11 Myths About Hypnosis #1 Loss of Conciousness: A person in hypnosis is in an altered state of consciouness. S/he is aware of what is going on and not in a sleep state. #2 Hypnotized People Do Crazy Things While in Hypnosis: Stage hypnosis exists for the entertainment of the audience. It has given a very wrong impression of clinical hypnosis or hypnosis in a therapeutic setting. Hypnotherapy exists for the realization of the client's goals, to realease limiting or negative habits, fear and physical discomfort. #3 Surrend of the Will, Loss of Control: Hypnotic subjects remain in total control and will never do in the hypnotic state anything s/he would not do in his usual state of consciousness. #4 Weak Mindedness: You must be of average intelligence to be hypnotized. You must have the ability to imagine and concentrate. The very fact that a client is looking for another tool to help themselves with an issue and willing to do the work they have to do connotes a strong mind. #5 Revelation of Secrets: A person will never reveal anything that they don't want to reveal because they are in total control at all times and totally responsible for their actions. #6 Fear of Getting "Stuck" in Hypnosis: A subject can't get "stuck" in hypnosis. What keeps a person in hypnosis is the hypnotist's constant dialog. If the hypnotist stops talking, the client will do one of two things: 1) They will emerge from hypnosis, curious to swee why the session stopped or 2) They will be so relaxed they just fall off to leep and take a nap from which they wake up naturally as if from a nap.     MORE

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