Hypnosis is an effective treatment for anxiety that produces lasting results. In order to understand how hypnosis works in the treatment of anxiety it is important to understand a little about brainwaves. There are four brainwaves and each have their own distinctive pattern and benefit. An easy way to understand how they function is to think of each brainwave like a gear of a car. Beta is the highest gear (13-40 cycles per second), then there is Alpha (8-13 cycles per second), then Theta (4-7 cycles per second) and the lowest gear, Delta (0-4 cycles per second).

We have found that people often skip the Theta and Alpha brainwave and exist primarily in Beta and Delta brainwave patterns. People often remain in the high gear of Beta throughout the day, revving themselves on high throughout their day until night comes when they move into the lowest gear of Delta or sleep. The rapid and intense shift from Beta to Delta to Beta again can take its toll. Just imagine shifting your car from fourth gear to first to fourth to first over and over again.

People who spend more time in Alpha and Theta states have been shown to feel and experience significantly less stress and anxiety. Alpha states may also improve the resilience of your immune system and are directly correlated to peak performance. So if the Alpha, Alpha-Theta and Theta brainwaves hold so much benefit, how do we go about increasing them?

The production of Alpha and Theta brainwaves is a natural function of our minds. The decrease of these brainwaves has been associated with our cultures current stressful lifestyle.

One effective tool for increasing Alpha and Theta brainwaves is hypnosis. Hypnosis states have been clinically shown to create an Alpha, Alpha-Theta, or Theta brainwave pattern. The natural result of the Alpha and Theta states created by hypnosis are a significant reduction or elimination in stress and anxiety, a stronger immune system, and increased peak performance. People also show a more rapid healing pattern in these brainwave patterns as well.

In addition to these amazing anxiety healing results, hypnosis allows you to change limiting beliefs, anxiety producing habits and patterns, remove blocks, increase and develop healthy coping mechanisms, strengthen and develop self-esteem, and build the life skills that allow you to live a life feeling safe, secure, and in control.

Who can experience a hypnosis state? Most anyone can achieve and experience a hypnosis state. The average person goes in and out of a hypnosis state naturally on their own five times everyday. These are times when you find yourself daydreaming, lost in thought, reading, watching TV, driving into your driveway and not remembering turning down your street, and being intensely focused on a project and not noticing that time has flown by.

The key is to find a anxiety hypnosis program that not only guides you in healing your anxiety, but also offers you self-hypnosis training so you can build your tools around increasing your Alpha and Theta Brainwaves. Once you learn the skill of self-hypnosis, you have a lifelong tool that allows you to expand and deepen the benefits of the Alpha and Theta brainwaves. As a result you will feel more relaxed, at ease and in control. You will have a stronger immune system and function in peak performance.

Rebecca Armstrong is a Certified Counseling Clinical Hypnotherapist who specializes in the treatment of anxiety. She has helped hundreds eliminate stress and anxiety from their lives for good. For more information go to www.easyanxietyhelp.com