Reassuring Reasons Why Hypnosis is your Friend
Copyright 2005 Uncommon Knowledge Ltd
Believe the hype or think for yourself
For too long hypnosis has had a bad or 'difficult' press. If a
person doesn't understand something they have 3 options open to
them.
1) They might be sceptical and therefore save the trouble of
looking further and possibly benefiting. 2) They may conclude it
is dangerous and to be avoided at all costs. 3) They may spend
time discovering the truth behind the hype.
If you don't know much about a topic it's easy to be suspicious.
Some people assume hypnosis is akin to a carnival side show,
others consider it mystic mumbo jumbo or 'mind control.' For
those who look beyond the hype the truth is far more
illuminating.
The most powerful tool you possess
There are potentially huge benefits for those who use hypnosis
as part of everyday life. When you understand hypnosis you start
to see its potential to improve human performance in the
physical, emotional and intellectual realms. For me, rumour,
gossip and suspicion weren't good enough.
I determined to learn all I could about hypnosis - I learned
every fact and practised every technique under the sun. I took
several training courses - some good, some terrible. I invested
thousands of hours of devoted study to hypnosis and discovered
just what is possible. I hypnotised friends, neighbours and work
colleagues. Hypnosis greatly changed things for me on a personal
level.
How hypnosis helped me
I used to be shy. Thanks to hypnosis I can now talk to thousands
at a time and can approach anybody calmly and confidently.
I used to have poor concentration and procrastinate; thanks to
hypnosis I can instantly motivate myself.
I used to find physical work outs and exercise exhausting but
because of hypnosis I am now in the best shape of my life.
Incidentally I also stopped myself blushing with hypnosis. Now
if ever I have a difficult call or conversation coming up,
something I may naturally feel reluctant to do (you know the
kind of thing) I spontaneously self hypnotise and rehearse the
upcoming situation feeling good, with myself remaining calm. In
this way I habitually set my own emotional 'blue prints' for up
coming situations. Having said that it's naturally that some
people have concerns or half digested 'hand me down' ideas
regarding hypnosis. A common one is the one about 'mind
control.' However what does this really mean?
Why you are more in control of yourself in hypnosis
If someone expresses concerns about being 'controlled' in
hypnosis what they mean is they don't want to be like a robot,
an automaton that is forced to obey the every whim of the
hypnotist. We can't help but influence others but we don't
control them. To understand why you need to understand hypnosis
better.
So what is hypnosis like?
Hypnosis isn't like a coma. It's not unconsciousness - more a
subtle shifting of consciousness. In hypnosis, you can still
think logically but you also have access to the 'software' of
your mind so that you can update instinctive emotional and
physical responses. In fact the hypnotised subject (not the
hypnotist) calls the shots. When I hypnotise someone I need to
go at their speed and respond to their needs and expectations.
Hypnosis will give you more control in your own life because of
what it enables you to do.
How can I be so sure?
Because over the decades I've seen all kinds of people, all ages
and from all backgrounds turn their lives around thanks to
hypnosis. When you use hypnosis for yourself it improves
confidence in all kinds of ways. When you use it to change
other's lives it just blows you away. This is what I mean.
When I first hypnotised someone to feel no sensation in a
painful arthritic arm it was an incredible feeling. When I first
cured life long phobias quickly and comfortably I was astounded.
When I stopped hardened alcoholics from drinking and even got a
heroin addict off the stuff and back into mainstream life again
I started to feel angry that people could just associate
hypnosis with entertainment.
With the aid of hypnosis I (and many people I have trained and
worked with) have helped severely depressed people feel strong
and positive again. The rewards and satisfactions are hard to
describe. I'm going to take a stand against ignorance and short
sightedness around hypnosis and here's why.
Why you need to reclaim hypnosis for yourself
Hypnosis is your birthright. It's nature's optimum learning
tool. In fact to learn and perform anything well you need to
experience a natural focussing of attention, a natural kind of
hypnosis. To be successful hypnosis needs to be your companion
and friend.
Successful people use it naturally all the time because hypnosis
is natural. It's the way we learn new responses. Unlike
medications its side effects are purely positive - one expectant
mother I worked with to feel relaxed during child birth later
reported that she was also more relaxed when flying!
Hypnosis is easy to learn and every body can benefit. Hypnosis
is a safe environment to 'try out' new behaviours and emotional
patterns before you experience them for real. So the young man
can ask a woman out for a date many times in calm relaxed
hypnosis so that by the time he does it for real it feels real
and natural and relaxed. Sports people who use hypnosis learn
new quicker and more accurately. So hypnosis gives you more
control of yourself and your life, it's natural and gives you
instant benefits and it's a way of 'trying on' and establishing
new patterns of emotional response and behaviour, Hypnosis
enables you to develop yourself as a human being.