Another function of the subconscious mind is that it is goal directed. This information then becomes a part of the operating system of the subconscious mind. Most people, when asked, would say they want to be healthy. The possible scripts are infinite, and very specific to each individual and his or her life experiences. While these memories, thoughts and emotions that promote disease may be long forgotten on a conscious level, they are very much alive at the level of the subconscious.
Every experience taken in by the senses is recorded in perfect detail in the subconscious.
When this dormant memory is stimulated, the experience may be relived in perfect detail. Herein lies the power of hypnosis. The hypnotherapist is trained to bypass the critical faculty of the conscious mind, gaining direct access to the subconscious mind. Once at the level of the subconscious, the therapist is able to gain access to a lifetime of thought processes, and emotions. Regression therapy is one technique the therapists can use to return the individual to the thoughts, emotions and experiences directly linked to specific disease, or illness.