women didn’t feel fully informed about the use of herbal supplements, there was
evidence to suggest that hypnotherapy was a safe, reliable non-hormonal
treatment. In randomized testing, it was found that hypnosis was one of two
therapies found to most reliably address hot flashes (together with cognitive
behavioral therapy).
The identification of hypnotherapy as an effective way for women to cope with
some of the symptoms associated with the hormonal changes in their bodies
during menopause represents a significant step forward in understanding. Social
and psychological factors have made this normal life transition a time of
trepidation and fear for many women. Implicit in the cessation of the monthly
cycle is the societal intimation that women have somehow outlived their
“usefulness”. But the truth about menopause is that it can be a time of great
freedom for women, who in middle age are coming into their most powerful
years.
The psychological basis of hypnotherapy acknowledges the transitional nature of
menopause, de-clinicalizing it and also, to a degree, removing the stigma
traditionally associated with it. Menopause is a phase of life experienced by all
women and signals a new way of being female. Their child-bearing years
behind them and children having grown by this point (for the most part), women
can emerge from menopause with a sense of adventure, instead of a sense of
having no purpose, or a reduced value in the eyes of the world. Hypnosis can
help millions of women embrace menopause as the liberating event it truly is, by
managing some of the anxiety around symptomatic manifestations like hot
flashes.
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