• Question: Have you used hypnotherapy?

    Asked by anon-315999 on 14 Mar 2022. This question was also asked by anon-315983, anon-316006, anon-316001, anon-315981.
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      Hannah Howman answered on 14 Mar 2022:

      I’ve unfortunately never used hypnotherapy before as I work in a different area of psychology.

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      Jamie Chan answered on 14 Mar 2022:

      Hi! That’s a great question but I’m a social psychologist, which means that I don’t deliver treatments to people – those are clinical psychologists! Social psychologists study how people behave and why they behave that way.

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      Reece Bush-Evans answered on 14 Mar 2022:

      Great question. Similar to Hannah and Jamie, I don’t use hypnotherapy in my area of research. However, I have heard some interesting things about its effectiveness.

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      Nadine Mirza answered on 17 Mar 2022:

      Unfortunately I’ve never had the opportunity to use hypnotherapy myself buuuuuut…I saw someone else do it with a patient. It was a fascinating experience. Felt kinda unreal to watch but it really helped them.

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      Michelle Newman answered on 18 Mar 2022:

      I haven’t used it with participants or patients, however, I did receive it as treatment myself once for anxiety. I think the principles of being ‘in the moment’ and removing yourself from repeatedly thinking about things that have happened in the past, or worrying about things that might happen in the future are really helpful for me. It also helped me to re-frame some of my more negative thought patterns. I think it can be very powerful, but has to be used by someone properly trained, and also may not always be the best solution for some people.

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