Questions I often field in my therapy practice around hypnosis are 1) Can hypnosis really help me? 2) What is a trance? and 3) Can I be hypnotized?. All hypnosis is self hypnosis. If you've ever driven someplace and upon reaching your destination realized you haven't paid attention to getting there, you have been in a trance. Your conscious mind was thinking about something else, while your unconscious mind was safely making all the rights turns. Have you ever lost yourself in a good movie or book and lost track of time? You are tapping into an unconscious trance state.
Misconceptions about hypnosis are rampant. One does not lose control while in trance. You are in full control while under hypnosis and would not do anything you would not normally do. Those volunteering in those embarrassing, uncomfortable stage hypnosis shows at the fair or nightclub are expecting to be silly and volunteering to be embarrassed. In a psychotherapists' office, you would have no such expectations, and therefore, would refuse to be manipulated in such a way. While in trance you can open your eyes, walk, and talk. You will not remember, experience, feel or speak anything you consciously do not want to.
Hypnosis is a tool to access your unconscious creating a deep state of relaxation. It can be used to create positive changes in your life. This past century Milton Erickson legitimized hypnosis making it successful, accepted, helpful tool beneficial to all those wanting to effect change and reach goals in their lives. For example, a clinician helps you enter a trance and then makes suggestions that will contribute to your goals. It is estimated that 80% of us are 'hypnotizable' to some extent. Children, ages 8-12 are the most hypnotizable and some adults are able to enter very deep layers of their unconscious process. I have been educated and licensed as a clinical psychotherapist. I have earned my credentials as a hypnotherapist. I do not use hypnosis to treat any condition I would not treat using other skills. Hypnosis is only one of my tools. It provides an opportunity to experience safe, comfortable relaxation and a means of greater life contentment. It is an altered state of consciousness that is a naturally occurring state that does not involve a loss of control. It has many practical applications for anxiety, trauma, habit control, self-esteem, performance anxiety, and recovery. Hypnosis re-educates the unconscious to feel, think or solve problems in healthier ways.
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