Jealousy although a natural emotion and one experienced by everyone at some point in their lives can cause people to react in extreme and sometimes unforgiving ways and these acts can sometimes be totally out of character for them. This unpredictable reaction to a difficult situation can lead to guilt and regret.

It's caused by a vivid and over-active imagination but is fuelled by fear and deeply rooted insecurities and anyone who has suffered the misery of feeling jealous will know that it is an emotion which needs to be kept under control. Extreme behaviors can occur such as:

? Vandalism

? Theft

? Verbal and physical abuse

Jealousy can be managed though if the sufferer is determined to change and wishes to seek help, although there are many self-help techniques available and these may work for some; many people seek to treat their jealousy with hypnosis.

Hypnosis has been used in self-development and as a therapy for many different types of conditions and complaints for years. Essentially the aim is to create beneficial changes to problems that are stored deep within the mind. As well as healing, it can be used to give insight into the subconscious part of the mind therefore revealing any triggers relating to those issues which when surfacing, cause the problems.

Hypnosis for many has been shrouded in mystery, but in reality, it is a very simple science, which evokes an altered state of consciousness in the client. By seeking a qualified and reputable hypnotherapist, relief from jealousy is only a small step away, in fact often relief is felt as quickly as the first session, although this depends on the individual client and their unique circumstances of course.

For those that decide to treat jealousy with hypnosis, the treatment can include being asked to picture those people and the circumstances that cause the extreme reactions. This can be difficult at first for the client but it is worth persevering as the success rate is high. Confrontation of the actual fear is a good way of being able to resolve the issues causing jealousy and the secret is that these sickening, fearful emotions are replaced by positive or happy emotions, so that essentially, if you think the same thoughts again, the reaction is much better.

Sometimes the client receives homework too and these can be exercises that can be done when those situations actually occur away from the treatment room. This can accelerate the positive changes taking place and the trigger becomes invalid.

For anyone new to hypnotherapy and deciding to treat jealousy with hypnosis, the client remains conscious and aware of all that is going on around him or her. Hypnotic trance is about entering deep relaxation, and possibly the only experiences will be of feeling heavy or akin to being in a daydream. Hypnotherapy is a gradual process of entering a deeply relaxed state and this is achievable by feeling trust for the therapist and having the ability to relax the conscious mind and the body and in doing so, the subconscious mind is then open to receiving the suggestions needed to make positive changes to the troublesome triggers.