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lördag 30 januari 2010

Beat Stress, Hypnosis For Relaxation

By Esther Tan

There are a lot of physical and mental disorders that we can get due to the simple, supposedly healthy response our body gets to stress. The stress response becomes unhealthy when the threat isn't real, and we all get those "threats". Certain situations trigger the stress response and staying in those situations for too long can deteriorate our body due to performing way beyond our limits once too often.

Simply learning to relax can offset the effects of stress. There are various categories that stress management techniques are based from, and the most popular as of today is relaxation. Relaxation can from listening to music, taking up a hobby, creative expression, or going away and getting a change of scenery. Simple relaxation practices include getting a massage, taking a hot shower or soaking in the bath tub, or just resting. For the complicated ones, meditation is probably the most popular of all relaxation techniques. No other relaxation technique, except hypnosis, can match meditation in terms of effectiveness.

Hypnosis is the practice of achieving a trance-like state similar to meditation. One difference between them is that you can fully rely on the hypnotist to put you in such a trance while achieving the relaxing trance in meditation will still depend on you. To further elaborate, here are the advantages of hypnosis:

Relaxation: One of the reasons that make hypnosis a powerful stress management tool is it's a good relaxation tool. While it is infamous for putting you to a sleepwalking state, it's actually a state of intense focus while your muscles are relaxed. When your muscles are relaxed, plus you are focusing on anything but the stressors you have, you will automatically feel relaxed.

Behavior Changing: One other advantage of hypnosis over meditation is that your outlook on life is changed. Thought modification is the best stress management technique. It is also the most difficult to achieve. Hypnosis makes it easier since under hypnosis you are more open to suggestions. You can get over life events that cause you stress, the same way it is used to help people quit smoking or drinking.

Hypnosis relaxation methods are actually effective, yet people avoid them due to how it was projected by the media. The truth is, being under hypnosis gives your consciousness a big boost, so you will never be made to do what you don't want to do. If you want to try out without risking much, try self-hypnosis and be amazed with the result.

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