Hypnotherapy Uses > Relaxation

Medical opinion fully recognizes the importance of rest and relaxation, especially in the stress diseases. Patients are frequently exhorted to 'take it easy', 'relax a bit more' and 'stop worrying'. This is, no doubt, excellent advice, but unfortunately the patient is not told how to relax or how to stop worrying. The body may be put at rest in bed, but much of the good resulting from this procedure will be undone if the mind is left to fret and worry. Drugs can temporarily deaden the nerves, but are no real solution to the problem, owing to their depressing after-effects. In the British Medical Journal recently there was an article by an eminent surgeon stressing the value of relaxation from strain. This excellent article dealt with the stress diseases and indicated the importance of the mind and rest.