Hypnotic Therapy?

Question

I was just wondering if willingly being hypnotized (by a professional of course) really helps you? One of my family members went to a hypnotist quite awhile ago because she wanted the willpower to lose weight, and it actually worked. Does it? I was just wondering . . .

Answer 1

Hypnosis may SEEM to work, but it takes away a person's power of choice and self determinism and substitutes that of the hypnotist.

Answer 2

i wrote a research paper once on hypnotherapy and immunology.  studies show that it is possible for subjects to be hypnotized for the purpose of increasing certain immunoglobulins, or altering other immunological factors.  it works.  even on children.  you can do searches for scientific hypnosis studies on pubmed or medline.

Answer 3

Hypnosis is yet another thing that activates the placebo response.  It has also been described by some hypnotists as a form of cooperative role playing.  Speaking in tongues has been described in a similar way.

  There is no such thing as a hypnotic state/trance, they have not detected any changes in the brain waves of people under hypnosis. People under hypnosis are completely aware of their surroundings, and there is no suggestion that they will respond to post-hypnotic suggestion.

Basically, it's another one of those "if you believe it will work, then it may work for you"

Answer 4

Hypnosis has the ability to help anyone if they truly believe it works.  The ability to be fully hypnotized varies.  People that are creative have found to be the most effected by hypnosis.