Candida is a very nasty infection of the intestines. A certain yeast has then taken over in your intestines. Fortunately, there are many medical treatments for candida, but sometimes they do not work. In that case, it is still important to find other alternatives because this fungal infection can disrupt your daily functioning considerably.
Therefore, in this article I will discuss what candida is and what you can do mentally to overcome candida.
What is candida?
Candida is a type of yeast that occurs naturally in your mucous membrane. For example, it is found in the lining of your mouth and also in that of your intestines. If you have a candida infection, this yeast has become a fungal infection. It has started to spread and there is way too much of it in your intestines. Especially if there is something wrong with your immune system, candida can suddenly rear its head.
You can recognize a candida infection by the following symptoms:
- Much appetite for sugar
- Futility
- Flatulence
- Obstipation
- Diarrhea
- Vaginal Infection
- Skin rashes, such as eczema, psoriasis or red spots
- Suddenly suffering from allergies
- Concentration Problems
- Memory Problems
- Quickly irritated
- Anxiety
- Depressive symptoms
Usually a candida infection goes away with simple medical treatment, and it is not usually life-threatening either. Only if you have a weakened immune system can candida cause even more serious symptoms.
What medical treatments are available for candida?
There are all kinds of treatments for candida, such as probiotic treatment, reducing eating sugar. Always see a doctor if you think you have candida then you can first try medical treatment to get rid of it.
However, in some cases, medical treatment does not work. This is then usually due to a weakened immune system and in the case of lifestyle changes, such as stopping eating sugar, which is very difficult to achieve.
Why exactly can mental treatments help?
A major indirect causative agent of candida is stress. In fact, prolonged stress can weaken the immune system, making it struggle to keep the intestinal flora in balance. As a result, you may suffer from candida overgrowth.
A case study of a woman with a candida infection where medical treatment had not worked showed that hypnosis had produced a 70% improvement in the situation for her, both mentally and physically she was in better shape and she was less bothered by candida.
In her case, visualizations, NLP, breathing exercises, thought distraction, acceptance and hypnotherapy have been used. Many of these techniques can also be applied under hypnosis.
The reason mental treatments can help against candida is because they address stress. In fact, prolonged stress causes a weakened immune system that allows candida to multiply and cause infection. To turn the immune system back on, it is necessary to stop and drastically reduce stress.
As you read, there are several mental treatments you can use to combat stress. It also depends on the cause of stress.
Stress can have several causes, namely:
- Too much work
- Personal life issues
- Financial Problems
- Fears
Hypnosis and candida
Hypnosis can be used for all kinds of problems. If you suffer from stress due to certain beliefs , regression therapy can figure them out, and then the therapist can use hypnosis and other therapeutic techniques, such as neuro linguistic programming or cognitive behavioral therapy, to help you do something about it(1).
Fears
If you suffer from stress due to fears that you have to overcome every time, hypnotherapy can help you get rid of the fear. For example, fear of speaking is a major stressor if you regularly have to speak in front of groups, but actually get dead nervous about this.If this does not diminish through experience of speaking in front of groups, hypnotherapy can help you find out why this fear does not go away on its own and learn techniques to reduce the fear to the point where you no longer have long-term stress.
Then you have other fears, such as agoraphobia, which can cause stress because you do have to go out on the street regularly in everyday life. Although with being able to order groceries online, this has become a lot less necessary.
In addition, visualizations about fears and about overcoming fears can help reinforce the feeling of being able to do something.
Work
Suffering from stress due to work is difficult to solve because it is usually because you have too much work or if you work in caregiving because you suffer from empathy fatigue, for empathy fatigue and stress due to caregiving there are many self-hypnosis techniques that help you get through the day with less stress.
But on the other hand, you may have problems with stress at work because you find it difficult to say no or because you always want to be the first one there or the last one to leave.
Through hypnosis, you can learn where these behaviors come from and how to change them.
Self-hypnosis and candida
Self-hypnosis is usually the result of hypnosis treatment. The therapist can then give homework in the form of self-hypnosis.
Self-hypnosis can help for:
- Building self-confidence
- Recalling visualizations
- Changing illogical beliefs
Building self-confidence
Building self-confidence is a technique that can be used against fears and to address problems in your personal and financial life. To build self-confidence through hypnosis, it is important to repeat suggestions given to you by your therapist. This can be done during self-hypnosis in your mind or just by saying them out loud.
Examples of such suggestions include:
"I am good at my job."
"I am loved."
"I love myself."
Visualizations
Visualizations are ways to relax during self-hypnosis. For example, you can visualize being in a peaceful place, such as on the beach or in the woods, to completely relax before repeating the suggestions to yourself.
You can also use visualizations as a form of waking active self-hypnosis. For example, you can visualize turning something on or off. For example, you can reduce stress levels by visualizing a dial.
For people in health care where the negative energy can sometimes become too much, you can visualize turning on a kind of energy field around you when it all gets too much for you for a moment, which you later simply turn off or even forget about.
So visualizations can be used for relaxation, but also to directly protect yourself from stressful emotions happening around you when you have a caring job.
Changing Beliefs
Some beliefs can get in the way of your financial and work life quite a bit. For example, you may have the belief that if you don't wear branded clothes you don't look professional and therefore have financial problems because you have to pay for all those Prada, Moschino, Armani and other designer or branded clothes.
In addition, you may have beliefs that cause you to work too much, too hard, and make more hay than is good for you. For example, you may think that you look lazy if you are not the last one still working or that you always have to take on all the tasks that people require of you, even if it is not in your job description. This can make you too busy and make your days too long which in turn creates stress and a weakened immune system. Especially if you recognize yourself in the image of getting sick every vacation (because that's when it's allowed), this is a sign that you are working too hard.
In this case, you also repeat suggestions during self-hypnosis, such as:
"I may kindly say no to tasks that are not in my job description."
"I'm not lazy when I go home at a normal time," he said.
"If I take the time to eat lunch I am actually more productive in the afternoon," he said.
Mindfulness and candida
Mindfulness helps combat stress and thus re-energize your immune system by preventing you from thinking about stressful things for too long.
Mindfulness can be used for breathing techniques and focus on breathing, as well as to be in the here and now with your attention, eliminating the need to think about the issue that stresses you out.
This can also help with financial problems by improving your focus on work as well.
So Candida is an infection in your gut that can be caused by a weakened immune system. There are many medical treatments for candida that you can try, but if they don't work, stress can be a big factor in causing the candida infection.
By identifying the triggers of stress, it is possible to reduce stress in order to re-energize your immune system. Hypnotherapy can support other therapies and also help identify the cause of stress. In addition, self-hypnosis can make you feel more confident and overcome fears.
In addition, mindfulness is a good mental technique for avoiding stress by living primarily in the here and now. In fact, thoughts about what has happened or what may happen especially produce stress.
Want to learn more about reducing stress and improving physical health through mental techniques? Then come to a seminar or check out Hypnosis Institute Netherlands' training courses.
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Sources:
1. http://www. nfcn.no/pdf/EdwardsL.pdf
