Hypnosis, which has been shrouded in mystery and myth for centuries, was viewed with skepticism by many, but by Freud, Binet, James, Wundt, Hull, Hilgard, Erickson, FrommNash, Lynn, Kirsch, Barabasz, Cardena, Patterson,who were interested in human behavior. >etc. It has attracted the attention of many scientists, such as.
"I passed such and such a place/turnout, I did not notice it at all. I don't remember when I passed it!"
"I was very distracted while driving the car on the road. I didn't remember what happened. It was as if I wasn't the one driving the car! But I didn't have an accident either. My body was driving the car automatically while my brain was dealing with my problems!”
These are experiences that have happened to most of us, and in medicine they are spontaneous or natural. They are called hypnoses. Again, while you are watching a movie, looking at old photos in a photo album, on the Internet, or reading a book, you may have heard someone calling your name and not hearing them. Or, while driving, you may have wandered past the turn you were going to turn into, without being aware of the road. Because you were in another world at that time. This is spontaneous/natural hypnosis.
What is Hypnotherapy?
It is the use of hypnosis in psychotherapies. For example, if you use cognitive therapy while under hypnosis, it becomes "Cognitive Hypnotherapy", as Thomas Dowd calls his book. Many hypnotherapists have successfully used analytic therapies under hypnosis. In summary, hypnosis is a tool that can be used in all therapy methods and makes therapy faster, easier and more comfortable. For example, the phobia of airplanes or flying makes many intellectuals suffer. Exposure, a behavioral method, is very effective in its treatment. But to do this, one must get on a plane. While many patients experience unbearable distress and fear while the plane is taxiing on the runway, this is very difficult to do and can only be done in simulators. This requires a lot of investment, equipment and people to go there. As far as I know, such a simulator is available only at Ataturk Airport in Turkey. However, with the visualization in hypnosis, you can do this imaginatively anywhere with the help of an experienced hypnotherapist and get rid of this fear. you can! This is the use of hypnosis in behavioral therapy.
HypnotherapySince the 1950sAmerican and British Medical Association (AMA, BMA) andIt is a psychotherapy method whose effectiveness has been approved by the American Psychological Association.
Despite this, hypnosis has been accepted as late and difficult by some scientific circles, there are some reasons for this: During hypnosis many people seem to lose control over their normal voluntary behavior; A few exhibit temporary and selective amnesia (forgetting) and may report positive and/or negative hallucinations. These behaviors and reported experiences seem so extraordinary that many researchers consider these states to result from an altered state of consciousness commonly referred to as trance.
The concept of trance in hypnosis, learning hypnosis in clinical practice and is one of the main reasons for the widespread reluctance to use it. This thought can be frightening for both experts and patients. Putting someone in a trance state is perceived as serious business. What if the person who is put into a trance cannot get out of this state? Although many researchers have concluded that hypnotic responses are not due to the hypnotic state or trance, hypnosis is not simply relaxation. Hypnosis can be achieved by suggesting relaxation or, conversely, feeling energetic. Hypnosis can even be created while people are making intense effort.
Hypnosis is officially recognized by the Psychological Hypnosis Section at the American Psychological Association (APA) They agree on the following definition:
Hypnosis is the process of experiencing changes in the patient or client's feelings, perceptions, thoughts or behavior at that time, with the help of someone competent in the field of hypnosis. Although there are many different hypnotic inductions when entering hypnosis, most of them suggest relaxation, calmness and relaxation. Imagining or thinking about pleasant experiences is a common feature in hypnotic inductions.
People respond to hypnosis in different ways. Some describe the situation they experience as an altered state of consciousness. Others hypnotize themselves They describe it as a normal state in which they feel very calm and relaxed and their attention is focused. Regardless of how and to what degree they react, most peopledescribe the experience as a very pleasant feeling.
Some are very sensitive to hypnotic suggestions, while others are less so. A person's ability to experience hypnotic suggestions may stem from fears and anxieties resulting from some common misconceptions.Contrary to some depictions of hypnosis in books, movies, or televisionhypnotized people do notlose control over their own behavior . They generally know who they are and where they are, and they generally remember what happened at the time of hypnosis, unless they are in a state of specifically suggested amnesia. It does not force.
Hypnosis is not a type of therapy like psychoanalysis or behavior therapy, it is a method used to facilitate therapy. Since hypnosis itself is not a treatment, hypnosis training is not sufficient to carry out the therapy.
Clinical hypnosis should only be used by properly trained and trusted, licensed professionals. These people should also be trained in the clinical use of hypnosis andworking in their own professional field of expertise.
The use of hypnosis should only be decided with the consultation of qualified healthcare professionals who have been trained in the use and limits of clinical hypnosis.
Where is Hypnosis Used?
Hypnosis increases the effectiveness of both dynamic and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies.
Hypnosis is used to treat all types of pain, from acute and chronic pain to migraine and even anesthesia-free surgeries and painless birth, addictions (cigarettes, alcohol, etc.), depression, anxiety, panic, phobias (claustrophobia, flight phobia, agoraphobia, social phobia, etc.). In the treatment of stress, obesity and eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, etc. It is useful in many psychological diseases such as. Also pain (such as fibromyalgia) ), general relaxation, obesity, stress-related physical disorders, medical conditions (hypertension, spastic colon, skin diseases, asthma, ulcers, etc.) are useful in the treatment of many physical diseases. In addition, it is useful for education, exam stress, increasing motivation in sports, refining the learning capacity in language courses and for motivational purposes, stage fright, performance anxiety in presentations and increasing self-confidence.
Is it Possible to Use Hypnosis During Birth? Yes. "hypnobirthing" birth with the help of hypnosis The latest example of this is the birth of Duchess Kate Middleton in England last year. To give brief information, hypnosis is used in the hypnobirthing technique to get rid of the fears of the expectant mother preparing for birth and to discover her naturally existing instinct to give birth. The expectant mother is taught how to leave her body alone during birth through relaxation, breathing techniques and visualization techniques.
Because the instinct to give birth is a naturally existing instinct, and the fears that disrupt it and therefore cause more pain in birth are in the unconscious. All negative conversations about birth in daily life are stored in the unconscious without realizing it. Normally, it is almost impossible to reach the unconscious, but in hypnosis it can be easily reached. In Hypnobirthing, unconscious fears and negative beliefs are corrected for a comfortable birth. Simply put: "contraction" or "wave" instead of "pain", "straining" instead of "straining" Negative beliefs about birth are tried to be corrected by using expressions such as ">give way to the baby".
Who Can Be Hypnotized?
Roughly 90% of the society is hypnotized to varying degrees. can enter. If the child's intelligence level is high, it can be done from the age of 5. Susceptibility to hypnosis is high in childhood. The highest age is around 10-14 years old. Dissociation and hypnosis are very close phenomena. Dissociation is also very associated with trauma. That's why children are much more sensitive to trauma than adults. Childhood traumas leave deep scars on them.
How to Become Hypnotized?
Expectation is a good determinant of hypnotizability. Apart from this, the ability to hypnosis (hypnotizable) ity) or personality traits, hypnosis ability may vary.
Before, during and after a hypnosis session, it is vital for experts to strengthen their own beliefs and expectations that patients will respond to hypnosis.
/> Some patients come to therapy with the request of hypnosis or with the recommendation and referral of another therapist for hypnotic treatment. It often happens that as a therapist becomes famous as a hypnotherapist, former clients who have previously come to him and benefited from hypnotherapy refer new clients to him. These patients invariably have positive attitudes and expectations regarding hypnosis. This makes them good candidates for hypnotic interventions.The real danger in these cases is that patients' expectations may be too positive. These patients may think that hypnosis is a powerful practice that works for them and may put in little effort required of them. Undoubtedly, this attitude, that is, expecting everything from hypnosis without putting in the effort required from them, can lead to failure. should not start hypnotherapy.
Againit has been found that intelligence is directly proportional to the person's susceptibility to hypnosis and the ability to deepen hypnosis.In other words, the higher the intelligence the person has and the higher the education he/she has received. Can be hypnotized so well. This is proof that hypnosis occurs through mental processes and is not an unconscious state of mind.
Myths and Facts About Hypnosis
1- Hypnosis is a dangerous practice when applied by EXPERIENCED experts and researchers.
2- Hypnotic ability does not indicate weakness or low intelligence. On the contrary, intelligent and educated people can enter hypnosis more easily.
3- Hypnosis is not a state of sleep.
4- Many clients experience hypnosis not as a trance, but with suggested events. defines it as focusing attention.
5- Hypnosis depends on the efforts and abilities of the participant as well as the skill of the hypnotist.
6- Hypnosis a
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