Can success with hypnosis be guaranteed?

A multitude of scientific studies prove that hypnosis works. It has long since ceased to be exotic or mystical and is already being used in a clinical context. Their field of application is also becoming increasingly broad, whether physical or psychosomatic complaints, anxiety, stress, obstetrics or dental treatment, very much can be treated with hypnosis supportive. Especially in the case of pain, anxiety and stress, hypnosis is considered highly effective.

When a person is hypnotized, there is an off and on switching of excitability in certain regions of the brain. In addition, the causes and backgrounds of fears can be explained very well under hypnosis. This is due to the fact that access to the subconscious can be established here. This brings to light exceptional emotional situations or traumatic experiences that cause the client to react with fear and panic in certain situations. Sometimes the symptoms seem senseless and unclassifiable to the patient. However, as a rule, these always have a biographical anchor, which comes to light during hypnosis. Anxiety patients are usually considered to be very easy to hypnotize or hypnotically responsive. Here, the approach is usually very symptom- or problem-oriented and the primary goal is not to completely eradicate the fears. In principle, fear is a resource and a protective function that prevents us from exposing ourselves to danger. The fight against fear is hopeless and so it is also about seeing it as an ally and not as an enemy. We can do this by being able to classify it and stop it from appearing diffuse and threatening. In hypnosis, for example, the patient is offered quiet inductions or is asked to imagine a fear-inducing situation in his mind's eye. It is important to start directly at the symptom in order to be able to decode it directly. Good results can almost always be achieved with hypnosis in the case of anxiety. Already after a few sessions, clients report a significant improvement.

There is never a guarantee with hypnosis - not even with other therapeutic and psychotherapeutic procedures. Even if hypnosis is considered highly effective for some complaints, there is no guarantee that it will work for everyone and always. No therapeutic procedure can give this guarantee, not even psychotherapy. There is always a possibility that hypnosis will not work for you or that there will be initial aggravations. This means that after the first few sessions your condition will first worsen because you have opened a door that may initially overwhelm you. You can imagine it like a closet in which you have stuffed a bunch of clothes over the years. Now you open the door for the first time and it all falls out at you. Nevertheless, I encourage you to engage in hypnosis. We are in close communication with each other and if something strikes you, scares you or you notice a deterioration, we discuss it together.