What are the advantages of using hypnosis for depression?

Since depression is becoming increasingly common, there is also a growing interest in alternative treatment, such as hypnosis for depression. If you are interested in submitting hypnosis for depression, the most important first step is to talk to your doctor. A trained physician can help diagnose the source of your depression as first than simply treat it as a symptom. For example, if the source of depression is hypothyroidism, then hypnosis would not be a suitable initial treatment. Hypnosis requires the patient to be physically relaxed, so soothing music and comfortable environment are used to facilitate relaxation. Deep relaxation supported by hypnotherapy can be particularly beneficial in calming anxiety, which many people with depression also suffer.

The fact that hypnosis is physically non-invasive is another advantage that people consider attractive. Even acupuncture, which is considered to be quite alternative treatment in the Western world, is still physically invasive and includes administration of needles to different points on the body. ElectrOkonvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as "shock treatment", is seriously physically invasive compared to hypnosis because it involves induction of seizures in patients to stimulate areas of the brain. Stimulation of skull electrotherapy (CES) and stimulation of the nerves of the vaga (VNS) are also physically invasive forms of depression treatment compared to hypnosis.

The lack of physical side effects resulting from hypnosis for depression is a huge benefit, especially compared to numerous potential side effects of antidepressant drugs. The potential side effects of antidepressants include: loss of libido, fatigue, weight gain, disturbing Dreams, nausea and night sweating. Hypnotherapy also lacks withdrawal symptoms of antidepressants that may include vomiting, headache and a sense of "switching" in the brain known as "brain shocks" or "brain walk".

While the price of hypnosis for depression varies, the total pendOver time, the Lady for session will increase over time compared to antidepressants. Patients who are prescribed antidepressants can create over time tolerance to drugs, which forced their physician to prescribe a higher dose of drug or complementary antidepressants, increasing the cost of drug. Psychotherapy can also be an extremely expensive form of depression treatment and can carry longer waiting lists than clinic doctors who offer depression hypnosis.