r/hypnotherapy

My situation is, I have had several years of chronic insomnia. It is currently so bad that I can't hold down a job. Doctors haven't found any underlying health issues that could be causing it other than stress and anxiety, some of it caused by cPTSD. I have had no luck with the many medications and other treatments I tried.

From what I understand, some people are a lot more susceptible to hypnotism than others. I haven't had any luck with self hypnosis, which leads me to believe that my brain just doesn't have a strong propensity to be hypnotized.

Can a professional help me overcome whatever is blocking me from relaxing?

It's embarrassing but I'm sure this isn't a unique problem, it's just a really annoying one and I'm not really finding anything about it. I've just recently realized that hypnosis might be able to help me with some mental hurdles in my life and has the potential to be very effective. The issue is that I've had a hypnosis kink since I was young, and it's pretty much just conditioned in me at this point. I cannot separate it, or at least it's extremely hard to. Arousal happens pretty much immediately, and it's super distracting. I try to ignore it, but it also gets my heart rate back up and I lose the relaxation. This feels like a very weird and uncomfortable thing to go to a professional about, so i'm not sure what to do. I guess I don't want to get rid of it all together but I just want to be able to separate it, you know? It just doesn't feel like I have a choice in the matter. ​I'm not even kidding when I say I almost cried one day because it just wouldn't stop. And it's only over this!

Edit: I'm a woman and the arousal has nothing to do with the person, but the process.

Hello. I need someone for online hypno therapy session, to help me stop doom scrolling. Thanks

Hello everyone - I’ve been looking into hypnosis for weight loss. I’ve been up and down in weight my adult life. Currently at my heaviest and miserable. I can’t seem to keep on track of my plan. Wondered if hypnosis could be something to explore.

Wondered if anyone had experience with an apps - this would be ideal for cost and working around my schedule, but if they’re genuinely no good some advice on one to one sessions would be greatly appreciated.
UK based, if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance x

Hi y'all, my psychiatrist recommended I try hypnotherapy for anxiety, dissociative symptoms, etc. My longtime therapist (talk therapy) is also a strong believer in its benefits. She knows of one place in my city that's reputable (although I'm not sure what her sources are). I met with the hypno-doctor, and he's fine, but I don't really trust him. He said all of the sessions can be conducted via telehealth, which is helpful because I return to university in a small town next week, where there aren't many options for much of anything.

First, is he right that hypnotherapy can be conducted online, or does he just want money? Second, does anyone have any recommendations for services? I am located in Central/Upstate New York, US. Thanks.

Edit: Thank you guys, I appreciate your help and will check out the links y'all copied! And yes I agree, trust is important and I certainly don't feel comfortable giving him my money.

As soon as I start talking I know I want to say but then it goes away, leaving me feeling embarrassed and kind of well humiliated really.

I spend a lot of time alone, but going out and socialising can really burn me out.

I'm also going for an ADHD assessment which I know has something to do with the cognitive disability, as well as a lifetime of neglect and abuse.

But I feel the comorbidity has made things worse, as I've seen people who have lived a similar life to me that don't have ADHD manage to do things I can't and vice versa, with people that have ADHD but had supportive parents that love them seem to manage their disability better.

I would just love to be able to think straight at least when I'm in public and trying to be happy.

How do I go about this process? I have heard positive results from this and looking for guidance or practitioners who work with these issues. Thank you.

I’m particularly interested in experiential hypnosis and strong hypnotic phenomena, beyond simply following standard scripts.

I keep seeing different communities mentioned, but I have no idea which spaces are actually active and focused on skilled, curious hypnosis rather than hypnotherapy.

Where do people interested in this side of hypnosis usually connect?

Hi all,

I am wondering if anyone can recommend good resources for additional ego strengthening techniques? I have some standard ones which I learned in my training, which I love, and sometimes I will just use some of my own suggestions, however I would love to know if there are any specific ego strengthening techniques that others find really beneficial? I am trying to avoid needing to use scripts (where possible), but it would be helpful for me to have an extra few options - if there are books or websites etc., you have found useful for progressing your skills? Thank you!

I look up to my therapist (who has no hypnosis training) greatly I trust her with my life and our transference tends to be quite positive, but one thing I struggle to understand and that seems to unsettle my subconscious is that she (via the therapy voice, ericksonian techniques, ?) has an almost hypnotic effect on me, which doesnt really unsettle me consciously (in fact i've learned to enjoy it in an almost kinky way) but certainly stays on my mind. so, have you also experienced this with a therapist who did NOT have any hypnosis training? thank you for replying to my post, I appreciate it greatly!

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Hey everyone, I’ve been in practice for about 3 years. I studied at Mike Mandel hypnosis academy, and possess a bachelors in Psych. I’d like to get my masters, but to be frank, school crushed my spirit and my bank account. So I’m still not ready to become a “real (legal) therapist” (F27).
Anyhow, I feel things have been going well in my practice / entrepreneurial endeavor as a hypnotist all on my own, I’ve gained clients organically through Google consistently, and I have high reports of success & beautiful breakthroughs with clients, it’s very rewarding, fulfilling work.
But then there’s the other side to it, as a neurodivergent introvert who never in a million years thought I’d be speaking one on one to strangers as an occupation, I still struggle with imposter syndrome. I have grown in confidence immensely since my younger years, and my old high-school pals I’ve bumped into have said I’m like a whole new person in my adulthood (confidence and ambivert wise).

However, imposter syndrome wise, it’s come raging back … as recently all my worries and worst fears were confirmed when I had my first “bad client” last week. (I knew the hot streak of good clients couldn’t last forever but after 3 years and learning more and practicing more my fears of this happening were fading). It sucks I feel like I’m back at the beginning and need to restructure how I do my work as a whole.
They basically told me I suck in every way. They were seeing me for hoarding. I suppose I should’ve realized this is outside my level of expertise, and should have recommended them to a specialist, however I thought hey, I help people with all sorts of stuff, why not attempt to heal/ reframe some core beliefs / memories associated with this issue. Perhaps I can help a bit, perhaps in steps… I was wrong. They went full defense mode and attacked me. We had an hour long (free) phone consult prior to the session where in which he disclosed alot of telling details about how he came to be where he’s at now, and I was very grateful for his vulnerability and honesty, I thought these things were safe to readdress as he brought them up so passively, then when attempting to safely readdress them in hypnosis, from a distance, to reframe and heal things, which has worked so often in the past for me and my clients, he yes lashed out quite a bit afterwards, and claimed he already moved on from these things/ didn’t need to revisit them.
Maybe I’m using poor language to explain what happened, he never actually yelled at me, he very calmly and directly told me how trauma cannot be addressed in the way in which I brought it up. Maybe he’s right, maybe he’s not. I once felt confident and I suppose I have my own insecurity issues, because now I swiftly do not.
Anyhow, all this to say, it may be helpful to just have someone to chat with to bounce hypnotic ideas off one another and gain some perspective on how to better handle clients like this, or how I can become a better hypnotist overall. I may just need some reassurance/ fresh eyes on the situation as well, it was recent so I’m still a bit too emotionally wrapped up in the whole situation to see clearly.

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im curious about hypnosis therapy and if it could be any good for me as someone who gets panic attacks daily for years.

if you have any information to share about this its very appreciated

Im not real familiar with how hypnotherapy works but I think that is what would be called for in my case. My husband seems to think I have blocked out some memories from a drive back from Illinois. I need to go back to that day and see how it plays out. Is that something hypnotherapy would be good for or would just plain hypnosis do the job?

Any experienced or inexperienced hypnotist/hypnotherapist looking for a client? Im a professional student looking to get hypnotized to pass board exams

I'm after any personal experiences of or recommendations for hypnotherapists/hypnotherapy clinics in Sydney. I'm located in the east but happy to travel.

Also curious as to what would be the average pricing for these kind of services, as it's tricky to find direct info on this online.

For context, seeking help with issues related to poor self esteem/confidence, imposter syndrome (especially related to work - I'm in research/academia if relevant), anxiety and depression, ADHD, general life motivation.

Thanks in advance! :)

My question for people who will do have no therapy or hypnotherapist how do you know it's working or not I haven't tried it but I'm just curious because I want to is it like an immediate change for you wake up one day and you realize OMG I'm better or is it more of a progressive thing like most therapies?