Hypnosis   *   Psychotherapy

Searching for Crippling Distortions:
Hypnotherapist Uncovers Hidden Meanings

is  just one step in gaining control of your life,
and gaining control, he maintains, is what
hypnosis is "all about." He said that people
often fear hypnosis because they believe that
once "under the spell" they will lose control of
what they say and do. Ojeda maintains,
however, that hypnosis is not a spell and that
hypnotized people do not lose control.
"I don't hypnotize anyone," he said. "I guide
people into a very relaxed state, a self-
hypnosis. A hypnotherapist allows people to act
in ways they have been previously unable, for
some reason to act."
"Hypnosis, he said, is one way to discover
that "some reason" and remove its power to
inhabit."
Dr. Ojeda, said that "Hypnosis, like other
treatments, is never 100 percent effective; he
maintained.
"For instance, around 85 to 90 percent of
the people who come to me for help in quitting
smoking, never smoke again," he said.
Dr Joseph Ojeda holds that hypnosis can
help people in variety of ways, including
control of eating habits, stress and pain
reduction.
Someday, a thorough knowledge of self
hypnosis techniques may become an accepted
necessity in our culture, and will be taught to
children in elementary school along with good
hygiene and physical fitness. Perhaps these
children will grow up to see a world in which
positive applications of hypnosis principles will
be second nature to every one and will result in
a happy informed, skillful, and productive
culture.
By increasing the awareness of bodily
processes, many individuals learn to control
them better and develop confidence in their
control.
Research and clinical experience support
the use of self hypnosis procedures and
treatments as primary or partial treatments
for many symptoms and disorders. Research
studies link its benefits to physiological
changes that the patient learns to change
voluntarily. Other experiments find benefits
even for patients who do not make the desired
changes in the physiological, emotional and
mental measures.
Hypnosis may help some patients to
increase their sense of control, heighten
their optimism, and lessen the feelings of
helplessness triggered by stress or chronic
health problems.
However, here are other areas where
hypnosis have been found to be very effective
in treating: Health Improvement, Self
improvement, Sexual self help, Sports,
Business, Success and Motivation, and much
more. For more information in other areas
where hypnosis are use, or for a consultation e-mail to: [email protected]. By: TNT.

Watching what you say takes on a new
meaning after talking to Joseph A. Ojeda,
Ph.D., a Clinical Hypnotherapist for more than
30 years, believes that although the human
mind captures and stores every experience, it
sometimes misinterprets that information.
Ojeda tells the story of a 10 years  young boy
who failed all of his classes except physical
education despite the efforts of his teachers and
parents to amend his learning disability.
In a final effort to help the boy, his parents
brought him to Dr. Ojeda. Under Hypnosis, the
boy told Ojeda a story. One day three years
earlier he had forgotten to follow his father's
instructions to lock up his bicycle before
entering a store. When he returned to the spot
where he'd left the bike, it was gone,
presumably stolen.
The boy walked home, dejected and
embarrassed. He approached his father and
explained the situation. His father told him
"You idiot, you'll never learn anything!"
The boy, highly susceptible to suggestion and
believing his father to be all wise, and took this
statement literally, Ojeda Said. "He did just
what his father told him he would do-- he never
learned anything." With the boy still under
hypnosis, Dr. Ojeda helped him re-evaluate his
father's statement.
"We changed his perception of the event and
his grades sky-rocked," Ojeda said. Dr. Joseph
Ojeda, noted that although people tend to
respond negatively to an infuriating or
annoying event, a more positive message during
such difficult moments can save years of trouble.
"We have to learn to change our
communication with others or our selves," he
said. "We have to look at events and mistakes
as learning experiences and chances to
improve."
Ojeda maintains that sarcasm sometimes can
be an effective way to relive frustration and still
plant a positive suggestion.
"The other day my grand-daughter
reached across the table and spilled milk on my
lap," he said. "I was angry, naturally, but I
stopped and smiled and told her" that, "Yes
dear, someday you'll be graceful."
"Through sarcasm, I vented my frustration
and avoided calling her a clumsy oaf-- which
she is not. She simply made an error. We all do
that." Watching what you say, Ojeda added,

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