Other Uses of Hypnotherapy: All the “S’s”

Self-healing

Self-healing is perhaps a less well-known use of hypnosis and is sometimes linked in people’s minds with faith healing. It differs from faith healing in that people themselves, through self-hypnosis, deal with disease or disorder through positive suggestions and creative imagery.

Faith healing is a passive process in which the person submits to the will of the healer and allows healing to occur. This can work, just as self-hypnosis can work, but in either case not for everyone.

There has been a great deal of research into the use of hypnosis in healing, and hypnosis has been shown to be very effective. A hypnotherapist will usually guide the person through the procedures until they feel confident enough to practise self-hypnosis. Self-hypnosis for relaxation and focus can be particularly effective.

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What makes relationships work…?

In a general way, some pointers will be given about how to make relationships work that the author has found by looking at research as well as his own experience.

What is covered are such things as:

active listening
expectations
resolving conflict (looking at the problem rather than blaming the person when there is conflict)
being concerned for the partner’s well-being
effective communication
being assertive
being oneself in the relationship from the start

This includes not hiding anything or being on one’s best behaviour initially and then letting it all go downhill subsequently when the relationship seems to be established.

This latter point is about being open and honest, but without being offensive. Sometimes complete openness and honesty can verge on being offensive if the other person doesn’t want to know absolutely everything.

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How Imagination Shapes Reality in Relationships

When we talk about relationships, the issue is often not reality itself, but what a person does with reality in their own mind.

As Freud observed, there is often little difference in the psychological importance we give to imagination and reality. What matters most is not whether something is objectively true, but how it is experienced internally. Reality, in this sense, is frequently what people choose to see rather than something entirely objective.

In relationships, it is natural to develop assumptions, misinterpretations, and even mild delusions. This is an aspect of relationships that is rarely discussed openly, yet it plays a major role in many relationship difficulties.

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How Therapy Can Help You Find Your Way in Relationships

Relationships can be one of the most rewarding parts of life, but they can also be a source of deep confusion, frustration, and emotional pain. This post has the therapeutic aim of helping people find their way in relationships.

Over the last 30 years, since I began my career in therapy, I have helped many individuals and couples work through a wide range of relationship difficulties. These include:

Conflict resolution
Sexual problems
Anger management
Issues of jealousy and control
Relationship anxiety and loss of confidence
Strengthening relationships that are already good but could be even better

This is not a comprehensive list. Relationship difficulties are highly personal, and the way an issue is experienced depends very much on the individual and their life circumstances.

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Other Uses of Hypnotherapy: All the “S’s”

Self-healing

What makes relationships work…?

How Imagination Shapes Reality in Relationships

How Therapy Can Help You Find Your Way in Relationships

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