| y belief that hypnotherapy is the best | | | | treatment for many problems, specific or |
| complimentary therapy because hypnosis affects | | | | combined. |
| people at every level including psychological, | | | | It is important to remember that hypnotherapy is |
| physiological, emotional, and even spiritual. And | | | | not intended to replace modern medicine or in any |
| really, only hypnotherapy has the power to do | | | | way refute its effectiveness. You may choose to |
| that. | | | | use hypnotherapy alone instead of mainstream |
| It allows you to work on specific problems one | | | | treatment for whatever condition you are |
| by one, but at the same time, it can improve | | | | addressing, and that's a personal choice any |
| your overall health and well-being in several areas | | | | individual can make, but it's not our mandate as |
| concurrently. Some people seek hypnotherapy to | | | | hypnotherapists to replace modern medicine, nor |
| address a specific area while others seek the | | | | do we suggest that hypnosis ever could. |
| overall benefits of hypnosis on a regular, ongoing | | | | Alternative medicine, which is quite commonly |
| basis. Many people use hypnosis alone while others | | | | used these days, is very much positioned to offer |
| supplement it with other forms of therapy. | | | | people a different way to address their health |
| Although every form of therapy is valuable on its | | | | issues. It essentially opposes traditional medicine, |
| own, there is a definite overlap within all methods | | | | by offering stand alone treatments that would |
| of treatment. What hypnosis does is it provides a | | | | directly conflict with traditional treatment and |
| link and it connects those areas together | | | | cannot be safely or effectively combined. I would |
| physiologically. | | | | absolutely not place hypnotherapy in that |
| Whether you are in physical therapy recovering | | | | category. Hypnotherapists are not in competition |
| from an injury, or in psychotherapy due to | | | | with doctors and health care workers, and we do |
| emotional stress, it doesn't matter. Hypnosis can | | | | not suggest that anyone abandon their medical |
| compliment either or both of those treatments, | | | | practitioner in favour of hypnotherapy. |
| because hypnosis has the power to affect all | | | | By contrast, I believe that hypnosis is an excellent |
| those areas in a positive way. So in compliment | | | | companion to modern medicine. We tend to |
| to your physical therapy, it can help you cope on | | | | forget that hypnosis has been used for many |
| an emotional level with the strain of the injury. | | | | years by doctors and health care professionals |
| If you are trying acupuncture to help you quit | | | | like psychologists. It in no way undermines the |
| smoking, there is a specific technique that | | | | effectiveness of modern treatment. Rather, it can |
| addresses your physical need for nicotine, but | | | | compliment it quite naturally and quite effectively. |
| acupuncture alone does little to tackle the | | | | For instance, if you are trying to quit smoking, |
| psychological craving, the mental tug of war that | | | | hypnotherapy alone can help immensely, but if |
| plays out in the early stages of breaking any | | | | you are also using the patch, then you are |
| pattern of long standing, habitual behaviour. | | | | increasing your odds of success. There is no |
| Hypnotherapy can compliment the acupuncture by | | | | conflict... one treatment works extremely well |
| addressing the psychological need for relief. | | | | with the other. |
| Another excellent example of combined therapy | | | | If you are taking any type of treatment for a |
| is the effect of aromatherapy. When I tried an | | | | medical condition and you find yourself struggling |
| aromatherapy massage, there is no question I | | | | with the side effects, you can turn to |
| was subdued into total relaxation. It was a | | | | hypnotherapy to alleviate the intensity of the side |
| fantastic experience in itself, and in my case, I | | | | effects and increase you tolerance of the |
| actually achieved hypnosis. It's beneficial by itself, | | | | medication, so that it can do its job. |
| or it can be used as an aide for inducing hypnosis. | | | | The word alternative suggests that we are |
| Hypnotherapy utilizes a mixture of different | | | | looking for a different way of doing things. We're |
| models that people are already exerting; they're | | | | not. We're looking to provide a means for the |
| just made more powerful when used with | | | | improved physical and mental health of anyone |
| hypnosis. Nearly all therapies are successful at | | | | and everyone who needs it. I believe that modern |
| producing change in a specific area. Hypnotherapy | | | | medicine is already doing that. I also believe that |
| simply produces change in more areas. This fact | | | | hypnotherapy is the ultimate complimentary |
| makes it the best complimentary therapy in | | | | therapy and can help in so many ways. |
| addition to being an excellent stand alone | | | | |