While some people think hypnosis is an old wive’s tale, research says otherwise. In fact, studies show that about 20% of people are largely susceptible to hypnosis, and that the suggestions made are incredibly effective on their mental state.

It’s he pop culture misconception that hypnosis makes you completely out of control that’s false.

Hypnotizing done by yourself or a medical professional makes you relax and eliminate the everyday stressors that your conscious mind causes. Under hypnosis, your subconscious will be susceptible to suggestion, specifically ones that it knows are beneficial.

Here, we’re going to talk about hypnosis and the many benefits that it has. Read on if you’re interested in bettering your lifestyle with this completely natural remedy!

1. It Can Treat Chronic Pain

Studies by the American Psychological Association have shown that hypnosis is likely to be effective in lowering diverse forms of chronic pain. If you have fibromyalgia, scoliosis, or any other physical issue, getting hypnotized will give you about a 75% chance of long-term relief.

The same principle applies to those who have debilitating mental illnesses like severe anxiety, depression, and PTSD. We’ll discuss this in a bit more detail when we talk about trauma. But for now, it’s important to note that your mind can be tricked into believing that you have nothing to worry about or be depressed about.

2. It Can Help You Quit Smoking

One of the issues that hypnosis has proven to help with is the cessation of smoking and nicotine addiction. Those who are hypnotized to quit smoking see over three times the results that those who use nicotine replacement methods do. Hypnosis is also proven to be 15 times as effective as trying to quit smoking on your own.

With a 93% success rate after six sessions, you’ll be able to crack your smoking habit in the blink of an eye. This will vastly decrease your risk of debilitating health problems like lung cancer and heart disease. Plus, you won’t need to take frequent smoking breaks that distract you from daily activities!

3. It Can Manage Addiction

In addition to smoking, hypnotherapy can also help you manage addictions to drugs and alcohol. Those who use these methods are significantly more successful in breaking their addictions than those who use talk therapy.

Hypnosis also helps psychiatrists and addiction experts connect to their patients, which can make any therapy session more effective. When it comes to those who struggle with alcohol and drugs, people are more likely to open up and discuss the reality of their addictions and the impact that they have on everyday life.

4. It Can Help With Trauma

While hypnosis is unlikely to make you forget about traumatic events that happened in your life, it can lessen the pain of remembrance.

When used in conjunction with mindfulness strategies and talk therapy, hypnosis can drastically reduce symptoms related to PTSD. This has been proven to be the case for sexual violence victims or those who have gotten out of abusive home situations.

If you want help managing the effects of trauma, you may be interested in booking a private hypnosis session. Trained professionals know exactly the right ways to make you lose the pain of your trauma without impacting the rest of your mind. This isn’t something that you should attempt alone- it’s too serious!- so schedule an appointment today.

5. It Can Fight Bad Habits

In the same way that hypnosis can help you quit smoking, alcohol, or drugs, it can also help you to cease bad habits. Whether you bite your nails or take showers so hot that they burn you, a hypnotherapist can ask you to stop this.

Because this is a suggestion that you already want to take- it’s why you’ve gone to the hypnotist, after all!- you’re likely to be successful.

Furthermore, you can schedule multiple sessions to fight against these bad habits. Hypnosis is a type of therapy that is more effective over time. While you may see short-term relief from bad habits after one or two sessions, you’re likely to break the habit forever after eight to ten.

6. It Can Help You Lose Weight

Painful, unhealthy dieting and overexerting yourself with too much exercise have long been hailed as the ways to go if you want to lose weight. Despite the fact that these are strategies that can actually harm your body in the long run, almost everyone has deprived themselves of nutrients in the name of losing a few pounds.

If you’ve tried this before, you know that it’s ineffective as well as being awful. On the other hand, hypnosis is easy, painless, and proven highly effective.

A clinical study of 60 overweight women shows this. On average, they lost 17 lbs over their time in hypnotherapy, which is 30 times more than those who didn’t use these methods!

7. It Can Be Fun

While you probably aren’t looking to just have a good time with personal therapy, hypnosis can be a fun and interesting way to entertain yourself and others. You can watch a ton of celebrity hypnosis shows on TV or YouTube. In these programs, movie stars and comedians that you know and love are susceptible to strange, entertaining suggestions from hypnotists and audience participants.

Don’t worry!

All of these celebrities have consented to be on the show and are happy to be hypnotized for humor. Plus, these shows never go too far- as we said, people don’t take suggestions while hypnotized that put people in danger. They only take suggestions that their subconscious believes to be good ones.

Get Started With Hypnotizing Yourself

While hypnosis may sound scary, it truly isn’t. You still will have control over yourself and know what good vs bad suggestions are. Furthermore, by taking the good ones, you’ll be able to crack habits that are causing your lifestyle to be less healthy than it could otherwise be.

Now that you know why getting a professional to start hypnotizing you is a good idea, it’s time to take the first steps toward doing this. Click here to contact a highly qualified hypnotist. Once you do that, we’ll get back to you and pair you with the agent that best suits your specific needs.

Good luck!