Question 1

What is Hypnotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Hypnotherapy is a scientifically proven form of therapy that uses hypnosis to guide people into an altered state of consciousness called the hypnotic state. In that hyper-suggestible state, the hypnotherapist uses goal-oriented suggestions and images to change the way the mind responds to specific triggers.

Question 2

How does it work?

Accepted Answer

The mind is made of several parts and, a bit like an iceberg, some parts are above the surface and other parts are deep under. The surface above the water is known as the conscious mind. The conscious mind is the background noise of thoughts and images that pop into your awareness throughout the day. It is very loud and very present in our lives. It is harder to get a sense of the subconscious mind, the deeper part of the iceberg. Despite being a bit more of an introvert, that part of our mind plays a huge role in our life as it codes for the way we respond to specific triggers.   Sometimes the conscious mind and the subconscious mind disagree: the former wants to be healthy and lose weight while the other one loves eating chocolate as a reward for a long day. In the same way that the Titanic did not survive the impact of the deeper part of the iceberg, the subconscious mind always overpowers the conscious mind. Which is why you always find yourself eating too much chocolate when you get back home.   Now the question remains: how do you alter the subconscious mind so you react differently to specific triggers? Actually, how do you even access the subconscious mind? This is where hypnotherapy comes into play.   Hypnotherapy is like baking a pie: you need the dough and on top of it you sprinkle the ingredients. The dough is what we call the hypnotic state, often defined as an altered state of consciousness. A state in-between full awareness and sleep which, handily enough, is also a gateway to the subconscious mind! In that state, the hypnotherapist sprinkles goal oriented suggestions and images, ultimately altering the responses of the subconscious mind. Sometimes we even go back to the root of the problem, the moment when the negative responses were created and alter the way that memory is perceived in your mind.   And then...BOOM!...when you come back to full awareness, you may feel like going for a walk is the best way to reward yourself after a long day!

Question 3

Does it work on everyone?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does. Hypnotherapy is like gravity, you do not have to see it or believe in it for things to fall down to the ground when you drop them. However, like with any forms of therapy, people’s responses to hypnotherapy will be spread along a continuum. And sometimes what you get out of it may be a bit different from what you expected coming in. And that is quite okay isn’t it?

Question 4

How many sessions will I need?

Accepted Answer

Hypnotherapy is like learning a new language or taking an exam. You can cram everything into your mind the day before, get really good results on the day of the exam and forget everything the day after. If instead you spread your studying sessions over a few weeks or practice those new words in your mind and in your life, that new knowledge will stay for a very long time. All of that to say that you will feel the difference after the first session but you will need follow up sessions. Most of my clients need an average of 6 sessions, so we can tweak what needs to be tweaked from one session to the next, and we can strengthen what needs to be strengthened. By the time they get to that last session they feel confident they can go on on their own.

Question 5

What will happen during my first session?

Accepted Answer

Your first session will last for 90 minutes. During the first 30 minutes we will talk about your relationship to food and exercise and identify your core motivation to change. We will then take our time down into the hypnotic state and your subconscious mind. This will happen very easily and naturally, you won’t have to do anything but listen to my words. Once we are in the hypnotic state we will start dialoguing with your subconscious mind so we can find a way to have it work with you rather than against you. At the end of the session, I will bring you back to full awareness.

Question 6

How will it feel to be in the hypnotic state?

Accepted Answer

I will go ahead and say that you probably have already experienced being in the hypnotic state. The most common image people who have done hypnotherapy before will give you is this idea of “highway hypnosis”, when people “zone out” while driving their car, often driving a significant distance with no memory of having actually done so. The interesting thing here is that if anything happens you will snap out of it and react appropriately. So you are aware of what is going on around you and yet somewhere else. That is the hypnotic state in a nutshell! Other examples of that state include being really focused on a task and not hearing someone come in or call you. For the athletes out there, the “flow state” is a hypnotic state. The list keeps on going for the good reason that the hypnotic state is a very natural and common phenomenon that has been around as long as consciousness!

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