Hypnosis - The Simple Truths Revealed
THE DEFINITION OF HYPNOTISM:
The state of hypnosis is a condition of hyper-suggestibility where the conscious and the subconscious mind dissociate. It is a state of mind where the subject is more likely to believe the Hypno-technician s suggestions.
You have been hypnotized many times in your life without even realizing it. Hypnosis is the Alpha state of consciousness that we pass through every night as we fall asleep. And we pass through it again as we awaken in the morning.
WHO CAN BE HYPNOTIZED?
It has been found that all normal people can be hypnotized to a greater or lesser extent. People with less than a 70 I.Q. generally are not hypnotizable. People who are in an active state of psychosis by and large can t be hypnotized. Senile people are generally difficult or impossible to hypnotize.
DO I HAVE TO BE A “DEEP” SUBJECT FOR SUCCESS?
For the healing applications of self hypnosis that are generally dealt with in therapy, depth of any kind isn t required. A subject can be the lightest possible subject and still receive all of the benefits from self hypnosis that the deepest subjects will obtain. I strongly believe that over the years, far too much importance has been placed on how deep a subject is. If the client is deep, it can be beneficial. This however, is not necessarily the case. In reality, with the latest hypnotic methods like Ericksonian self hypnosis and state of the art “NLP” (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), the depth of the hypnotic state is one of the least imperative aspects, which create success.
ARE THERE ANY DANGERS IN HYPNOTISM?
There are fundamentally no dangers to the practice of self hypnosis. It is impossible to “get stuck” in self hypnosis. The worst thing that can possibly happen while a patient is in the hypnotic state is that she might fall into a natural state of sleep for 20 or 30 minutes. She would awaken rested and no longer in the state of self-hypnosis.
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE HYPNOTIC STATE:
There are many misconceptions about self hypnosis. Most of them can be attributed to stage and TV shows. Paradoxically, it s because of the fact that the TV can hypnotize you that these misconceptions are so well-established in people s minds.
IS HYPNOTISM SLEEP?
The largest misconception about self hypnosis is that it s sleep. Not anything could be further from the truth. If you are asleep, you are unconscious. If you are unconscious, you can t hear anything. If you can t hear anything, then the hypnotist can t help you. Hypnosis is a state of keen awareness. The subject is wide-awake and aware of everything around her.
IS THERE A HYPNOTIZED FEELING?
The second largest misconception about hypnotism is that there is a hypnotized feeling. There is no particular hypnotized feeling. Most people feel very relaxed when in self hypnosis, as relaxation seems to be the essence of the hypnotic state. Some people feel heavy. Some people feel light. Some people have other sensations and feelings. Other people have absolutely no feeling that they are in self hypnosis, and believe they haven t been hypnotized when they most definitely have.
CAN THE HYPNOTHERAPIST TAKE CONTROL OF ME?
NO! The hypnotist can t force you to do anything against your will. There is always an observing ego state. Should the therapist make an offensive suggestion this ego state would reject the suggestion.
CAN THE HYPNOTIST FORCE ME TO DIVULGE ANY OF MY SECRETS?
You will not divulge any secrets while in self-hypnosis unless you want to. The hypnotherapist doesn t have any control over the subject. Quite the contrary, the subject has more control over herself since at this time she can directly communicate with her own subconscious mind. The subject can easily reject any suggestion the hypnotherapist makes, no matter how simple or complicated the suggestion might be. The subject can open her eyes, exit from the state of self hypnosis, and walk out of the room at any time she chooses.
MUST PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH WHEN IN SELF HYPNOSIS?
NO! People can lie when in hypnosis.
DO HYPNOTHERAPISTS HAVE SUPERNATURAL POWERS?
This is a common misconception. The hypnotherapist doesn t have any special powers, nor does he have any special vibrations with which to hypnotize you into the hypnotic state. In reality, all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The hypnotherapist leads the subject into a state of hypnosis. In other words, the ability of self hypnosis is within the subject.
WHY DO PEOPLE FAIL TO REACH THEIR GOALS USING HYPNOTISM?
Perhaps the largest reason for the failure to reach one s goals through self-hypnosis is an inadequate amount of practice where self-hypnosis is concerned.
The largest reason for the return of a symptom or “relapse” is the early discontinuance of self hypnosis with the Hypnotherapist or recorded program. While self-hypnosis is important, it is generally the hetero-hypnosis with the hypnotherapist or hypnosis recording which has the greatest impact upon the subconscious mind.
This is because of the training that the hypnotherapist has vs. the lack of training of the client. Some people are penny wise and pound-foolish. They mentally set an amount of money that they are willing to spend for help. And then they prematurely abate their sessions because “I didn t lose 50 Lbs. in two days, so it isn t working.” Self-hypnosis should be an ongoing affair on a daily basis. Ultimately, YOUR SUCCESS IS UP TO YOU!
WILL I BE BETTER OFF HIRING A HYPNOTIST, OR WILL PURCHASING A RECORDED PROGRAM WORK BETTER?
That is an excellent question. Normally I would recommend that you utilize the services of a reputable hypnotherapist. The reason is that by meeting with you, a good hypnotherapist / NLP er will be able to customize his approach to your personality and your favored representational system — the way you favor taking in information through the senses to make sense out of it and react to it.
In my opinion, ninety-nine percent of the recorded hypnosis CDs available today are strictly Traditional Hypnosis, and consist of only one or maybe two sessions of it at that. Traditional Hypnosis is nothing more than a set of direct post-hypnotic commands: “If you eat a brownie you will throw up.” “You will not have urges,” etc.. This technology has a very poor track record of success because the people in our generation have been educated to question everything they are told. That s why you, your friends, and your kids usually do the opposite of what they are told to do. This is called a polarity response.
That being said, having personalized sessions with any hypnotherapist / NLP er who has enough experience to be able to actually help you can cost a great deal of money. There are some hypnotic programs that are based on Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) that have overcome those shortcomings. They ve done this by using a mix of NLP, Traditional Hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and the highly regarded Video Hypnosis technology.
These are all methods that are designed to do away with the resistance factor. In fact, Video Hypnosis and the NLP technology that it s based on do not utilize post-hypnotic suggestions at all. They rely on using the thought processes that have created a problem, to eliminate it!
Look for companies that offer these technologies in multi-session products. These are programs that generally have six to eight different hypnosis or NLP sessions, so the subject is exposed to a broad variety of techniques. It takes a lot of work to make this type of program, but the high success rates achieved are well worth the trouble.
I recommend that you stay away from the “one size fits all” — “do-or-die” self hypnosis CDs and downloads. Many are lured in by these programs because they are inexpensive, usually under $10.00. But is it cheap if it just wastes your valuable time and doesn t work?
If you purchase something and it doesn t work, then you get guarded and start to expect the next approach to fail. And you get what you expect. Do you really think that the same exact post-hypnotic commands will work for everyone? Do you think that they will work for you? Do you generally do exactly as you are told? Or do you feel a strong desire to do the opposite of what you are told?
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