American Health Magazine - Magazine of men's health, women's health & fitness . . . Monday, February 12, 2007







Does Hypnosis Work? A Comparison Study American Health Magazine reported the following findings from a recent study

• Psychoanalysis: 38% recovery after 600 sessions
• Behavior Therapy: 72% recovery after 22 sessions
• Hypnotherapy: 93% recovery after 6 sessions

As part of awareness raising activities to support National Autism Day at Birmingham City University on April 2nd, 2014, students took part in a free workshop to reduce stress and anxiety around exams.

Just one session with Georgios Theodorou of Birmingham Hypnotherapy Clinic delivered amazing results with levels of anxiety monitored at the start of the session at around 7-9 out of 10 and a post session reading of between 0-3 out of 10.

The aim of the workshop was to give students some techniques for managing their stress levels through a series of relaxation techniques which they could invoke themselves to stay on top of their studies and end of term assessments.

Becky Pickering, Student Wellbeing Adviser, Birmingham City University commented:  “'The workshop seemed to go really well, the students learned some great techniques for managing stress and everyone seemed to find it very helpful.”

The first port of call for any sports person trying to raise their game would usually be a sports psychologist. But Tom, an American Football player and team captain was looking for a fresh approach. He knew what he needed was to find the motivation to keep on practicing, to be committed to his gym routine plus have more confidence in both himself and his game.

“I chose hypnotherapy because I like to consult a variety of sources to find solutions and I felt it could help me deal with any issues on a more conscious level.

“When I looked into it, I wasn’t necessarily set on it. I was actually quite sceptical that it would work.  But I decided it was worth an experiment, even for just the placebo effect.

“What hypnotherapy did for me was to make me more mindful of my own thoughts and give me the opportunity to look at the causes of the separate issues which were holding me back from my training regime.

“Hypnotherapy is a different learning style from sports psychology and allowed me to achieve small goals and make constructive changes in easy stages rather than be completely focused on the end goal.

“While it might be a bit early to say that hypnotherapy has dramatically transformed my life, I know that it has worked at some level and given me the power to think and feel more positively about my sport.

“The sessions start with a consultation to determine what specifically is affecting you, then Georgios will provide techniques to address these problems. This is so important as he gives you the tools to work on yourself which helps you understand how your mind thinks about things you hadn’t normally considered. After this, the therapist will make you feel very relaxed and affirm your goals and techniques with the spoken word.

“My advice is to give hypnotherapy a go, it has made me much more mindful of the things I used to do without thinking about. This has aided me in my goals and motivation.”