How Does Hypnosis Work? Probably Not As You Think...
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How does hypnosis work?
Probably not as you think or expect. Many of the misconceptions people have about what hypnosis is or what happens during hypnosis are result of it being portrayed unfairly by Hollywood and television.
Most people think of the evil hypnotist waving the gold watch or pendulum in front of a person who is then under the complete control of the hypnotist. Nothing could be more ridiculous or further from the truth of how does hypnosis work!
Watch this 2 min. video about all of the myths and misconceptions about hypnosis dispelled.
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In
order to answer the question, how does hypnosis work, below are the top
ten misconceptions that people have regarding hypnosis and
hypnotherapy:
False Fear and Hypnosis Misconception #1: Hypnosis is sleep or loss of consciousness.
How
does Hypnosis Work? 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.
False Fear
and Hypnosis Misconception #2: A person won’t hear anything but the
hypnotist’s voice because they’ll be in some weird altered state with
swirling colors, etc.
How does Hypnosis Work? Truth: Hypnosis is
not some crazy, 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.
False Fear and Misconception #3: A person doesn’t remember what the hypnotist tells them.
How does Hypnosis Work? Truth: Absolutely false. A person remembers everything that is said to them during hypnosis.
False Fear and Misconception #4: When doing hypnosis, you are under the complete control of the hypnotist.
How
does Hypnosis Work? 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. This is one of the laws of the mind.
Read one of our articles about how hypnosis works to stop smoking
False Fear and Misconception #5: Not everyone can be hypnotized, only the weak-minded and the gullible.
How
does Hypnosis Work? 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.
False Fear and Misconception #6: Hypnosis is about putting things into your mind and mind control.
How does Hypnosis Work? 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.
It is similar to going to the gym.
Exercise helps condition and build a person’s physical muscles, while
hypnosis helps a person develop and condition their “mental muscles" to
help them accomplish their goals.
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False Fear and Misconception #7: What if I can’t be “de-hypnotized"?
How does Hypnosis Work? 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!
False Fears and Hypnosis Misconception #8: Hypnosis causes people to reveal their deep, dark, hidden secrets.
How does Hypnosis Work? Truth: 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.
False Fears and Hypnosis Misconceptions #9: Hypnosis is harmful.
How does Hypnosis Work? Truth: There has NEVER been a documented case of anyone suffering harm from the use of hypnosis.
False Fears and Hypnosis Misconceptions #10: Hypnosis is satanic, or devilish, or supernatural in some way.
How does Hypnosis Work? Truth: Hypnosis is merely a state of relaxation and heightened mental alertness that helps people easily achieve their amazing goals.
Our mission at the AbsolutePeak Hypnosis Center is to educate the public as to how does hypnosis work, so as to allow many more people to experience this wonderful modality of human change.
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