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Commonly Asked Questions About Hypnosis

Can I be hypnotized?
While hypnotized, will I do anything I don't want to do?
Will I say anything I want to keep secret or private?
Will I remember anything that is said while I'm hypnotized?
Will some awful, hidden personality emerge from me while I'm hypnotized?
What happens if I don't come out of hypnosis?
What does it feel like to be hypnotized?
How does hypnosis work?
What can hypnosis do for me?
What issues can benefit from hypnosis?
What is the difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy?

Can I be hypnotized?
        Yes.  Every person of normal or above-average intelligence has the ability to be hypnotized.

While hypnotized, will I do anything I don't want to do?
        No.  This is one of the most common misconceptions about hypnosis.  While hypnotized, you will not do anything that is against your moral or ethical beliefs.  If someone hypnotized you and told you to load a gun and hold up a bank, you would reject the suggestion and refuse to take that action (unless, of course, you're a bank robber).

Will I say anything I want to keep secret or private?
        No.  Many people have the misunderstanding that, while hypnotized, they will blurt out their deepest, darkest secrets.  This will not happen.  If you have thoughts, ideas, and information you want to keep private, you will keep them private.

Will I remember anything that is said while I'm hypnotized?
        Yes.  Most people remember everything from a session.  Some people are capable of very deep levels of hypnotic trance, and may not consciously remember every detail of a session.  If you want to be certain you'll remember every word, ask your hypnotist to give you the suggestion that you will remember everything from your session.

Will some awful, hidden personality emerge from me while I'm hypnotized?
        No.  Thanks to Hollywood, this Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde fear is surprisingly common.  While hypnotized, no "under the bed" monstrous creature will emerge.  You will remain you.

What happens if I don't come out of hypnosis?
        That is an impossibility.  All trances end, whether formally ended by your hypnotherapist, or by yourself.  If, in the unlikely event you are hypnotized and the hypnotherapist leaves the room, you will end your trance naturally, much like how you wake up from a nap.

What does it feel like to be hypnotized?
        A hypnotic trance provides a sense of profound physical and mental relaxation.  Internal chatter is quieted, and you feel peaceful and calm.  It is similar to those few moments of being not-quite-awake just before you fall asleep.  When you come up from a hypnotic trance, you feel wonderfully good, refreshed, revitalized, and full of energy.

How does hypnosis work?
        This remains a mystery, even after 4,000 years of use.  The how is not known.  However, the results are undeniable.  Burn victims heal faster, the timid become confident, smokers lose the desire for tobacco, procrastinators become productive, arthritics increase comfort, and the fearful become calm and assured.

What can hypnosis do for me?
        Hypnosis puts you in touch with the most powerful and resourceful part of you, your subconscious mind.  Hypnosis can help you build unshakable self-confidence, enhance learning and comprehension, reach goals, be free of procrastination, increase motivation, reduce stress, improve health, control habits, boost creativity, develop intuition, manage pain, and accelerate spiritual growth.  It can put you in control of your life.

What issues can benefit from hypnosis?
        Hypnosis can be beneficial in almost every area of your life: improved sports performance, better concentration and studying, memory enhancement, habit reversal (i.e., smoking cessation or weight-loss), success motivation and other personal and professional development.

What is the difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy?
        Hypnosis is the term most familiar to many people.  It means "a deeply relaxed state."  Hypnotists guide their clients into this trance state and then give them positive, effective suggestions for improvement.
        Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis for therapy.  Hynotherapists combine the techniques used by hypnotists with additional therapy methods, such as: age-regression, talk therapy, Gestalt dialogue, etc.  Hypnotherapy is often more effective, in a shorter period of time, then conventional therapy because of its unique ability to directly access the subconscious mind.