| Hypnotherapy helps in treating the psychological | | | | There are three sources of pain with cancer. First |
| problems by combining the trance inducing | | | | is the pain which caused due to the damage of |
| method and relaxation with guided imaginary, | | | | cancer, medical procedures' pain and the pain of |
| story telling, direct suggestion and indirect | | | | muscle tension. Pain is generally the warning to the |
| suggestion which helps in guiding the listener to | | | | body in order to take the action and muscle |
| change their behavior, thinking, emotions and | | | | tension is the natural fight response to a |
| physical responses. There are five ways through | | | | supposed threat. Hypnotherapy helps in teaching |
| which this therapy assists the cancer patients. | | | | the pain management which usually diverts the |
| When a person hears about cancer, a fear of | | | | attention of mind. It is a fact that if the attention |
| dreadful possibilities like painful medical procedures, | | | | of mind is diverted one feels less pain. It utilizes |
| side effects of medicines, shortened life span, | | | | the relaxation and focusing exercises in order to |
| physical suffering, curtailed activities etc comes in | | | | take the mind away from the pain. |
| mind. In this situation, panic and anxiety are the | | | | There are phobias and fears inside of the cancer |
| responses that react to such fears. These types | | | | patients as they are in painful, uncomfortable, |
| of responses also increase the symptoms of | | | | annoying and inconvenient environment. But |
| cancer. At this time hypnotherapy gives relaxation | | | | hypnotherapy improves the effects of trauma |
| to the mind of cancer patient. Cancer patients | | | | and also diminishes the fears and phobias. It is |
| feel difficulty in their sleeping. But this therapy | | | | done by giving the confidence and relaxation to |
| gives the deep relaxation and a pleasing imagery | | | | the patient by saying that all things are over and |
| through which one gets soothing night of sleep. | | | | done. |