Hypnosis for Freedom from Addictions, Habits
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It needs no elaboration what addictions can do to one’s life and lives of people around them.
Similarly habits or damaging patterns powerfully shape the life in undesirable ways and make the life flow in grooves, like a car stuck in mud ruts.
Hypnosis can surely help to get the Life back on track.
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Though majority of research is done in addictions, same principles apply when it comes to overcoming habits or patterns, which are in many ways similar to addictions.
It is possible to harness the power of the mind using Hypnotherapy as a potential treatment for substance use, and other mental health issues.
Hypnosis was once a viable treatment approach for addictions. Then, due to hypnosis being used for entertainment purposes many professionals lost confidence in it. However, it has now started to make a comeback in the treatment of substance abuse. Using hypnosis for treatment, from studies effectively treating alcoholism by using intensive daily sessions. The treatment has been used with 18 clients over the last 7 years and has shown a 77 percent success rate for at least a 1-year follow-up
Scientific studies suggest that hypnotherapy is a powerful promoter of mental and behavioural change that can help clients experiencing out-of-control substance usage, dependency and addiction move towards sobriety and recovery by assisting emotional and behavioural change (O'Keeffe, 2020; O'Keeffe, 2017)
Hypnosis enhances motivation to conquer addiction by transforming the psychological factors that fuel substance abuse Conifer Park.
In the context of addiction recovery, hypnosis serves as a tool that may ease emotional distress and even alter a patient's sensory perception of pain NCBI.
The American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association both approved hypnosis as a treatment for addictions in the middle of the 20th century.
All patients (100%) completely stopped use of any street drugs and results remained stable for 6 months after end of treatment.
Another study found that combining hypnosis and traditional treatment was more effective at helping people stop smoking than traditional methods alone.
A case study showed that hypnosis was used to help a patient overcome her chronic cocaine addiction. Following 4 months of hypnosis, this patient ceased use of all drugs, where previously she had used cocaine on a daily basis.Studies suggest that hypnosis can be a powerful tool when it comes to treating substance and alcohol use disorders.
Hypnosis is being used with great success in addiction treatment. There are quite a few studies that confirm its effectiveness in this setting. One study called “Group Hypnosis of Drug Addicts”. Of the study participants who receive hypnotherapy, 90 percent completed treatment. Within six months, 100 percent of those were still off of drugs and 78 percent remained abstinent at the two-year mark.
Ways Hypnosis Helps You Overcome Addictions, Habits and Patterns
1.Reprograms Deep-Rooted Triggers
Addictions are often tied to stress, emotions, habits, and past conditioning. Hypnosis helps you unlearn old patterns and replace them with healthier responses.
Aims to remove the underlying causes of triggers i.e. fears, beliefs or deep memories that are no longer serving you.
Helps create distance from triggers so you can choose the response with full control.
2. Reduce Cravings & Triggers Naturally
Rewire your brain to feel less urge or compulsion toward unhealthy habits.
Strengthen self-control and inner willpower without relying on force.
Feel free from the cycle of addiction, without feeling deprived.
3. Manage Stress & Emotional Triggers
Learn to cope with stress and emotions without turning to substances or habits.
Feel calmer, more balanced, and in control of your responses.
Develop healthier coping mechanisms that last a lifetime.
4. Rebuild Confidence & Inner Strength
Let go of self-doubt, guilt, or shame that keeps addiction in place.
Restore a sense of self-worth and empowerment.
Create a new identity free from addiction, filled with health and freedom.
“Hypnosis made it possible for me to remove my round-door relationship patterns. I would’t say it was easy, but hypnosis helped me to access some strength within my reach and I did it.”
— Sal, 38
