It is a commonly stated fact that a third of all people will contract cancer at some stage in their life and I’m sure I have no need to tell you just how serious a problem this is. There are many complementary treatments that can help a person cope with cancer and hypnosis has recently come to the forefront as one of the very best. In fact many hospitals and hospices now employ hypnotherapists for this very reason.

When used for therapeutic or medical means hypnosis is commonly referred to as hypnotherapy. I mention this because I will be using both terms throughout the course of this article.

Any well trained and honest hypnotherapist will tell you that hypnosis isn’t a cure for cancer. However hypnotherapy can be used to help a patient in many of the areas of concern that may arise for them. There are four many ways that hypnotherapy may help a cancer patient.

Relaxation

Being diagnosed and treated for cancer is an incredibly stressful time in a persons’ life no matter how well they feel like they are coping. Cancer takes it’s toll both physically and mentally.

If you have ever been hypnotized before you will know just how relaxing it feels. The very process of going under hypnosis is relaxing and during a hypnotherapy session a hypnotherapist can place hypnotic suggestions to help the patient feel more calm and relaxed about their current situation.

Positive Thinking

Positive thinking is incredibly important is overcoming any disease, especially cancer. Hypnosis can help in this area in much the same way it can with relaxation. A hypnotherapy can place suggestions using hypnotic language patterns that causes the patient to think and feel more positive about their illness.

I have linked to a video containing a free positive thinking hypnotherapy session at YouTube below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV6nLXUTfHE

Pain Control

Whether it’s the surgery, chemo or radiotherapy, cancer invariably leaves the suffering feeling sore and tender. Recent studies have shown that hypnosis is extremely adept at blocking signals of pain. This means that hypnosis can help and cancer patient reduce the amount of pain they are feeling and help them feel more comfortable. This is a huge part of the fight against cancer.

You can read two of the reports expounding the benefits of cancer patients using hypnosis for pain control at the links below.

http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/98/35860/hypnosis-relieves-pain-breast-cancer-patients.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6969298.stm

Healing

Many people know about how hypnosis can help a person quit smoking or lose weight, but few realise just how effective it can be in increasing the speed of healing. One scientific study came to the conclusion that hypnosis can help people heal up to 25% faster.

With cancer comes a barrage of surgery and radiation therapy, all of which put a serious strain on the body and require a lot of healing. Being able to heal 25% faster is incredibly beneficial as I’m sure you can imagine. The faster a person can heal and recover, the faster they can put cancer behind them and get back to enjoying a rich, full life.

To read more on the effects of hypnosis and healing you can read the Harvard Medical School report here – http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/05.08/01-hypnosis.html

Conclusion

Hypnotherapy is not a cure for cancer, and anyone who claims that it is is a shyster however it can, without doubt, provide a great deal of comfort and relief for anyone who is suffering from cancer. Hypnosis is a complementary treatment that can aid cancer patients with both the physical and mental aspects of the ordeal.

When a person is fighting cancer it is important to use every tool available to win the battle and as I have shown hypnosis is an excellent tool to use for beating cancer.

If you are looking for hypnosis MP3s to help you deal with cancer then we recommend the following sessions from HypnoBusters and Hypnosis Downloads.

Healing Cancer – Use the power of your mind to heal cancer.

Cancer Test – Reduce the anxiety felt while waiting for cancer test results.
Cancer Pain – Use hypnosis to manage any cancer related pains.
Needles & Cannulas – Feel less anxious around needles and cannulas whilst being treated.
Chemotherapy Nausea – Reduce the feelings of nausea chemotherapy might be causing.
Stay Positive With Cancer – Keep your mindset strong to fight cancer.

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