Hypnotherapy in Reading, Berkshire and Wallingford and for Didcot and Abingdon in Oxfordshire for dental and needle phobias, fears and anxiety
Hypnotherapy and the Dentist
The fear some people have of going to the dentist can be so overwhelming it can be impossible for them to get through the dentist's door. Overtime we can become very fearful of going to the dentist and the longer we leave it then the stronger the fear becomes. Then we can become so afraid of the fear it can lead to a belief that if we were to go to the dentist they it's inevitable that we will suffer terrible pain. For some people problems with visiting the dentist can be overwhelming to the point where they won't go and actually make the whole problem much worse.
Hypnotherapy can help by alleviating fears, anxieties and getting to the root cause of any problem and then reversing or changing them. It also has no harmful drug-like side effects in fact the usual feelings afterwards are of calmness and restfulness. Hypnotherapy can be highly effective with the dentist and for dental treatments such as for fears and phobias, anxiety, pain management and control of pain.
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How Hypnotherapy can help
When in the more relaxed state of hypnosis we can be much more relaxed, calm, confident and comfortable, in control and maybe even blasé towards the whole experience. Through the hypnotherapy treatment we will find the reason(s) why you are having your problem and then seek the best way of finding your personal solution state, which will leave you being able to visit the dentist and have treatments.
Self-hypnosis can be taught and when we are able to learn to relax ourselves it then becomes very difficult to become frightened - basically the state of being relaxed removes the fear. Hypnosis is a very relaxed state which can be self induced and when this state is summoned and relaxed peaceful calmness is experienced then.
Specific things Hypnotherapy can help with
- Stress management for the patient
- Teaching relaxing techniques
- Desensitizing phobias to help make treatment less frightening for the patient
- Pain management
- Phantom tooth pain
- Help to tolerate of appliances e.g. dentures, dentists tools
- Helping to promote healthy healing and reduction of any swelling or pain
- Help with treatment of mouth and gum ulcers
It is possible to learn
When in a relaxed state of hypnosis you can learn to relax yourself as when you're relaxed you will feel less frightened. Being relaxed removes fear and that's why (for example) people drink alcohol to stop fear, it relaxes them. So while relaxed people can visualize in great detail (if necessary) going to the dentist but now feeling very relaxed, confident and without fear - this could mean you! Therefore, when the time comes for you to see the dentist all you are likely to feel is a natural concern that we all feel.
Dental Phobia Reasons
Dental Phobia is extremely common and depending on whose statistics you read, the figures quoted are that between 35% and 50% of adults suffer from some level of fear at the thought of dental treatment. Dental fear and phobia may stem from a variety of sources - bad experiences in the past, embarrassment of having not looked after your teeth, stories told by others and fears of lack of control, or of choking or being unable to breathe. Whatever your reason(s) are hypnotherapy is an effective way of overcoming your problem.
Medical Advice Notice
If however you have ever fainted or lost consciousness after an injection or at the sight of a needle, then this may be a medical condition known as vasovagal reflex reaction and your phobia of needles is something which you should first discuss with a medically qualified doctor.
If your fear of the dentist stems from a fear of needles then this needle phobia too can be treated by hypnotherapy as well
Needle Phobias
Whether you want to overcome your phobia because of health reasons, because of fear of 'passing' the phobia to your child, or simply to get immunised before going on holiday, then combining NLP and hypnotherapy is extremely likely to resolve the issue quickly (and sometimes in just one session).
Once the cause, the origin of the fear is uncovered then the unconscious mind can be taught to get things back into perspective and release its grip, hypnotherapy is extremely effective in helping with this.
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The affects and consequences of living life as a needle phobic can indeed be great. Some people will avoid going to the doctor (or dentist, nurse etc) at all costs, even when they are experiencing terrible pain or are in urgent need of medical treatment.
A fear of needles affects about 10% of adults to varying degrees. Some of the more usual affects of a needles phobia are:
· the refusing of blood tests
· turning down opportunities to go on holiday
· having medication administered in tablet form rather than by the recommended injection
· at the mention of the word "injection", immediately starting to feel sick, heart pounding, feeling extremely anxious and/or ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
· not being able to watch someone else have an injection, having to ask someone to take your child/baby for inoculations because you won't be able too
The fear of needles in its extreme form may also be characterized by something called 'the vasovagal needle reflex' which can lead to rapid decrease in blood pressure and loss of consciousness.
The Origins of the fear
Very often the fear of needles has its origin in childhood because of either a bad experience which happened to you (often which you might not remember) or sometimes a negative experience which has been caused by experiences of others (often parents/ parental figures) who themselves have needle phobias. Because of this you may have then subconsciously paired this experience with a fear of all such needles in what is called a 'conditioned response'.
Definitions
Trypanophobia is an irrational and often intense fear of hypodermic needles or injections.
Belonephobia is a term which denotes a fear of pins and needles.
Aichmophobia, is the fear of sharp things, such as pencils, needles, knives, things like umbrella's or even in some cases a pointing finger
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