The answer is likely YES. Hypnosis can help anytime you want to make a change in the way you think, act or feel.

Click here to listen to a recent radio interview where I describe the many uses of hypnosis. The interview was on The Tree of Life's Holistic Healthline. It is an hour show, has other commercials, but covers hypnosis basics. Be advised it may take a few minutes to download to your computer.

The potential of hypnosis for dramatic personal change and development is largely untapped. Hypnotherapy and hypnosis' uses are truly only limited by your imagination. Here is a partial list of possibilities. Hypnosis and hypnotism are potentially useful for anywhere a change in feeling, thinking or behavior is desired. Specific treatments can and will be customized to your particular situation. Click on the red underlined words for more about that topic. Or click here for an update on research into hypnotism's effectiveness for a wide variety of areas.

Academic School Hypnosis Applications: Class Participation Fears - Communication Apprehension - Concentration - Focus, Attention Span - Learning - Memory (see Memory, below) - Presentation Skills - Reading skills -  Stage Fright - Study Skills - Subject Mental Block Removal - Attention Deficit Disorder

Attitude: Career - Family - Interpersonal - School - Work

Career Hypnosis:  Assertiveness - Behavioral Control - Procrastination -Concentration - Decision Making - Difficult bosses or customers -Focus - Motivation - Public speaking -Sales (cold call fear, fear of asking for the order, organization) -Tenacity

Confidence: General - Situational (e.g. a job interview)

Creativity Enhancement: Writing (writer’s block) – Artistic - Problem solving

Fears: Flying - Public speaking - Leaving the house - People ( social fear) - Small spaces

Fitness: Exercise Motivation - Performance  (golf, tennis, basketball and many other sports)

Habit Control Hypnosis:  Overeating and other weight loss issues – Smoking – Anger - Procrastination - Substance abuse - Alcohol - Nail biting –Gambling – Sexual -Remembering to take medication - Compulsive hair pulling (Trichotillomania)

Medical: Analgesia - Anesthesia - Bodily Functions (under autonomic control) - Dermatology (warts, rashes, skin conditions, etc.) - Healing Facilitation (general positive attitude) -Irritable bowels - Obstetrics (HypnoBirthing, related procedures) - Operations and surgical procedures (pre and post operative) - Pain - Skin Conditions (Dermatology) - Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) - Treatment Motivation - Weight

Memory: Academic Studies - Buried or Repressed Memories - Dream Memories - Names and Faces

Motivation Hypnosis: Academic - Career, Job Performance - Fitness, Health - Personal Achievement, Development - Sports

Public Speaking: Audience Rapport - Concentration - Memory - Presence of Mind on Stage - Stage Fright - Communication Apprehension

Relationships: Anger (spouse, ex-spouse, life partner) – Assertiveness - Grief of loss -Obsession with someone unavailable (broken relationships)

Sales: Attitude - Memory for Names, Faces, Facts - Motivation - People Smarts - Personality, Likeability - Persuasive Qualities - Tenacity, Drive – Cold calls – Closing

Sex: Dysfunctions- Inhibitions and mental blocks – Impotency – Obsession -Pornography

Sleep: Getting to sleep - Staying asleep - Remembering dreams

Smoking: Quitting (of course!) Also tobacco chewing

Sports Performance:  Concentration - Drive and Will to Win - Image Rehearsal - Peak Performance - Practice Effects Golf

Stress, Tension:  Worries - Hypertension - Panic Attacks - Relaxation - Stress Management  (see Stress Release CD)

Success Training: Building a positive attitude in any area of life

Wedding or Special Event Hypnosis: Be relaxed on that special day

Weight Loss/Control Hypnosis: Exercise Motivation - Food choice - Nighttime Cravings - Overall motivation Patience - Preference away from unhealthy foods toward healthy) – Restaurants - Sweets or salty foods - Cravings

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