Addictions

Addiction is defined as “the fact of being dependent upon a particular substance, thing or activity”. Addiction is used to describe the unhealthy relationship that many have with drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, food, gambling, sex, porn, exercise or any other external source of escape or pleasure. Many addictions are secondary to underlying stress conditions, social anxieties or traumas that, once resolved, can allow the person to make healthier choices for a fulfilling life.  Often, the addict is caught in a cycle that is too difficult to break psychologically and is compounded by physical need for the substances or actions that they crave.

While not intended as a substitute for treatment in extreme cases, hypnosis can supplement a treatment plan by helping the individual to explore their stressors, frustrations, past experiences and anxiety and identify and release the restrictions, memories, blocks and hesitations that have been feeding their need for self-medicating behavior.