In order to answer the question, how does hypnosis work, below are the top ten misconceptions that people have regarding hypnosis:
Misconception #1: Hypnosis is sleep or loss of consciousness.
Truth: Hypnosis is not sleep. Many people think that while doing hypnosis, they will go into in a state of sleep like when they go to bed.
NOT TRUE!
Hypnosis is merely a state of physical relaxation and actually heightened mental alertness.
Misconception #2: A person won’t hear anything but the hypnotist’s voice because they’ll be in some weird altered state like "LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS" Man!
Truth: Hypnosis is not some psychedelic state. The subject is able to hear everything that is going on in the room, and outside of the room. There is no selective hearing in hypnosis. The hypnotist can suggest that other distraction be ignored for the moment. This will only work if the client wants it to.
Misconception #3: A person doesn’t remember what the hypnotist tells them.
Truth: Absolutely false. A person remembers everything that is said to them during hypnosis.
Misconception #4: When doing hypnosis, you are under the complete control of the hypnotist.
Truth: In reality, hypnosis allows the subject to be more in control. The people who you see in the stage hypnosis shows are exercising their control by volunteering to go up on stage. They know it is an acceptable context in which they can let their inhibitions down.
In a therapeutic context, any suggestion that is out of context of self-improvement will be automatically rejected by both the subconscious and conscious minds.
Misconception #5: Not everyone can be hypnotized, only the weak-minded and the gullible.
Truth: EVERYONE who is of normal functioning intelligence, is willing to be hypnotized, and is willing to follow instructions within a context of self-improvement, CAN in fact be hypnotized.
Misconception #6: Hypnosis is about putting things into your mind and mind control.
Truth: Hypnosis is NEVER about putting things into your mind" and mind control."
The fact is that people have within themselves the beliefs, attitudes, and resources to accomplish their goals. But because of their past, or their environment, or constant negative conditioning, those beliefs, attitudes, and resources have been suppressed.
To answer the question, how does hypnosis work, what hypnosis does is merely reinforce the positive beliefs, attitudes, and resources a person has to help them accomplish their goals.
Misconception #7: What if I can’t be "Un-hypnotized"
Truth: There has not been one case of a person ever not "coming out of hypnosis," and for good reason. Because hypnosis is basically the state right before a person falls asleep.
So if for some strange reason, the hypnotist were to leave the room, or in an extreme case, die, the subject would merely drift asleep, naturally wake up, and end up with an expensive nap!
Misconception #8: Hypnosis causes people to reveal their deep, dark, hidden secrets.
Truth: I WISH!!!!! Absolutely false. A person always has control of what they say and do during hypnosis. Remember, any suggestion that is out of context, or violates one’s morals, ethics, and values will automatically be rejected.
Misconceptions #9: Hypnosis is harmful.
Truth: There has NEVER been a documented case of anyone suffering harm from the use of hypnosis.
Misconceptions #10: Hypnosis is satanic, or devilish, or supernatural in some way.
Truth: Hypnosis is merely a state of relaxation and heightened mental alertness that helps people easily achieve their amazing goals.
My personal mission is to educate the public as to how hypnosis really works, to take away any fear or misconceptions and allow more people to experience this wonderful modality of human change
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