Please be aware that hypnotherapy does not make you bionic or indestructible, it helps accelerate any desired thoughts or feelings to become beliefs at a subconscious level.

Any physical complaint that you have or notice MUST be investigated and looked at by a Doctor first. I am not a Doctor nor do I offer medical advice. Doctors have patients, I see clients. Just because you may find your stomach cramping and bloating and may have irregular "movements", it does not necessarily mean that you suffer from IBS. It could be any number of things so any ailment MUST be checked out by a qualified Doctor asap.

So, how does hypnotherapy help physical conditions?

Once a condition or complaint has been diagnosed, hypnotherapy could help boost the immune system and the belief that you can heal more quickly and effectively, which often results in exactly that.

There is a massive mind-body connection and the field of psychoneuroimmunology studies the effects of the ability for the body to heal itself. We all know that if we cut our finger, our bodies make the blood thicken, a scab forms and healing under the scab takes place. We don't have to look at our finger to make this happen, it just does.

Can this happen on a bigger scale with more "serious" conditions? It certainly can, and much evidence is out there to prove it. I must stress again that hypnotherapy should in no way been seen as an alternative to seeing a medical professional, but works alongside any advice and medication that you have been given by a Doctor.

So, if you break your leg, get it fixed THEN see a skilled, professional hypnotherapist who could help you to speed up the healing process. If you have a virus or lurgy, see a Doctor who could prescribe antibiotics if applicable THEN see a hypnotherapist to assist you to boost your immune system.

This is the first part of a discussion about physical complaints, keep a look out on this blog for the rest of the series.

Be happy,

Dave.