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Hypnosis is NOT sleep What then is hypnosis? All hypnosis is self-hypnosis and no one can be hypnotised against their will. You allow yourself to be guided into hypnosis and you remain in control at all times. You always know what is happening and you are in full awareness at all times. You can stop the session at any time just by opening your eyes. Everyone has experienced hypnosis many, many times. We go into light hypnosis on and off all the time - except we just wouldn't call it that. Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming and not been aware of things happening around you? Have you ever been so absorbed in a book or watching a film or TV that you haven't realised an hour or two has gone by? Drivers do it all the time - you leave home and drive to a familiar destination - what happened in between? Don't know, can't remember - and yet you were driving with absolute safety and would have responded to any emergency situation that arose. Meditators are practising self-hypnosis. These are all expressions of hypnosis. The day-dreamy state is so familiar that at the end of the first session it is common for people to disbelieve that they have been in hypnosis. The main difference between these experiences and purposeful self-hypnosis is the lack of specific motivations and suggestions towards a goal. Hypnotherapy encourages the mind to achieve some desired result like pain or stress relief, positive self-image, freedom from a phobia, positive self-control (as in being a non-smoker) etc. Will I lose control without
knowing it? Can I be made to do some thing
against my will? The stage hypnotist has contributed to the image of hypnosis as being a 'trance', 'sleep-like' or 'out-of -this-world' state. In fact the opposite is true: under hypnosis all your five senses are heightened. Any suggestion contrary to your inner convictions will either be ignored by you, or you will come out of the hypnotic state. The subconscious mind will only accept suggestions that are beneficial to you. How does hypnosis work? Can I be stuck in a hypnotic
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