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Hypnotizability
Hypnotizability: capacity to have hypnotic experiences
The peak period of hypnotizability is childhood, around 6-10 years old. Dentists and phlebotomists can use hypnosis to shift focus. By the time you’re in your early 20s, hypnotizability becomes fixed.
Rates of hypnotizability: about 1/3 of adults are not hypnotizable, 2/3 are hypnotizable – with about 15% extremely hypnotizable.
Some people are not that hypnotizable: people are overly controlling and busier evaluating than experiencing
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Starting Self-Hypnosis
It’s best to see a specialist who can be sure to address underlying issues requiring hypnosis, and not just the symptom. Self-hypnosis often requires just 1-2 visits or periodic sessions, not regularly
A physician or practitioner will assess how hypnotizable you are and take you through sel...
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Clinical Applications Of Self-Hypnosis
Hypnosis is an effective problem-based treatment
Clinical applications: sleep, trauma, pain, phobia, stress, anxiety – and emerging research with cancer patients
Enhancing the mind-body connection is good for stress relief because it allows for the dissociation between somatic and psy...
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Are you hypnotizable? Try the Spiegel eye-roll test
There’s a correlation between the capacity to keep eyes up and hypnotizability
Tilt your chin back so you’re looking up toward the ceiling
Direct eyes upward while open
Close your eyes, trying to keep the eyes up while closing the eyelids
If eyes roll back and you see the ...
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Neuroscience Of Hypnosis
Induction state = deep hypnosis
Three things characterize entry into a hypnotic state:
- turning down activity in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) responsible for cognition and motor control
- The Dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPC) has higher connectivity wi...
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Grief
It can be necessary and useful to go into a grief state – on the flip side, you want an anchor to hold on to and come back to.
Grieving death, ask yourself: what have they left you?
Face a loss, live with the emotion that comes with it and embrace that the pain is bec...
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What Is Hypnosis?
Hypnosis: a state of highly focused attention, like looking through a camera lens.
Hypnosis involved a narrowing of context and loss of self
An experience is not considered hypnotic if the physical reaction is distracting or makes you think about something else.
Stage hypnosis: ...
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Eye Movement Desensitization And Processing (EMDR)
Eye movements have a lot to do with consciousness: stimulants make eyes big, opioids constrict pupils, rapid eye movement takes place during sleep
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) EMDR: psychotherapy designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories b...
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Overcoming Obstacles
The hallmark of treatment and getting over things is confronting it head-on.
Stress inoculation: we have to deal with stressful things in life to be better equipped the next time we face stress. You’ll become a stronger person if you face problems and stress.
We need to think of our b...
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Clinical Applications Of Self-Hypnosis
Hypnosis is an effective problem-based treatment
Clinical applications: sleep, trauma, pain, phobia, stress, anxiety – and emerging research with cancer patients
Enhancing the mind-body connection is good for stress relief because it allows for the dissociation between somatic and psy...
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