Abstract:

The aim of this study is to study whether hypnotherapy has a significant effect on depression, anxiety, stress and life satisfaction points in adults. In the five sessions, 26 adult volunteers (19 women, 3 men) participated in the interviews. Participants were given and asked to fill in the Personal Information Form, Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale and Lifetime Scale before the interviews. Meetings are held once a week and each meeting is held for one hour. In the fifth interview, the participants were given the above scales again, comparing the pre- and post-therapy variable points. In the pre-test analysis, the depression, anxiety and stress points of individuals after the hypnotherapy session showed a significant decrease compared to the points before the hypnotherapy session. Also, the life satisfaction scores of individuals have significantly increased after hypnotherapy sessions. According to the findings obtained, hypnotherapy can be said to be effective in reducing high depression, anxiety and stress points in adults and increasing life satisfaction. While the findings are considered to provide information for future studies, it is recommended to work with a broader group of participants in future studies. This article is adapted to the thesis “The study of the effects of hypnosis on depression, anxiety, stress and life satisfaction” conducted by Mehmet Ali BULUT in Füsun GÖKKAYA’s consultation.

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