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The Truth About Dental Hypnosis
Hypnosis is used for more than just stage shows to make people laugh. By accessing the power of the subconscious mind, hypnosis can be used to help people overcome fears, accomplish weight loss, end bad habits such as smoking or nail biting, and reduce or eliminate pain. There are two areas where hypnosis can help in dental situations: fear of going to the dentist, or dental phobia, and having the mind eliminate pain when an anesthetic cannot be used. Before we talk specifically about these two areas, let us first look at hypnosis generally; what it does and how it works.
Hypnosis has been practiced for many centuries. The word comes from the Greeks. Hypnosis has always been associated with sleep, but it really is a very deep state of relaxation. There are some myths about hypnosis which have made people either fear or shy away from it. The first myth is that only certain people can be hypnotized. This is not true; anyone can be hypnotized. We go in and out of hypnosis, a very natural state all the time. Watching television can put us in a hypnotic state. Sometimes when we drive home we don’t remember passing any lights or cars, and we are amazed that we got home! We were in a hypnotic state. The second myth is that you remember nothing under hypnosis. Again this is not true. You will remember everything that is said and occurs; that is how your subconscious protects you. The third myth is that the hynotherapist can get you to do anything he or she wants you to do. Not true. You will not do anything against your morals or values. Hypnosis is very safe and cannot have any harmful effects in any way.
How does hypnosis work? When you go into that deep state of relaxation you have closed your conscious mind down and opened up your subconscious. In your subconscious state you are very open to suggestions and changes that you want to make in your life, gaining control over your own mind. With the help of a qualified hypnotherapist, you can either change those negative thoughts that stop you from achieving your goals, or end those phobias that interfere with your life.
Some people have a fear of the dentist or a fear of what the dentist is going to do. These fears can stop us from getting the dental care that we need to take care of our teeth and have that beautiful smile. It can cause us not to see the dentist for years, missing simple things like a cleaning. Fears like this not only interfere with our needs, but they also can affect our health both mentally and physically. Through the use of hypnosis and with the help of a hypnotherapist, you can overcome this fear and others. Sometimes our fears come from something in the past or something we heard as a child. Under hypnosis one can get to the root of the fear and change it through hypnotherapy, visualizing and rehearsing a new behavior all while in hypnosis. It is time to stop having fears rule our lives. From fear of the dentist to fear of a shot or whatever fear we have, it can all be changed through hypnosis. Self-improvement and self-empowering is possible and available through a simple process that will enable you to take charge of your life.
The second area where dental hypnosis can provide help relates to allergic reactions to any form of anesthetic that a dentist may use. This can create a great problem for people when dental work needs to be done. Once again, hypnosis can be of assistance. In Europe, operations and dental work have been done under hypnosis without an anesthetic. Hypnosis can help the individual take charge of his body and block out all feelings and pain to an area of the body. If you ever watched a person walk across hot coals without it hurting or burning, or a person walking on cut glass without causing pain or cuts, she or he was in a hypnotic state. In England, hypnosis has been used in dental operations for many years for patients with anesthetic allergies. Once again, with the help of a good hypnotherapist you can block out all pain to any area of your body. It puts you in control of your body.
Hypnotherapy is short term therapy; in most cases five to ten sessions is enough. Very seldom will it go beyond ten. It is up to you as to how much work you want to put in on your own and how motivated you are. Hypnosis is a simple process that empowers you to take charge of your life, eliminate fears or take charge of pain and help you get the care you need, even with an allergy. Take charge of you life and empower yourself to make the changes you need or want. Make sure that the hypnotherapist is a state certified hypnotherapist. Get the help you need to make your visits to the dentist comfortable, enjoyable and pain free.
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