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Hypnosis is a totally natural state that we enter all the time. It is a trance like state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination.
It is most often compared to daydreaming, or the feeling of "losing yourself" in a book or movie.
Think about the last time you saw a movie. Did you duck during a fight scene? Did you cringe during a car crash, bracing yourself for impact?
Did you cry? You knew you were watching a movie and yet for the moment you believed. You focused intently on the subject at hand, to the near exclusion of any other thought. You were in a trance! According to the Mayo Clinic: It's not clear how hypnosis works. However, it appears to affect how your brain communicates with your body through nerve impulses, hormones and body chemicals, such as neuropeptides. Hypnotherapists say that hypnosis creates a state of deep relaxation and quiets the mind. When you're hypnotized, you can concentrate intensely on a specific thought, memory, feeling or sensation while blocking out distractions. You're more open than usual to suggestions, and this can be used to change your behavior and thereby improve your health and well-being. |
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If you've ever seen hypnotism used as entertainment in a stage act, you've probably witnessed several of the myths about hypnosis in action. Legitimate clinical hypnotherapy practiced by a qualified professional is not the same process as that performed on stage. Myth: When you're under hypnosis, you surrender your free will. Myth: When you're under hypnosis, the hypnotherapist controls you. Myth: Under hypnosis, you lose consciousness and have amnesia. |
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