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  Speciality: Psychotherapist / Analytical Hypnotherapist

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What is hypnotherapy?

By Paul Douglass D.Hyp. MIAH. Reg.Hyp. GHR (Affil.)
Harley Street Consultant Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist

The word hypnotherapy can itself be broken down into two parts. 'Hypno' - and 'Therapy'.

The 'therapy' part is there because, to put it simply, it's a process which is used to bring about a positive change in your life.'  Any therapy, whether hypnotherapy, aromatherapy, osteopathy, or whatever, is designed to make a positive difference to you and your life.

The 'hypno' bit comes from the root word 'hypnos', which means to sleep.  This is a bit of a shame really, because you're wide awake the whole time!

All a hypnotherapist is really doing is getting the 'thinking' parts of your mind SO relaxed, that they can have a bit of a chat with the 'feeling' parts for a change.

Rather than being asleep, hypnosis is a bit like being absorbed in a good book or film... a bit like going to the cinema when you're on holiday, and when the film finishes, and you get up to leave, for a split second... just for a tiny moment...  you can't quite remember what town you're in.

But while you were watching the film, you were wide awake... able to think, move, talk, scratch an itch, whatever you wanted to do... just totally absorbed in what was going on around you.  Hypnosis feels a bit like that for most people.

In fact, you go through hypnosis yourself, at least twice a day.  It's a stage you go through as you begin to fall asleep at night, and again as you wake up in the morning.

Really, what we do as hypnotherapists, is just create for you a really relaxing environment, nice and warm, with a comfy chair and relaxing music, and just talk to you so that you become really relaxed.  Once you're really relaxed, we can simply talk to the subconscious, the 'feeling' parts of the mind, in order to bring about the positive change.

Document Ref: E003
Date Added: 04-Apr-05
Source: Paul Douglass D.Hyp. MIAH. Reg.Hyp. GHR (Affil.)
Further Information: www.pauldouglass.co.uk - (UK) 020 7467 8385

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