By Julian Willm
Hypnosis is completely safe and it has been recognised by the American Medical Association since 1958, and it is also recognized by the British Medical Association. It has been safely used by many professionals in medicine and psychology for the past 200 years.- You do not lose awareness or fall asleep in hypnosis. You are therefore aware and conscious of everything at all times and hear everything the hypnotherapist says.
- Hypnosis is a common daily occurrence. An example is when you’ve been driving in your car and when you arrive, you realise that you don’t really remember the trip. It’s safe to say that you were experiencing a trance state very much like hypnosis. Another example is is when you watch a movie find yourself crying. You have hypnotised yourself into a state that what you are being ‘told’ becomes real.
- While under hypnosis, you do not surrender your will nor lose control. This myth has been perpetuated by novels, popular magazine stories, TV and movies. You always remain in control when hypnotised. Hypnosis does not weaken your will. The will of the hypnotherapist does not dominate yours, as you remain in control the whole time, and you cannot be made to do anything against your will.
- You cannot get stuck in hypnosis. Since you are in control, you will have no difficulty in terminating the hypnotic state.
- You cannot be hypnotised against your will. Hypnosis is not a clash of wills, but a condition of trust and cooperation with your hypnotherapist.
- You will not reveal any secrets while in hypnosis. Since you are in control, you will not spontaneously begin talking, or reveal any intimate secrets that you would not tell while in the waking state.
- Hypnosis is a powerful tool to manage pain. It can be used during surgery — under medical supervision — in place of anaesthestic, and it is also very effective in managing chronic pain.
- Pre-surgery hypnosis can actually reduce pain, the amount of medication required, and also reduce recovery time!
- Anybody can be hypnotised, as long as you are willing and you understand what is required.
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