Myths About Hypnosis
Truths About Hypnosis
Truths About Hypnosis
Loss of Consciousness
It seems to be a leading misconception that the client will lose conscious awareness and fall asleep.
The client does not lose awareness or fall asleep because the client is alert
and aware of everything at all times and hears everything the hypnotist says.
Hypnotized People Do Odd and Crazy Things
The above refers to performance/stage hypnotism.
In consulting/clinical hypnosis/hypnotherapy, the client will not perform any outrageous actions.
Hypnosis/hypnotherapy is used for serious purposes such as self-improvement.
Surrender of Will, Loss of Control
The ability to be hypnotized is reliant on the client's readiness and cooperation.
The hypnotist is there to guide and develop the hypnotic state.
Revelation of Secrets
Hypnosis is wrongly believed to be a “truth serum.”
While in hypnosis, a person will not suddenly begin talking,
or reveal secrets or intimate thoughts they would not say while in the waking state.
Truths About Hypnosis
Truths About Hypnosis
Truths About Hypnosis
In a clinical hypnosis/hypnotherapy session, the client is always in control.
When you are hypnotized, you experience an altered state of consciousness. You are awake, but you are not paying attention to the conscious world in the same way you would normally.
Instead, your thoughts focus inwards and you go into a mild trance.
Trance is a natural state! Similar to most people, you have likely already experienced trance. Recall a time when you were doing something routine and your mind wandered (day dreaming out a window) or when you were so engaged in something, time just seemed to pass so quickly (reading a book, watching a movie).
By bringing you to a deeper cognitive level and by accessing your inner resources, you can then change old behaviours and habits into new constructive ones.