How injury affects self confidence.

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Injury or debilitating illness is emotional and how hypnotherapy helps recovery.

Illness and injury can lead to feelings of loss, anger, injustice, anxiety and depression. Many athletes define themselves through their physical capacity and when that ability is removed, an athlete can lose confidence or their sense of self.

Much of our identity is invested in our body and its physical capacity. Therefore, injury and illness can trigger a crisis in identity - who am I now with this illness or injury? Hypnotherapy helps by keeping awareness in regeneration mode.

Hypnotherapy can help you to connect to the parts of your identity that empower you when your body is injured or ill, by shifting your focus onto other internal strengths and resources, and encouraging healing.

Physical activity is an important tool for stress release and when a client has been disabled by an injury, the client loses that avenue to reduce tension and anxiety. Hypnotherapy provides new avenues for tension and anxiety release.

Physical injury can also impact employment or work skills which may lead to financial stress or feelings of an uncertain future. Hypnotherapy can help reconnect you to clarity and action, and away from loss, frustration and anxiety.

Hypnosis for Healing and Recovery

When you focus on pain – the neural pathways amplify what you focus on - learn thought skills to dissociate from the pain in a useful way. When you think about healing – the neural pathways focus on regeneration.

Hypnotherapy takes the focus away from what we have lost (can’t do) and focuses on what we still have (can do).

It's important to note that while hypnotherapy can be a helpful adjunct to recovery, it should not replace medical advice or physiotherapy treatment. It's recommended to consult with healthcare professionals who specialize in injury recovery to develop a comprehensive approach to address your specific condition. Hypnotherapy is a very useful, natural treatment that can safely supplement medical treatment.

Author - Andrea Loughran Hypnotherapist

The Beautiful Mind Hypnotherapy