03/08/2025
Sunday Morning Hypnosis Fact:
Hypnosis has some really useful applications in the medical field. Trained doctors and healthcare professionals use it to help treat various health issues. Here’s how it works in simple terms:
1. **Pain Relief**: When someone is going through a medical procedure, like surgery or dental work, they often experience pain or anxiety. Hypnosis can help reduce that pain and make the experience less stressful. By focusing the person's mind on something calming, the body can relax, which can lessen the sensation of pain.
2. **Stress and Anxiety Management**: Many people feel anxious when visiting the doctor or dentist. Through hypnosis, healthcare providers can help them relax deeply, which makes the whole experience more bearable and can lead to better overall health.
3. **Healing Support**: Hypnosis can also help in the healing
process. For example, patients recovering from surgery might heal faster and feel less discomfort if they use hypnosis to stay calm and positive.
4. **Behavior Change**: Hypnosis can help patients change unhealthy habits, like smoking or overeating, by addressing the psychological aspects of these behaviors.
In short, hypnosis is a tool that doctors and medical professionals can use to help patients feel better—both physically and mentally—by tapping into the power of the mind to support healing and reduce pain or anxiety.
Here’s a great interview with two highly accomplished colleagues Ines Simpson & Nurse Anesthesiologist Seth-Deborah Roth, CRNA, RN & Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, regarding the use of hypnosis in the medical field:
Using Hypnosis alongside medical procedures and processes
