Transitions Through Hypnosis

What is hypnosis?

Although researchers have attempted to explain hypnosis in their own terms, they have no clear definition of it. Much of this confusion is due to the fact that nobody can really know what goes on inside another person's mind during the hypnotic state. However, we do know some basic facts about the state of hypnosis. We know that our mind works on two levels - a conscious and a subconscious, or outer and inner state of mind. Our conscious mind takes care of day-to-day business - making decisions, performing physical activities and solving problems. Our subconscious mind, on the other hand, handles bodily functions. It regulates our heart rate, respiration, the blinking of our eyes, feeling of pain and all our habits. It is the subconscious mind that also comes into play when hypnosis takes place

What happens during hypnosis?

During hypnosis, a person's conscious mind is somewhat subdued, not asleep but merely less interested in what is happening. This allows the subconscious mind to become more active. As a hypnotist speaks to a hypnotized person, the subconscious mind is more receptive to proper suggestion. One very important factor of the subconscious mind is that it is totally objective. If the subconscious mind chooses to accept a particular suggestion, it is done uncritically, as fact, without judgment affecting its outcome.
In simple terms, hypnosis is merely a state of increased suggestibility: a state in which we are more likely to be able to accept the suggestions of a hypnotist while using hypnosis as a guide. What we have learned throughout our life is stored by the subconscious mind, and then by using hypnosis we retrain unwanted habits into positive and therefore use an effective way of reaching a new goal. A suggestion, once received and accepted by the subconscious, is automatically and uncritically acted upon - as long as it remains in effect.

Hypnosis - Fact & Fiction

In discussing hypnosis with others, there are several basic questions that usually arise. Many of these questions arise out of misconceptions and untruths that are in regard to hypnosis and the hypnotic process.
One very common untruth is that people who are able to be hypnotized are weak-willed or feeble-minded. Truthfully the more intelligent and imaginative a person is, the easier it is for them to be hypnotized.
Another misconception is that while under hypnosis a person will do and say things to the hypnotist that they do not want to. Again, that is completely false, while in hypnosis, a subject will not do anything that is contrary to what they perceive to be honorable or go against their will. They cannot commit an anti-social criminal act against their will. They have the power to select only the suggestions that they are willing to accept. With hypnosis, a person may reject any improper or immoral suggestions that are given. A hypnotized person is always in complete control. One will not go into trance or hypnosis unless they want to and they will not stay in the hypnotic state when they want to come out of it.

Use of Hypnosis

The use of hypnosis is virtually unlimited. Every day, new and innovative uses are being discovered by creative hypnotists.
The most common of these are stop smoking and weight loss. It can also be used for such things as alcoholism, drug addictions, insomnia, migraine headaches, pain control, sexual problems, nail-biting, thumb sucking, bed wetting, anxieties and phobias. Hypnosis can help develop memory and increase concentration. It can improve such things as study habits, self-confidence and athletic skills. Presently, hypnosis is being used effectively in many different settings, including medical, dental and legal areas. Every day, new and innovative uses are being discovered by creative practitioners.

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