http://www.hypnotherapyservices.org.uk en-gb hypnotherapyservices.org.uk 2012-1-2T00:00:00Z hypnotherapyservices.org.uk http://www.hypnotherapyservices.org.uk/page13.htm#109482 Using hypnosis for childbirth takes away the risks associated with analgesic and anaesthetic medication. Epidural analgesia has increased within the past 20 years and is now the most commonly used pain relief and is used by approximately 2 million women yearly for childbirth pain. Lieberman amp ODonoghue 2002.A recent systematic review of the literature that examined the side effects of epidural analgesia found that epidural is associated with lower rates of spontaneous vaginal delivery a higher rate of instrumental vaginal delivery and longer labours..but there is insufficient evidence to determine whether epidural does or does not tend to increase the risk of caesarean delivery. Lieberman amp ODonoghue. 2012-1-2 00:39:06 http://www.hypnotherapyservices.org.uk/page13.htm#108633 Using hypnosis reduces stress boosts your immune system enables you to build your confidence and selfesteem release phobias and develop the positive mind state for success ... if you want to. Developing a positive outlook through the psychology of optimism is very different from seeing the world through unrealistic rosetinted spectacles and pretending that your problems do not exist or worse running away from them in denial. On the contrary you will have a clear aim and develop the positive motivation to pursue it with tenacity. You will be able to encourage yourself to work on achieving your aim despite any obstacles that might be in your way with optimistic realistic thinking. You will enjoy increased selfconfidence and selfesteem. You will learn practical life skills that will enable you to think and feel it I can rather than I should or I have to. You will be able to tap into your inner resources such as strength resilience courage hope and develop a radical sense of responsibility... 2011-12-13 08:50:46 http://www.hypnotherapyservices.org.uk/page13.htm#107991 Does Hypnosis WorkDoes hypnosis work If youre wondering whether or not it works you may also be wondering how to apply it. There are many theories and lots of different viewpoints on whether it works and how it can be used. It is certainly not mind control the way it is often portrayed in movies and the overall factors that create the experience can be accounted for and even reviewed scientifically.The mind is a very powerful tool. When hypnotic therapies have been applied to help a client redirect their behaviors and make different choices the end result is often positive. For instance people who want to quit smoking or get rid of excess weight may undergo hypnotic therapies in order to help gain control over their behavior.As with most therapies these techniques work better for some people than for others. The determining factor is usually whether or not the client is open to being hypnotized for behavior modification. Being open to the possibility allows the hypnotherapist to take t... 2011-12-2 11:06:35 http://www.hypnotherapyservices.org.uk/page13.htm#107745 Many people these days tend to find themselves curious about hypnosis at some time or another in their life regardless of whether they have heard about it books watched on TV or have heard about it through other sources in general. However many people would be surprised about how hypnosis works and what it may potentially provide for a number of different individuals.Its said that both the name and the origins of hypnosis dates back to 19th century when a man by the name of James Braid came up with the phrase himself. James Braid was a Scottish surgeon and physician. He was considered to be highly influential amongst his colleagues and within the medical world itself even while the church often criticized him over his methods.To many people James Braid is considered to be the Father of Hypnotism as well as the worlds first hypnotherapist. His path to these titles originally came about when he became fascinated with mesmerism after watching and observing subjects who had been allegedly ... 2011-11-10 00:07:41