Comments on: Does hypnotherapy actually work? Has anyone actually had it? Not like carnival hypnotists…licensed ones? http://marinatabernacle.org/hypnotists/does-hypnotherapy-actually-work-has-anyone-actually-had-it-not-like-carnival-hypnotists-licensed-ones Mon, 24 May 2010 13:32:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Osiris http://marinatabernacle.org/hypnotists/does-hypnotherapy-actually-work-has-anyone-actually-had-it-not-like-carnival-hypnotists-licensed-ones/comment-page-1#comment-5483 Osiris Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:50:59 +0000 http://marinatabernacle.org/hypnotists/does-hypnotherapy-actually-work-has-anyone-actually-had-it-not-like-carnival-hypnotists-licensed-ones#comment-5483 I have used hypnotherapy successfully to break the habit of smoking. The result has been improved health. If you are experiencing a fear of snakes then perhaps it is time that you learned more about these reptiles and handled a few. Hypnotizing cannot create change in you if it is not truly desired. It is only a step in the right direction. YOU have to make that step.<br><b>References : </b><br> I have used hypnotherapy successfully to break the habit of smoking. The result has been improved health. If you are experiencing a fear of snakes then perhaps it is time that you learned more about these reptiles and handled a few. Hypnotizing cannot create change in you if it is not truly desired. It is only a step in the right direction. YOU have to make that step.
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]]> By: Anonymous girl http://marinatabernacle.org/hypnotists/does-hypnotherapy-actually-work-has-anyone-actually-had-it-not-like-carnival-hypnotists-licensed-ones/comment-page-1#comment-5482 Anonymous girl Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:25:59 +0000 http://marinatabernacle.org/hypnotists/does-hypnotherapy-actually-work-has-anyone-actually-had-it-not-like-carnival-hypnotists-licensed-ones#comment-5482 Hypnosis might. What they would probably do is try to create positive associations with snakes in your mind, over and over. Self-hypnosis tapes might be of use, though I haven't benefitted from them for various other things. Another thing that might help would be supervised and controlled exposure. What you do is gradually work yourself up to touching or holding a snake (non-venomous of course). There are also some of the newer "thought field" therapies. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Retraining) is one that is used with PTSD sufferers, and I don't see why it would not help with phobias. In fact, I think I read somewhere that they have used it on phobias such as fear of aircraft. Expanding on EMDR, there are also accupressure and touch therapies that claim to help with fears and phobias. There is even a CD series around that I think is called, Instant Emotional Healing. I think it is in book form as well. It works with affirmations, visualization, touching pressure points, reversing polarities, etc.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.emdr.com/ Hypnosis might. What they would probably do is try to create positive associations with snakes in your mind, over and over.

Self-hypnosis tapes might be of use, though I haven’t benefitted from them for various other things.

Another thing that might help would be supervised and controlled exposure. What you do is gradually work yourself up to touching or holding a snake (non-venomous of course).

There are also some of the newer "thought field" therapies. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Retraining) is one that is used with PTSD sufferers, and I don’t see why it would not help with phobias. In fact, I think I read somewhere that they have used it on phobias such as fear of aircraft.

Expanding on EMDR, there are also accupressure and touch therapies that claim to help with fears and phobias. There is even a CD series around that I think is called, Instant Emotional Healing. I think it is in book form as well. It works with affirmations, visualization, touching pressure points, reversing polarities, etc.
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http://www.emdr.com/

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