What is the definition of the human ego? And, how do we know if it is healthy or not? Many dictionaries define ego as his sense of one’s self. Freud even talked about the ego being equal to consciousness. This would imply a level of self-awareness of oneself and how they distinguish between their personal boundaries and the rest of reality. When a person can function within their reality with a proper assessment of threats and opportunities, they could be considered to have a healthy ego. When exploring the idea of the human ego, it is important to note how the concept has changed through...

Very early in my study of hypnotherapy I was required to focus on many issues of women's health as relates to my field. I became interested in the number of reproductive-related issues that can be affected by a woman's mental state. There are a high number of researchers who had looked into how stress affects various issues regarding a woman's health. As way too many in the medical field considered hypnosis primarily as a stress reduction tool, they were more than willing to look at the relationship between hypnosis and woman's health. Over the years there has been more interest in looking at...

Even though I consider all allergies is being significant and serious, I'm a firm belief that all allergies can be positively affected by the use of hypnosis. Allergies tend to range from those that create rather miserable conditions such as watery eyes and running noses to those that can cause death. It is important for anyone who thinks they may have an allergy to get properly diagnosed by an allergist or another competent medical practitioner. At no time should hypnosis be used in little of proper medical device. Now that I've said that, I want to explore the definition of an allergy....