What is hypnosis?
Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness during which the subconscious mind is open to suggestion. During hypnosis, the body and mind are in a relaxed, neutral state, while the subconscious feelings remain awake and receptive to suggestions.
How does the subconscious accept hypnotic suggestions?
Hypnotic suggestions bypass the intellectual mind, called the “critical faculty,” and zero in on the subconscious, which has no interpretative powers. When given a suggestion, the subconscious mind accepts it literally as a new reality.
How does hypnosis help people?
The ability to reprogram emotional attitudes and reactions is a latent talent within every human being. Hypnosis is the most functional and reasonable way to train life-long attitudes, rather than suffer a lifetime of emotional accidents that the conscious mind is unable to change.
Can any person be hypnotized?
Most people, but not all, can be hypnotized if they are willing and do not resist. The depth of hypnosis varies with a person’s ability to respond. If you are not a naturally responsive subject, you can improve your receptivity to hypnosis with practice.
Is hypnosis medically approved?
Yes. The American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association have approved hypnotherapy for use by professionally responsible individuals.
Is hypnosis dangerous?
No. the induction of hypnosis is never dangerous to the subject, although personal disappointments may arise because of unrealistic expectations or preconceived misinformation.
Are the results of hypnosis permanent?
Suggestions stay with some individuals indefinitely. Others need reinforcement which they can get from CD for home use or with self hypnosis training.
How powerful is a hypnotist?
Hypnosis is a consent situation in which 10 percent of the effort is the hypnotist’s and 90 percent is the responsibility of the subject.
