Hypnosis FAQ
"Hypnosis is "a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination."[1] It is a mental state (according to "state theory") or imaginative role-enactment (according to "non-state theory").[2][3][4] It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary instructions and suggestions.[5] Hypnotic suggestions may be delivered by a hypnotist in the presence of the subject, or may be self-administered ("self-suggestion" or "autosuggestion"). The use of hypnotism for therapeutic purposes is referred to as "hypnotherapy", while its use as a form of entertainment for an audience is known as "stage hypnosis"...
Contrary to a popular misconception—that hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling sleep—contemporary research suggests that hypnotic subjects are fully awake and are focusing attention, with a corresponding decrease in their peripheral awareness.[6] Subjects also show an increased response to suggestions.[7] In the first book on the subject, Neurypnology (1843), Braid described "hypnotism" as a state of physical relaxation accompanied and induced by mental concentration ("abstraction").[8]"
A highly motivated person will find they need fewer sessions for the same issue than an analytical resistor. If you have tried hypnosis before and did not achieve permanent results, you may be analytical and resistant. I use time proven techniques for all my clients to achieve their goal... permanently!
Hypnosis and hypnotherapy is a partnership between client and hypnotist. Each person must take an active role. If you are requested to do something such as listen to an audio, please do it. Any assigned tasks are only for your benefit and to help along the reprocessing of your inner mind. You can sit back and hope for the best or be responsible for achieving your own goals. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. You do all the work while I help light the way.
What some people call 'hypnosis' does not approach the methods I use. A thoroughly trained hypnotist knows many varieties of techniques to help clients. What works for one person might not work for another.
- Will I cluck like a chicken or bark like a dog?
- Can my mind be controlled?
- My mind is too strong to be hypnotized.
- Can anyone be hypnotized?
- Is hypnosis dangerous?
- Can I be stuck in hypnosis?
- What is the difference between meditation and hypnosis?
- I use affirmations instead.
- What is hypnosis?
"Hypnosis is "a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination."[1] It is a mental state (according to "state theory") or imaginative role-enactment (according to "non-state theory").[2][3][4] It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary instructions and suggestions.[5] Hypnotic suggestions may be delivered by a hypnotist in the presence of the subject, or may be self-administered ("self-suggestion" or "autosuggestion"). The use of hypnotism for therapeutic purposes is referred to as "hypnotherapy", while its use as a form of entertainment for an audience is known as "stage hypnosis"...
Contrary to a popular misconception—that hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling sleep—contemporary research suggests that hypnotic subjects are fully awake and are focusing attention, with a corresponding decrease in their peripheral awareness.[6] Subjects also show an increased response to suggestions.[7] In the first book on the subject, Neurypnology (1843), Braid described "hypnotism" as a state of physical relaxation accompanied and induced by mental concentration ("abstraction").[8]"
- What is hypnotherapy?
- How many sessions will it take?
A highly motivated person will find they need fewer sessions for the same issue than an analytical resistor. If you have tried hypnosis before and did not achieve permanent results, you may be analytical and resistant. I use time proven techniques for all my clients to achieve their goal... permanently!
Hypnosis and hypnotherapy is a partnership between client and hypnotist. Each person must take an active role. If you are requested to do something such as listen to an audio, please do it. Any assigned tasks are only for your benefit and to help along the reprocessing of your inner mind. You can sit back and hope for the best or be responsible for achieving your own goals. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. You do all the work while I help light the way.
- My friend tried hypnosis to quit smoking and it didn't work.
What some people call 'hypnosis' does not approach the methods I use. A thoroughly trained hypnotist knows many varieties of techniques to help clients. What works for one person might not work for another.
- Do you read from a generic script?
- Why should I choose you?