The concept of "hypnosis" is interpreted by modern psychology as an suggestion that can be caused from the outside or appear unexpectedly to force a person to take any action. Otherwise, this term can be explained as a temporary state of an individual, in which paralysis of his consciousness occurs for a “programmed” period. At the same time, the human psyche is characterized by high lability. Today, hypnosis is widely used for medical purposes. Its effectiveness is highest when a patient has problems of a psychological, psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic nature.
Hypnosis goal
Often, people believe that this method of suggestion is something from the realm of witchcraft and mysticism. However, their judgments, they only complicate the understanding of the essence of this phenomenon. In fact, in a mild hypnotic state, a person happens almost every day. This is the time of reading a book, traveling in transport, at the time of falling asleep, etc. It is at such intervals that the person’s consciousness switches to the mode of abstraction.
But the hypnosis in which the therapist introduces his patient has differences from such everyday trance states. It is designed to solve a specific problem that a person cannot perform on his own. In the process of introducing the patient into a deep trance, the specialist gains access to his subconscious. It is through him that external problems can be worked out.
Thus, hypnosis can be considered an intermediate state of the individual between wakefulness and sleep. The goal that the doctor pursues in this case is to influence the patient's psyche, which allows to achieve the desired result.
A bit of history
Hypnosis is one of the most mysterious and unexplored methods of treatment shrouded in myths and legends. Moreover, this phenomenon has been known since ancient times. Researchers found the first mention of it in documents dated to the 10th century. BC. This method of treatment was used by the healing priests of the ancient civilizations of Tibet, India and Egypt.
In the 5th century BC e. hypnosis was used in Rome and Greece. With its help, healers cured mental illness. But still, the Australian Aborigines, as well as the shamans of the northern peoples, who are the ancestors of modern Eskimos, are considered the founders of this method.
Operating principle
How does hypnosis affect a person? In order to understand this, it is necessary to consider the work of our brain. It consists of neurons. These nerve cells are alternately in a state of either excitation or inhibition. In the first case, a person is awake. With a predominance of inhibition, he sleeps.
Hypnosis is a method in which the "sleeping" cerebral cortex is excited. This leads to a loss of consciousness. That is why reviews of hypnosis sessions suggest that patients could not logically interpret what was happening. Nevertheless, they had to follow the instructions of the hypnologist due to the lack of critical evaluation. In fact, during such sessions, a person found himself between a state of wakefulness and sleep, "protected" by a zone that is referred to as rapport by specialists.
It is the area of ​​contact with which the connection between the physician and the mesmerized when applying verbal (verbal) commands is provided. This zone is located in the auditory area of ​​the cerebral cortex. It is she who allows the patient to perceive commands.
As you can see, hypnosis is a logical and scientifically explainable action that affects the human subconscious. That is why in it one should not look for something that is connected with magic and supernatural phenomena.
Consider what types of hypnosis are, and what is the purpose of their use.
Classical
It is known that traditional psychotherapy does not allow you to get an instant effect, and its use sometimes stretches for many months. And then hypnosis treatment comes to the rescue. Testimonials of patients indicate that the desired result becomes noticeable after the first session.
This hypnosis is also called directive. It refers to the direct and most common types of similar effects. The person in this case is entered into a trance upon receipt of clear voice commands. In most cases, this type of exposure is used for medical purposes. The reviews of those who did the classic type of hypnosis say that it effectively helps get rid of anxiety and neurosis, stuttering, panic attacks, as well as various addictions. To eliminate the disease, you will need to contact the medical center where psychotherapists provide their services. There are such clinics in many cities of Russia, including St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Hypnosis, according to patients, is carried out in such medical centers by highly qualified specialists. At the same time, sessions of this type of exposure allowed many not only to get rid of psychosomatic disorders, neurosis, depression, phobia and various types of addictions. Judging by the feedback from patients, hypnosis procedures became an excellent therapy for them to eliminate co-dependent relationships, enabled them to activate creative resources, successfully conduct business negotiations and contributed to personal growth.
However, you should not think that such manipulations are applicable only individually. To improve partnerships, psychotherapists can perform hypnosis for couples. Feedback on this type of impact suggests that the specialist holds the first meeting with both partners. It is needed to identify those moments and situations of family life that need attention. After this, individual work is performed for approximately 5 sessions. Then the partners come to the meeting together. As a rule, such an impact is quite enough in order to solve not too neglected problems. Otherwise, the couple will need to complete 2-3 courses, each of which is 5 sessions.
When getting rid of alcoholism, hypnosis coding is most effective, and patient reviews confirm that this is indeed so. A similar technique is based on the intensive impact of a specialist on the subconscious of a patient artificially put into a state of sleep.
Judging by the reviews, hypnosis encoding is used only with the voluntary consent of the patient. Otherwise, treatment will not allow to obtain a positive result.
This technique is quite simple. Hypnosis treatment, according to patients, begins with a doctor meeting with the patient. The specialist conducts the conversation necessary to establish mutual understanding and trust of a person suffering from addiction to a specialist. This stage is considered preliminary, but it takes a lot of time. The fact is that such a conversation is extremely important and is an integral element of a hypnosis session. According to experts, treatment should take place only in comfortable conditions. That is why patients are advised to wear such clothes that would be pleasing to the body and not restrict movements.
At the next stage of the hypnosis session, the patient relaxes, which will further immerse him in deep sleep. The psychotherapist achieves this with the help of speech contact and manipulations specially designed for such treatment. Next, the therapist proceeds to direct suggestion. He pronounces the necessary words in a low voice. The essence of his installation is to form an aversion to alcohol in the patient’s subconscious. A negative attitude to alcohol is caused due to the alternation of suggestive consequences of its use that are dangerous to health and life. At the same time, it also talks about the positive aspects of a sober lifestyle. At the end of the procedure, the specialist gently takes his patient out of hypnotic sleep. In order to evaluate the effect obtained, the doctor suggests that the patient smell the cotton wool soaked in alcohol. If you experience a feeling of disgust, you can say that the desired results from the session have been obtained.
However, it should be borne in mind that it is impossible to recover from alcoholism in one day. Such procedures are carried out repeatedly and finish only after obtaining the desired result.
There is also an anchor technique for getting rid of alcoholism. When using it, the therapist does not immerse the patient in deep sleep. During the session, the consciousness of the personality and organism is programmed for recovery.
Psychotropogenic, or pharmacological
To provide a strong impact on the human psyche using narcotic and psychotropic drugs, this type of hypnosis is used. The reviews of experts confirm the fact that sessions of such an effect can be carried out only in specialized clinics when a patient undergoes a course of treatment for severe addictions. Sometimes pharmacological hypnosis is used by special services.
What are the features of this procedure? The patient is given a pill to take, and then the specialist has an additional effect on his psyche by pronouncing voice commands. In this case, a person is in a state of deep hypnosis and is easily suggestible. At the end of the session, the patient is subjected to artificial amnesia. That is why, coming out of a trance, he is not able to recall even the very fact of suggestion, which the specialist made on his subconscious. The effect of such hypnosis lasts about a year.
Regressive
This type of suggestion is one of the most effective and fastest methods of getting rid of pathology for those people who suffer from childhood mental injuries and phobic disorders. Faced in this life with one or another negative moment, a person at the subconscious level begins to protect himself from similar situations in the future. Such protection finds expression in the form of somatic disorders and fears. If a source of such a condition is discovered in one of the events of the past, the patient is given a chance to reconsider his attitude to the incident from the perspective of an adult and free himself from the phobia.
Feedback from those who did regressive hypnosis suggests that often working on one negative experience, like the domino effect, can eliminate many other problems that tormented people for many years. This type of suggestion is a fairly effective method, contributing to the immersion of the patient in a resource state. This is a certain period of time when he completely lacks negative experience and internal limitations, because of which he has to experience self-doubt.
The reviews of those who did regressive hypnosis say that, returning to this state, they found in themselves the abilities and strengths that made it possible in the future to solve problems arising in life more productively and using a creative approach. Such a session lasts about 2 hours, during which the specialist immerses the patient in a trance. After that, a person begins to relive the events of the past. If a traumatic situation is detected, the psychotherapist instructs the patient to consider the events from the outside, which will muffle negative emotions. During this, the patient can demonstrate the behavior that was characteristic of him during the period in which the specialist returned him. It can be, for example, the speech turns of a 10-year-old child.
Pathological
What is typical for this type of hypnosis? Reviews of experts claim that a person falls into a similar state due to psychopathic and mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, hysteria. In this case, pathological hypnosis occurs either arbitrarily or involuntarily. In such a state, the threshold of sensitivity and reaction to the words of others increases. The reality is not perceived by the patient at all as it really is. As a rule, people are not intentionally introduced into such a state. After all, it is dangerous for their life and health.
Forced Alpha Hypnosis
This state of suggestion differs from others in that the person does not even suspect that he is masterfully introduced into a trance state. This kind of hypnosis is quite aggressive. It is believed that sorcerers and magicians have the ability to this type of impact, who use it to get their benefit from a person or to harm him.
Forced hypnosis is caused by physical as well as mental factors. In the first case, a person is introduced into a trance due to the monotonous vibrations of the pendulum, the swaying of the head or the uniform movements of the hands. When using the psychic factor, words or written texts are used.
Pop
This type of suggestion is a form of entertainment. Hypnosis is used in clubs and theaters in the presence of a large number of spectators.
Before the session, special manipulations are performed with the entire hall. After that, the presenter calls on the scene of individual people. They perform ridiculous actions under hypnosis. According to public reviews, this is pretty fun and funny.
Love
Female hypnosis is also distinguished. The reviews of those who have experienced it on themselves suggest that its influence cannot be compared with the magical action or zombie of a man. Nevertheless, the use of such a technique easily evokes sympathy and convinces the interlocutor to accept the necessary point of view.
The practice of female hypnosis, according to reviews of those representatives of the weaker sex who have experienced it on men, is quite simple. Being near the representative of a strong half of humanity, it is necessary to imitate his manner of speaking, gestures and habits. So, if a man likes to gesticulate, then when communicating with him, one should gradually begin to carry out the same movements, but do them as if they were “native” to a woman. In a slow and measured conversation, the lady needs to adopt his style, etc. When a man sees that a woman has a lot in common with him, she will automatically become closer and dearer to him.