While anxiety is a normal reaction to stress that helps individuals deal with a tense situation, when it start to overwhelm and interfere with a person’s daily life it is consider a disorder. For a person with anxiety disorder, fear and worry are constantly and overwhelming and can be crippling.
Fortunately, anxiety disorder is treatable, and the majority of people suffering from this disorder can be helped with professional care. When it comes to the effectiveness of the treatments available, it varies. While some people may respond to a treatment after a few weeks or months, others may need more than a year. And although treatments for anxiety disorder is individualized, numerous approaches have been proved to be effective. A health care professional may use one or a combination of these treatments:
Medication
Drugs used to reduce the symptoms of anxiety disorders include anti-depressants and anxiety-reducing drugs.
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a type of counseling which helps people to understand and deal with their disorder.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
A specific type of psychotherapy that helps the person to accept and change thought patterns and behaviors that lead to troublesome feelings.
Aside of these common treatments for anxiety disorder, another treatment that has been showing to be effective against anxiety disorder is hypnotherapy.
Hypnotherapy or hypnosis for anxiety, is a complementary and alternative treatment that uses intense concentration, guided relaxation, and focused attention to achieve what is called trance. Trance is a state of mind where anything going on around the person is temporarily ignored. With the help of a professional therapist, a person will them be able to focus his or her attention on specific thoughts and tasks.
In the hypnotic state a person is more open to suggestion and discussion. Hence, it can improve the success of other treatments for many conditions, including:
- Phobias, fears, and anxiety
- Some sleep disorders
- Stress
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Grief and loss
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Hypnosis for anxiety is consider a safe procedure but should be performed only by a licensed or certified mental health professional – who is specially trained in this technique. Moreover it is not appropriate for a person who has psychotic symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, or for someone who is using drugs or alcohol.
To find out if hypnosis for anxiety is right for you, make an appoint with an experienced professional who will be able to guide through the process.