At some time in our lives, we are all likely to need therapeutic help. In some areas, the standard medical help could not be bettered, particularly with physical injuries. However, there is a growing concern about such things as the little time many medical practitioners can spend with individual patients and the apparent obsession in some areas with the use of drugs. Some prescribed drugs are highly addictive. Many have unfortunate side effects. You may be unhappy at the idea of continually taking drugs to suppress symptoms instead of dealing with the underlying problems once and for all. These very real concerns, together with the need to be treated as an individual, and the wish to take a more active role in their recovery and ongoing good health, mean more and more people are looking for an effective alternative, like hypnotherapy. Natural therapies are being used to replace or complement and support other treatments so recovery can be quicker and more complete. Natural therapies take a more individual and holistic (whole person) approach. Natural therapies work with our own natural healing processes to produce a lasting result. This means they can be used to sort out all aspects of the problem and this leads to much more complete solutions, clearing any underlying problems as well as the symptoms. Hypnotherapy is a particularly effective way to do this.