Hypnosis for Asthma

Although hypnotherapy can't cure asthma, in conjunction with conventional medicine it can help to reduce the frequency and severity of attacks, and can also help you stop avoiding situations where you fear an attack might occur. Many asthma sufferers become caught up in a vicious circle whereby they become anxious about experiencing symptoms in certain situations and hence start to focus on their symptoms, which only makes their condition worse. Hypnotherapy can teach you coping strategies for such situations and in so doing can lessen anxiety and boost self-esteem.

THE EVIDENCE?
The British Medical Journal states that 'randomised trials have shown hypnosis to be of value in [treating] asthma.'

The Asthma UK charity states that 'hypnosis has been shown to be beneficial in some cases.'

An article on the Channel Four Complementary Health website states that 'hypnotherapy can help you relax and control breathing and probably improves asthma by reducing stress.'

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