Through time, stage hypnotists have shown us how hypnosis can be entertainment. For nearly as long, clinical hypnotists have urged us to hypnosis as something that can help you overcome past problems. So where does this question come from, that hypnosis could be used to find lost things? Many different hypnotists have reported that the … Read more
You don’t have to spend much time on the internet to find out that the appliance of hypnosis is very wide. I could answer the question by writing a very long list that wouldn’t be complete. Because of that, I will supply you with a shortlist of the most common thing that hypnosis is used … Read more
The accounts of thousands of people say it all: It feels nothing like you would expect it to feel. This is especially the case if you misunderstand the nature of hypnosis. Some people think that you will enter into some void, where you won’t hear or feel anything. Other people believe that they won’t remember … Read more
This question implies that hypnosis does something you wouldn’t want it to do, and if that’s the case, the question should rather be: Can you be made to do anything you don’t wish to with the use of hypnosis. But to answer the original question: no one can make you enter the hypnotic state if … Read more
A lot of people have asked me this question. It seems appealing to avoid the cost of consulting a hypnotist and apply self-hypnosis to the problem. Even though there are simple techniques for self-hypnosis, you will have to acquire some skills before being able to use self-hypnosis successfully. There is no doubt that self-hypnosis can … Read more
As with hypnosis conducted by a professional hypnotist, there are a lot of misconceptions about self-hypnosis. When I suggest that someone practice self-hypnosis, I get a lot of questions about the hypnotic state itself, the common question is: What if I don’t wake up from hypnosis? And the simple answer to that question is: You … Read more
The term “hypnotic regression” covers a technique where the hypnotist guides the client back to a previous experience in his life. This will often be done with “the affect bridge” technique. When the client is in the hypnotic state of mind, the hypnotist will ask the client’s subconscious mind to go back to the first … Read more
Any athlete will agree that the state of mind is essential in achieving the best performance possible. I remember reading about a race in England where a runner broke a record and ran the race in under 1 minute. Since then, nobody had ever accomplished this time, but after it was shown to be possible, … Read more
Let me start by saying that hypnosis is not a miracle cure, even though it sometimes seems to be. There are cases where the client is cured of alcoholism, drug addiction, or something similar in one session, but that’s not the norm. Therefore, you shouldn’t be disappointed if your habit isn’t completely gone after one … Read more
This question is often asked by people seeking to “control” the behavior of someone and at the same time thinks that there is a specific method to accomplish this. I must disappoint anyone with these beliefs! If it were possible to control someone through a simple hypnotic induction, we wouldn’t have any crime in this … Read more