Dr. Alistair Dobbin GP - "Hypnodoc"

I am a full-time GP based in Edinburgh, Scotland. After many years of conventional medical practice, I realised that although drugs and surgery do have a place, in many medical conditions the most important factor in recovery is the mental attitude of the patient.

I started using hypnosis in my practice about 15 years ago and have had the privilege to study with some of the worlds best medical hypnotists and have developed my own philosophy, style and techniques.

Hypnosis keys us in to our own intuitive ability to heal, which we have lost in our hectic busy lives. If an animal is sick, you don't need to tell it how to get better, it intuitively knows what to eat and when it needs to rest. We also know this but to access this part of our brains we need to be in a special relaxed state In this state we can plant positive messages which reset the "software" in our brains. This can be used to relieve anxiety, depression phobias, heart disorders, sleeping problems, panic attacks, skin disorders, bowel disorders, and to help us stop smoking and lose weight.

Emotions have a purpose for us, they look after us and take care of us by telling us when to be careful and when to relax. When we feel bad we do not know exactly where our bad feeling is coming from. All we know is that we feel bad. There may be many possible sources for our bad feeling, and we may think we know the source, but our conscious mind does not know where the feeling is coming from. Usually the source is an unconscious trigger, which we did not register consciously. Our unconscious mind always knows exactly where our tension came from and what the triggers are. So hypnosis allows the unconscious mind to sort out our problem for us. We all have a simple set of tools in our minds to help us sort out problems, so that, for instance, in our sleep, we sort out our problems using our past experiences to help us. To do this we need access to positive memories, but when we feel bad our brain only allows us access to negative memories. So hypnosis allows access to deep relaxation, to a depth we normally cannot achieve, which gives us a positive mindset and allows our unconscious mind to access positive memories, and make the learnings required to sort our current problems for us.

There is nothing obscure or dangerous about hypnosis. It is a way of strengthening commands and ideas by inserting them at the most receptive time for the brain. It is not magic but a recognised medical technique.
Evening News January 2005

Along with Sheila Ross, I have produced a number of CD's which incorporate my many years of research into the medical uses of self-hypnosis. I have recently completed a study into the uses of self-hypnosis (Mental Training) in depression which had very positive results.
Positive Rewards - Self-hypnosis CD's
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