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- Could I get "stuck in hypnosis"?
- Will I reveal financial or family secrets?
- Could the hypnotist control my mind?
- What if I can't "go into hypnosis"?
- Is hypnosis the same as sleep?
- Could hypnosis make me do something
humiliating?
- Could hypnosis make me do something
that is against my moral standards?
- Isn't hypnosis for weak-minded people?
- Can hypnosis cause a person to enter
"another realm"?
- Could I get "stuck in hypnosis"?
This just does not happen. Should the practitioner
stop talking, one of two things would happen: 1) you
would simply slip into a natural sleep for a few minutes;
2) you would naturally be aroused by the absence of
the practitioner's voice.
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- Will I reveal financial or family
secrets?
Hypnosis is not at all a "truth serum".
You are aware throughout a hypnosis session and you
control what you reveal.
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- Could the hypnotist control my mind?
Absolutely not. You are totally in control, can hear
everything that is said, and can respond verbally
and physically. The body is asleep but the mind remains
even more alert.
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- What if I can't "go into hypnosis"?
Almost anyone who wants to be hypnotized can achieve
the relaxed state of hypnosis. Hypnosis is a natural,
but altered, state of mind. We enter into hypnosis
several times a day, for example when we drive home
on automatic pilot, not realizing we're home until
we're pulling into the driveway.
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- Is hypnosis the same as sleep?
No, hypnosis is not sleep. Sometimes hypnosis will
resemble sleep because people will appear relaxed
and their eyes may be closed. While in a state of
hypnosis, your mind will be alert, you can respond
to questions and remember everything that occured
during hypnosis.
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- Could hypnosis make me do something
humiliating?
You are fully in control. Nothing will occur unless
you wish to act in a particular (or peculiar) way.
Stage hypnotism has left us with this myth.
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- Could hypnosis make me do something
that is against my moral standards?
No. This is a myth. A person will not do anything
under hypnosis that he/she would not be inclined to
do normally. Since the practitioner does not control
your mind or behavior, there is little likelihood
of any betrayal of morals.
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- Isn't hypnosis for weak-minded people?
The idea of someone's being "too strong-willed"
or "too sharp" is a myth. Actually the more
the person is able to use both sides of the brain,
the better the subject he is. Creative people are
usually better able to visualize and follow guided
imagery.
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- Can hypnosis cause a person to enter
"another realm"?
Since hypnosis is simply relaxation, hypnosis will
not bring a person into outer space or out of mind
or body.
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