What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘hypnosis’? Do you think of weird circus acts or mind control? Did you know that hypnosis is an alternative treatment modality that you can use to manage your anxiety and mental health?
In this episode, Doug Sands breaks down the myths and misconceptions about hypnosis. Doug is a consulting hypnotist who helps would-be adventurers overcome fear and anxiety. Through his company Anywhere Hypnosis, he works with clients anywhere in the world online or via phone. He is also the host of the Making Meaning Podcast.
Doug opens up about his mental health journey with depression and anxiety and how hypnosis helps him heal himself and other people. Discover how hypnosis works for anxiety and depression, even for financial problems rooted in mindset issues, and what a typical hypnosis session looks like.
Doug shares stories of his clients who experience remarkable results/changes after hypnosis. He also shares the tools/techniques he recommends with his clients to manage panic attacks and anxiety.
Learn how effective/therapeutic hypnosis can be if you’re looking at other mental health options, and see what changes it can make in your life.
What You Will Learn From This Episode
- What is hypnosis and how it works
- How Doug healed his anxiety using hypnosis
- Debunking the myth that hypnosis is mind control
- How hypnosis works with anxiety and depression
- What a typical hypnosis session looks like
- How hypnosis can help people with financial problems rooted in mindset issues
“When I found out just how effective hypnosis was, I was hooked. I mean, I was using rudimentary tools on my own mental health and I was amazed at the results that I was getting.”
“You have to be the one willing to make that change and so when a person is ready to make that change; the change can happen immediately.” – Doug Sands
“My goal here is to inspire people and to make that change because change is really up to you to make.” – Doug Sands
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Timestamps
2:22 – Doug’s mental health journey and how he got into hypnosis
7:36 – How Doug began hypnosis to heal himself and others
10:43 – What is hypnosis and how it works scientifically
13:32 – When hypnosis was accepted as a treatment modality
14:26 – Debunking the myth that hypnosis is mind control
16:54 – How hypnosis works for mental health issues
19:15 – What a typical hypnosis session looks like
21:19 – Tools/techniques you can do under 3 min to manage panic attacks or anxiety
24:56 – How hypnosis can help people with financial problems that are rooted in mindset issues
26:25 – How long and what to expect in a hypnosis session
28:35 – Examples of people having remarkable results/change after hypnosis
31:22 – How hypnosis enables people with mental health issue make the change they want
Resources
Connect with Doug
Connect with Melanie
- mentalhealthandwealth.com
- melanielockert.com
- Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com
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