Hypnosis questions answered
What does hypnosis feel like?
You are deeply relaxed and calm, aware
of everything happening around you. It is a pleasant and
enjoyable state, very similar to daydreaming or drifting
off to sleep. After the hypnotherapy session you will feel wonderfully relaxed and you may
find that your sleep will be of a much better quality.
What if I can't be hypnotised?
Don't worry. The only people who can't be hypnotised are those who don't
want to be hypnotised. Everyone else who wants hypnotherapy can be hypnotised, but the depths and
response levels do differ from person to person.
Will I be unconscious?
There is a lot of confusion about the word unconscious. Because hypnotherapy
deals with the unconscious mind this leaves a realm of ambiguity around the
word unconcious. If you were unconscious you would not be able to hear the
suggestion from the hypnotherapist. Hypnotherapy is a state of calm, relaxed,
focused attention creating suggestions and commands from the hypnotherapist and are directed to your unconscious
mind for conscious change.
I don't like the idea of having my mind being controlled.
It won't be, you will be in control at
all times. Within each human being there is a protective
mechanism of ethics, values, beliefs and identities, which
protect you as an individual. It would be as crazy to suggest
this, as it would be for the hypnotherapist to suggest that
you would go and rob a bank and bring back all the money!
Will I know what's going on?
Of course. You will also be able to remember
the details of the hypnotherapy session(s). In the same way as when
you are lying in bed in the morning, no need to get up,
with almost a feeling of "I couldn't be bothered to
get up" and you can hear everything going on around
you, but it doesn't bother you at all. It is not a loss
of control; instead it is rather like a guide to your resources.
So I am not asleep then?
Not at all. You will just be very relaxed and your
awareness will be enhanced, not dulled. Often you may feel
as if you have not been “under” although in
actual fact you have been hypnotised in the session.
Will I be made to do silly things like those you see on stage or TV?
No, of course not. You will always be
treated with the utmost respect by our hypnotherapists, and your confidentiality
will be safeguarded. Entertainment hypnosis relies on compliance,
expectation from the audience and perception of what the
audience expects. In fact, if you should choose to go to
an entertainment hypnotist, you are going with the express
intention of having fun and being asked to do silly things.
Can you guarantee me a cure?
Nothing in life is guaranteed, and it is not professional to offer one. However, you can be assured that as professionals all our hypnotherapists can indeed guarantee that they will bring all their skills, knowledge, experience and ongoing hypnotherapy training to bear in bringing you lasting relief in your problem.
