Hypnosis- A possible cure for insomnia?

Posted by lack of sleep on March 13th, 2011 filed in Insomnia Causes

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The lack of natural sleep can really destroy the way your mind and body functions. Many people struggling with insomnia have tried out sleeping pills, lighter food, or introducing regular physical exercise in their diet, but still could not feel the difference. There are many potential remedies for insomnia, and among these, hypnosis (or hypnotherapy) is said to be a good reliever.

So what is hypnosis?

 

 

Contrary to what the mainstream believes, hypnosis does not induce a full state of unconsciousness or deep sleep, but it is rather an induced state of full relaxation while still being awake. Being totally relaxed physically, the mind is allowed to focus deeply on the suggestions of the hypnotherapist and follow all the given instructions. Hypnosis targets to access your unconscious mind, and throughout a successful hypnosis therapy your mind can enter a state of deep relaxation too. The brain will get the positive impulses it needs in order to relax even more, and eventually when bed time arrives, the patient will be able to fall asleep without any problems.

Your brain will be “trained”

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When someone gets hurt in an accident with the result being temporal paralysis, the muscles will start working again after physiotherapy sessions because muscles have “memory” and can be trained to regain all or part of their previous functions. The same happens to your brain that can be “trained” to go back to the period when you were not struggling with insomnia, if you undergo a few sessions of hypnotherapy.

Hypnosis sessions – the most natural remedy for your insomnia problems

It is certainly much easier to just swallow that sleeping pill, and go in an “artificial” state of sleep, than struggling to “educate” your brain with hypnosis sessions. Therefore, once you decide to go to a therapist you need to arm yourself with a lot of patience; there are needed more sessions in order to re-establish that natural pattern in your brain. Hypnosis is the most natural remedy and of course the less harmful- because you will not experience any side effects (such as after taking that sleeping pill, you will feel sleepy during the day as well, and sensations of drowsiness might accompany too). Just make sure that you will choose a professional hypnotherapist, who can make proof of successful treatments with other patients similarly being tortured by insomnia.

Self-hypnosis – a possible alternative?

Actually, the market is abounding in guided hypnosis CD’s and DVD’s, and it is not at all harmful to try and see whether they work with you. One very important thing that you need to keep in mind is that you need to relieve stress from your life, if you want to try self-hypnosis. Just try to relax, make yourself comfortable, and don’t let anyone disturb you when you are listening to these guided hypnosis sessions. One good product you can go for is the Sleep Now! Self hypnosis CD narrated by Barrie St. John, who is a famous hypnotherapist from London. Alternatively, you can make a thorough research online and pick the product that you think would be most suitable for your needs (guided, un-guided sessions, with music or without, simple or more comprehensive, etc.).

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