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Can I be Hypnotized?
The amazing thing about self-hypnosis is that we do it all the time. Hypnosis and self-hypnosis are really just focused attention. Whenever you are concentrating on a task such as watching a TV show, reading a book or communicating on the Internet, you are focusing your attention and entering a light hypnotic state that increases the power of your mind. Hypnosis channels this power and concentrates it on changing the old programs.
Am I going to be Controlled?
This is both the hope and the fear of people who are interested in hypnosis but have never experienced it. People secretly want to be controlled and forced to change while at the same time they are afraid of what might happen if they really change. One big advantage of hypnosis and the use of self-hypnosis is that you know you are fully in control. Any time you want to, you can stop and emerge from hypnosis. You really are in the driver's seat.
What does Hypnosis feel like?
Usually during a hypnosis session you will feel comfortable and relaxed. When you enter a deeper state you will experience a comfortable drifty feeling somewhat like daydreaming. Some people report that at times they felt like "my mind just went somewhere else for a while." This is the experience of deep relaxation and letting the subconscious mind take charge. It is a special time during which your unconscious mind is reorganizing its understandings and developing new abilities. When you just relax and let it happen, you have the most wonderful results.
Is Hypnosis Dangerous?
Absolutely not. Hypnosis was approved by the Council of Mental Health of the American Medical Association in September of 1958 as a safe practice with no harmful side effects. We greatly underestimate the ability of the subconscious to protect itself. One of the functions of the subconscious mind is to provide protection from suggestions which are not in the body's best interest. More people hurt themselves and/or others while wide awake than they ever would in a state of hypnosis.
What about Hypnosis and my Christian belief?
Trance and meditation are mentioned throughout the Bible. Hypnosis is a bodily function, controlled by you. Many names are uses by many groups in referring to hypnosis, such as Yoga, martial arts, trance, meditation, level, and on and on. You are in control of your mind and body at all times while experiencing hypnosis and can rebuff any suggestions you do not agree with, you and only you, are in control of your mind and body. Some Biblical references that might be helpful to you are: Matthew 6:6, Psalms 46:10, Psalms 77:12, 1 Timothy 4:15, Acts 11:5, Acts 22:17. |
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