| Treating and even curing social anxiety disorder | | | | often referred to as hypnoanalysis, and probably the |
| doesn't have to be difficult. Using hypnosis, or | | | | most effective treatment of social anxiety, general |
| hypnotherapy, has been proven to cure most cases | | | | anxiety and other phobias. The philosophy of this kind |
| of this disorder, as well as general anxiety. There are | | | | of hypnotherapy is to completely remove the cause or |
| two main ways to use hypnotherapy to treat social | | | | the root of your anxiety. |
| anxiety or social phobia. They are both effective | | | | Social anxiety and all other forms of anxiety normally |
| treatments, but are used depending on the patients | | | | have some kind of trigger. Maybe it was something |
| underlying problems. | | | | that happened to you in your childhood, or something a |
| The first method is suggestion hypnotherapy. This | | | | lot more subtle. This trigger creates an underlying |
| method is the most gentle approach to the problems, | | | | anxiety, which really is the source of all the symptoms. |
| and is useful for changing habits. The method is based | | | | The panic attacks, fears, sweating, shaking, dizziness |
| on the therapist using suggestions or words, to | | | | or any other experience you have during social events, |
| carefully bring about a positive change in the patients | | | | are all just the effects of this underlying anxiety. It is |
| behavior. | | | | really just as simple as the common "cause and |
| In mild cases of stress and anxiety, this can work fine, | | | | effect" -logic. Remove the cause, and the effects |
| but is really most effective if there is no | | | | won't occur. This is what hypnoanalysis is all about. |
| anxiety-related cause to the problems. However, don't | | | | Now hypnoanalysis is not a walk in the park though. It |
| be surprised if this type of hypnotherapy makes you | | | | requires you to invest your own effort, time and |
| more comfortable during social events. It treats the | | | | money. It will often be a challenge, and requires some |
| symptoms more than the disorder, and is therefore not | | | | self-discipline. This form of therapy is an involving |
| really a cure but a treatment of the "symptoms" that | | | | process that can absorb a lot of your energy. |
| occur. | | | | However, the reward will be a complete recovery |
| The second, and most powerful form of hypnosis to | | | | from your anxiety. |
| treat social anxiety disorder, is pure hypnotherapy. It is | | | | |