Hypnotherapy - The Proof!

According to one of America's leading psychiatrists, hypnotherapy does work. It's official. David Spielberg, from Stanford University, has announced to the American Association for the Advancement of Science that he had scanned the brains of some hypnotised volunteers who were told they were looking at coloured objects when in fact they were black and white.

The scientific evidence demonstrates a scan showing areas of the brain used to register colour which is highlighted by increased blood flow. It indicates the subjects genuinely saw colour, which was not actually there. He also said that due to this study there were 'tremendous medical implications and envisaged people being able to manage their own pain and anxiety'.

Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer first used hypnotherapy 200 years ago in Vienna. He was highly successful but was eventually driven from the city accused of faking the practise and trying to fool the people.

Societies the world over know the benefits of meditation, relaxation techniques and hypnotherapy, so perhaps now this scientific proof will allow the practise to take its rightful place in the medical profession.

Tuesday, 12 March 2002