Dreamtime Hypnosis

Finding the answer

Q: What is hypnosis?

A: Although a popular misconception is that hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling sleep, contemporary research suggests that it is actually a wakeful state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility.

Q: What if I can't be hypnotized?

A: Any person who is willing to be hypnotized can be. Hypnosis is a natural state where your mind is open and receptive to new beliefs and perceptions that you find acceptable.

Q: Does it feel like being asleep?

A: No. In hypnosis you are mentally awake, not unconscious, and usually aware of everything that is said and done.

Q: Am I under someone else's "power" or control in hypnosis?

A: No. This is a popular misconception from films or books. You are aware and in control of everything that happens.

Q: Do you own a pocket watch on a chain

A: No.

Q: Can I get stuck in hypnosis?

A: No. Just as you can't get stuck in a daydream or your imagination. To my knowledge this has never happened.

Q: Because I can be hypnotised does it mean I am gullible?

A: Definitely not, in my experience good hypnotic subjects tend to be more intelligent and less gullible than average.

Q: How long are the sessions?

A: The sessions last for 50mins, however if you turn up late, your session will begin once you arrive and complete at the original finish time.

Q: Does it work?

A: I have no doubt in my mind that hypnosis has been a very succesful form of therapy for most of the clients I have worked with. I have total belief in this model of therapy.

Q: You would say that but where is the research to support this?

A: Try looking at the following:

1. The International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis (IJCEH)
2. British Society of Experimental & Experimental Hypnosis (BSCAH)
3. The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)


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