How can hypnosis calm me during a dental procedure?

How can hypnosis calm me during a dental procedure?

John McGrail, C.Ht. (Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist) gives expert video advice on: How can hypnosis help me if I am afraid to go to the dentist? and more...

Hypnosis is often misunderstood. People want to know how can it help them? Usually what hypnotists do is prepare you for that something, whatever it may be. So, we might use a series of sessions to de-sensitize you from the fear or anxiety of sitting in a dentist chair. For some people, just getting in the chair or just going in the door for that matter is often a frightening experience. Fear is a learned response and in that case it's really an inappropriate response, because while dentistry is not always completely comfortable, it is something that we need to do and in the long run healthy for us. So what we can do with hypnosis is help the client retrain their mind to reframe, if you will, the perspective that they feel about the process of going to the dentist. Whereby, they can get themselves into a place where they can walk in and be calm and sit in the chair. Sometimes the hypnotherapist has to be there during the procedure. Sit in the chair, stay calm, relaxed, focused and not to worry about what's going on, but, worry or concentrate on something that is completely different or on the benefits they're receiving.