What is Hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a state of focused awareness. Everyone has experienced
hypnosis, and most of us experience it daily. You can probably think of
some times where you felt "entranced" by something, such as the waves at the
beach, a good book, the television, a waterfall, or even the white dashes on the
freeway while driving at night. We even have a name for that last one; we
call it "highway hypnosis," because it can make drivers nearly fall asleep at
the wheel. This, of course, is not what is generally meant by the word
hypnosis, nor what I do in my sessions.
I practice clinical hypnosis, also known as
hypnotherapy. The
characteristics of hypnosis can not be charted on an EEG and the experience of
hypnosis varies greatly from one person to the next. In the process of
clinical hypnosis, one of many methods is used to induce a state of focused
awareness or trance in your mind. During the trance, suggestions are
implanted in your subconscious mind to aid you in achieving your desired
goals.
In hypnosis, you are always in control. Your own expectations greatly effect the impact of hypnosis. The hypnotherapist wields no
magical power over you, and you are free to return to ordinary
consciousness at any time, as well as to ignore the hypnotherapist.
Hypnosis is useful as a kind of catalyst or accelerator for what you
wants or need. It allows the hypnotherapist to help aid you in calling
up your own innate powers of the subconscious mind, and to use those
powers constructively.
The process usually begins with a consultation first, in order to determine
which methods and techniques will work best with you.
Since we are all very different people, very different suggestions are needed for
you than would be needed for your best friend. After an initial consultation, the work of actually scripting
what will be said during the hypnosis begins. Next you are hypnotized, and the suggestions implanted.
What Hypnosis is Not!
Hypnotherapy is far from the "Hollywood" version of hypnosis.
You are never
sent into a trance or terrifying experience you cannot control. You
cannot be commanded to do that which you would never do in an ordinary state of
consciousness. As I said before, the hypnotherapist wields no magical powers
over you, and you never lose voluntary control of your own life.
Hypnosis is not sleep. It is a state of focused awareness. While
hypnotherapists may use the term "sleep" in an induction, this is not to literally
put you to sleep, but to shut down your conscious mind.
You cannot become stuck in a hypnotic trance. If you do
fall asleep during a session, you will awaken naturally on your own when you
are rested, or most often, when the hypnotherapist gives you a command to awaken. If the hypnotherapist fails to give a waking command at the end to
bring you out of hypnosis, you will nevertheless return to
ordinary consciousness the next time a task demands use of your conscious mind,
or when you are fully rested.
What Can Hypnotherapy Be Used For?
Hypnosis can be used to overcome just about any problem, and is especially
effective with problems of the subconscious mind. Here are a few ideas,
but if you don't see your issue here, rest assured that there is probably a way
to address your concern with hypnosis. Contact me to find out how.
Hypnotherapy is for Habits and Addictions
Stop Smoking
Weight Loss
Hypnotherapy is for Health Issues
Allergy Relief
Traumatic Injury Relief
Pain Relief
Relief from Migraines
Hypnotherapy is for Psychological Issues
Phobias
Self Confidence
Fear of the Opposite Sex
Mild Depression
Anxiety
Stress
Insomnia & Sleep Disorders
Healing the Past
Hypnotherapy is for Improving Specific Tasks
Improve Your Game: Golf, Tennis, Soccer, Football, Baseball, etc....
Reading & Writing
Vision & Hearing
Memory Recall
Hypnotherapy is for Spiritual Work
Dream Recall
Past Life Regression
Future Life Progression
Self Awareness & Understanding
For more information, please see the
Hypnotherapy Sessions and
Resources Pages.
