Should you be Hypnotized?

by Randy Lee Marcus

Hypnosis is as old as mankind but it´s not at all like what you see in the movies. Hypnosis is actually a natural state of mind that we all experience every day. Whenever you zone-out, daydream, or concentrate on something so strongly that you become unresponsive to things around you, that is the state of mind we call Hypnosis.

Hypnosis is a state of mind that can allow changes in feelings, cravings, desires, and the way we experience specific events. This special state of mind can be used to reduce or completely eliminate many problems that plague us in everyday life. It can be an excellent choice for cessation of addictions such as smoking, and caffeine. It has proven to work remarkable well for removing unreasonable fears and phobias as well as providing permanent weight loss. Other uses include pain control, childbirth, eliminating nausea, relieving insomnia, enhancement of physical abilities, and enhancement of study skills and memory. The use of hypnosis in this way is called Hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy is like de-bugging your personal computer. Everything that we do is controlled, or affected in some way by the unconscious programs in our deeper mind. We could not walk, talk, ride a bicycle, or even sign our name without using these hidden programs. Everything we experience in life creates unconscious programs that will affect us for the rest of our lives if not changed or removed. Some of these programs help us, like the one that allows us to walk. But there are others that create problems for us, like the ones that tell us that we must smoke cigarettes or over eat.

The good news is that you have the ability to change your unconscious programs or to create new ones whenever you want to. The problem is, most people don´t realize that everything they experience in life is affected by these unconscious programs. Things like cravings, habitual tendencies, emotional reactions, and unreasonable fears or phobias are all results of these unconscious programs.

Sometimes we can´t get ourselves to do something that we know is in our own best interest. We feel an internal pressure forcing us to do something that we know consciously is bad for us. The problem is that we have conflicting programs in our unconscious mind and like our personal computers we need to update the programs and remove the offending virus or adware.

Hypnosis is a natural state where the unconscious mind becomes open to updates and changes in programming. It is a state where you can move through your own deeper mind and affect changes to your habits, emotional reactions, cravings, fears, and your sensory abilities. Unfortunately, stage shows and movies have popularized a myth that hypnosis is a form of mind control. In reality, it is the opposite. The person that is in a hypnotic state is always in total and complete control. A hypnotherapist is only a guide to help this person through the maze of imagery that is the language of the unconscious mind. Hypnosis is used every day in fields such as sports, medicine, dentistry, education, and law enforcement.

People experience being hypnotized as simply being physically relaxed as if asleep and yet completely conscious and aware of everything that is going on. It is like focusing all your attention on something that you are only imagining in your mind, like when you daydream.

Hypnotherapy simply means therapy using hypnosis. Like other forms of therapy, it involves a properly trained professional (the hypnotherapist) using specific skills and methods to help the client affect a change.

Hypnotherapy is an excellent way to deal with the issue of weight loss. A person becomes overweight because of a set of unhealthy habits and cravings that are actually rooted in the unconscious mind. Many of these unconscious programs are created intentionally by commercial advertising of foods and beverages. Simple willpower cannot overcome these habits and cravings. Forcing yourself to diet just creates inner conflict that usually ends with further weight gain when you finally give up the diet. Because the web of unconscious programs that create weight gain are so interconnected with self image and perception of everyday events, it usually takes longer to resolve than other problems such as smoking or phobias. It is an ongoing process that needs to be monitored and maintained until we are sure that the client has reached a point of stability.

There are a couple of things you should lookout for. Because some states lack statutory regulation of the profession, there can be a risk of running into somebody who lacks adequate training and experience to provide good results. Hypnosis is not a replacement for psychotherapy and is not recommended for people with serious psychological disorders. Although anyone can be hypnotized, clients that are unwilling or uncooperative do not usually benefit from attempted hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy provides many advantages when provided by a skilled, experienced professional. It's non-invasive and returns the client to a more natural state with freedom to make further changes at their own discretion. Sessions are normally adapted to the individual needs of each client and hypnotherapy is very often successful where other treatments have failed. The client is actually in control of the changes and can adjust, add, or remove whatever habits, cravings, and behaviors they choose.

Hypnotherapy is used to create changes in lifestyle that cannot be made with conscious will power. The problem desire, will, and drives are changed at the source, so that the client can easily and comfortably perform in a new and more productive way.

Randy Lee Marcus is a certified and registered hypnotherapist. He is a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists, Oregon Hypnotherapy Association, American Board of Hypnotherapy and a professional member of the American Heart Association.

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