Many people do not realise that you can use hypnosis and hypnotherapy to turn down and control pain.

I was visited by a client this week who arrived with a terrible migraine headache. Although I was seeing her for another issue it was clear that should could not relax and would not be able to concentrate. She told me that she nearly cancelled the appointment but decided to come at the last minute.

What she was not aware of was that hypnosis is excellent at helping to control pain and even turn it down. I work with many clients who have issues with pain, and as long as they have already seen a doctor I can help them to manage it in a way that medications often do not. Working with clients who suffer migraines I can teach them to visualise the pain and then turn that pain down so that they are in control. This often works better than even medications, and of course is a totally safe and natural way to manage the problem of migraine sufferers.

As she had already worked with me she found it easy to get herself into a relaxing state and then working through a discussion with her of how she saw the pain we changed that image and then turned the pain down. Afterwards she was amazed and told me that not only had she turned it down but it had gone away completely. By learning these techniques you can take back control of this problem which affects so many people and can cause you to miss out on so many things because the pain is so great.

If you would like to know more about how I can help you to manage any kind of pain just call 07980 233160 or email me [email protected]

Migraine medical studies and Hypnotherapy..

A migraine is a debilitating form of a headache and affects huge numbers of people. Various triggers can produce the onset of a migraine. Medical studies have been conducted showing that hypnotherapy can be beneficial to the migraine sufferer.

In fact in many studies, hypnosis has been shown to actually be more beneficial than medications.

Medical study of hypnosis for Migraine sufferers.

One study compared the effect of hypnotherapy versus the prescription medication prochlorperazine (Stemetil). The study consisted of 47 participants who reported feedback every month for a year. They reported number of attacks per month, severity of attacks, and complete remission. Results of the study showed that those who received hypnotherapy reported far fewer migraine attacks compared to those who received medication. Out of 23 participants who received hypnotherapy, 10 of them ceased to experience migraines. Out of the 24 participants who used medication, 3 of them ceased to experience migraines.

Common triggers of migraines include hormonal changes, stress, food, changes in sleep patterns, medications, and changes in the surrounding environment. Symptoms of migraines vary from person to person, but many people report moderate to severe pain that pulsates, worsens with physical activity and interferes with day-to-day activity, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and/or sound, and sometimes experiencing auras. A migraine can last for a few hours to even days, but frequency varies greatly depending on the sufferer.


Another study reported the benefits of behavioral therapy. These approaches include relaxation, biofeedback, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and hypnosis. Hypnosis can help migraine sufferers avoid triggers such as controlling stress and avoiding certain foods.

Two hypnotherapy techniques used in treating migraines include the hand warming and glove anesthesia. These techniques put migraine sufferers in control of their pain by helping them transfer warmth or numbness to their head where their head hurts. These techniques were shown to be more beneficial than simple relaxation exercises. This study concluded that medication is ineffective in treating chronic migraines and supports psychological treatment because there are no side effects.

What these studies show is that hypnotherapy, hypnosis and the more natural methods of treating migraine headaches are often more effective than using medication. The fact that hypnosis has no side effects and many prescription medications have many side effects makes hypnotherapy a more natural and safe approach to treating migraines. In addition to no side effects, many studies have shown that the effects of hypnosis are more lasting and beneficial compared to the use of medication.

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Sources of studies

Anderson, J.A., Basker, M.A., & Dalton, R. (1975). Migraine and hypnotherapy. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 23(1), 48-58.

Heap, M. (1988). Hypnosis: current clinical, experimental and forensic practices. Taylor & Francis.

Sandor, P.S. & Afra, J. (2007). Nonpharmacologic treatment of migraine. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 9(3), 202-205.

With thanks to Natural News for the medical study information.

“Can hypnotherapy help me lose weight?” is a question that I am asked on a regular basis. My answer is that not only can it help you to lose weight, but much more importantly, it will help you to keep it off.

Even the best of us flounder over Christmas and New Year, when we eat and drink too much which leads to me receiving many more enquiries about weight loss hypnosis in the New Year period.

Diets just don’t work. Have you noticed that there are so many different ones it’s hard to know which the best is for you. How about not doing any diet? Do you want to spend the rest of your life on a diet? If not then you will lose weight on it and then when it stops you will see that weight creep back on again. Is that really what you would like to spend your life doing?

In the hypnotherapy world some say that you could see the word ‘Diet’ as ‘D’ for disaster, ‘D’ for ‘Denial’, ‘Don’t eat this!’ or ‘don’t eat too much of that!’.

When you deny yourself until you have reached the slimmed-down version of you, all you want is the thing that you are craving. You end up thinking about it all of the time. Once there, you rightly congratulate yourself on all that hard work paying off and perhaps begin to feel you deserve a little break, a treat, a reward and perhaps the chance to eat ‘normally’ for a little while at least. Unfortunately ‘normal’ again usually means going back to your ‘old’ ways of eating and before you realise it, all that hard work has been undone. The pounds creep back, the feelings of failure, guilt, sadness and disappointment return. The worse you feel the more you eat. The more you eat the worse you feel and that vicious cycle returns.

Does this seem like a familiar tale to you?

 Have you ever considered that what’s needed is not the latest new diet but a new and different approach to the rest of your life?

Hypnotherapy could help you bring about permanent long-lasting changes in weight management and weight loss. Clinical hypnotherapy examines and identifies the underlying reasons of why you overeat.

It could be to fulfil something that's missing in your life, perhaps it’s an emotional response to a particular situation or even just boredom. Whatever the reason, utilising hypnotherapy to target this root cause will bring about a change to old eating habits, patterns of unhealthy eating behaviour, incorrect portion sizes and ultimately transform your relationship with food with newer healthier ones.

If you would like to find out more about my Slimmer You weight loss programme then just click below....

The Mark Powlett Slimmer You Hypnotherapy Programme.