like state the person | | | | Hypnotherapy should be performed by a licensed or |
| may be able to focus better on specific tasks or | | | | certified mental health professional. The mental health |
| thoughts. A trained therapist may be able to help a | | | | professional needs to be specifically trained in this area. |
| sufferer of anxiety or panic attacks while they are in | | | | When performed by a properly trained mental health |
| such a state. The therapists can explore the patients | | | | professional, hypnotherapy is safe and will not cause |
| thoughts, memories, and feelings and learn how they | | | | the person to reveal any information he or she does |
| contribute to the patients anxieties. | | | | not wish to reveal. |
| While the patient is in this induced trance like state, they | | | | |