Can anyone explain how hypnosis works?

Question

How do people get hypnotized? How is it possible? Serious answers please

Answer 1

Science has yet to fully explain how hypnosis actually works, but psychiatrists do understand the general characteristics of hypnosis, and they have some model of how it works. It is a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination. It's not really like sleep, because the subject is alert the whole time. It is most often compared to daydreaming, or the feeling of "losing yourself" in a book or movie. You are fully conscious, but you tune out most of the stimuli around you. You focus intently on the subject at hand, to the near exclusion of any other thought.

In conventional hypnosis, you approach the suggestions of the hypnotist, or your own ideas, as if they were reality. In this special mental state, people feel uninhibited and relaxed. Presumably, this is because they tune out the worries and doubts that normally keep their actions in check. In this state, you are also highly suggestible. That is, when the hypnotist tells you do something, you'll probably embrace the idea completely. This is what makes stage hypnotist shows so entertaining. Normally reserved, sensible adults are suddenly walking around the stage clucking like chickens or singing at the top of their lungs. Fear of embarrassment seems to fly out the window. The subject's sense of safety and morality remain entrenched throughout the experience, however. A hypnotist can't get you to do anything you don't want to do.

The predominant school of thought on hypnosis is that it is a way to access a person's subconscious mind directly. Psychiatrists theorize that the deep relaxation and focusing exercises of hypnotism work to calm and subdue the conscious mind so that it takes a less active role in your thinking process. In this state, you're still aware of what's going on, but your conscious mind takes a back seat to your subconscious mind. Effectively, this allows you and the hypnotist to work directly with the subconscious.

Answer 2

I have been hypnotized twice, willingly. I used to trust people. That is why I let them. The first time was by someone who said he was a magician . ..which is strange that it happened because it was I think the same week after I had a Golden Dawn book that I was beginning to read; I was only very lightly interested in the possibility that there might be such a thing as magic but then this happened and it was strange. I dont know how he did it except I was willing, or the once by a psychiatrist . .. because the next time someone supposedly tried it didnt work. But also I was not trusting him; he said you have to be willing to be hypnotized to be hypnotized.

Countering an above response, I was completely unconscious when I was hypnotized, both times; no memory of the period of hypnosis; not aware of my surroundings, but am trying to remember as I believe everything exists in collective memory.

Answer 3

Hypnosis is simply a state of deep meditation. Your mind is clear of noises and yet it is focused on one subject suggested by your guide (the person conducting the hypnosis session). Although hypnosis is generally conducted by someone else, a trained person can self induce hypnosis state

The subject has to be willing but willingness doesn't guarantee that the hypnosis state can be reached, because some people simply have not yet acquired the skills to meditate.

In the meditated state subject can reach deep into sub-consciousness. Therefore hypnosis is a technique often used to uncover information that is disguised by our consciousness. For example, to uncover why someone is afraid of height – the mind may not (want to) remember but the body remembers. Once the desired information uncover, it can be discussed, understood and processed and hence lessen the impact the information have on the subject.

Hypnosis isn’t a silver bullet for issues. As said earlier, the subject has to be willing and it may take some times to train the mind and body, and to establish trust. Once the subject is able to reach a hypnosis state, still might take several attempts to uncover the desired information; and yet more time to process and understand the information.

Although a lot of people can be trained to become a hypnotist, but a hypnotist without the skills to help subject process the uncovered information is not helpful. It would be like you buying a book but unable to read it. If you are looking for a hypnotist, look for a psychiatrist, social worker or therapist who is trained in counseling skills.

Best wishes.

Answer 4

First, a subject must be willing in order for an effect to take place. The "mind control" shown in movies and magic shows is not accurate. People in a state of hynosis are aware of what is going on around them, they are simply less inhibited, which is why hypnosis can be a useful tool in helping people talk about/remember/work through issues they would otherwise be inclined to suppress. Hypnosis works through the power of suggestion.

Answer 5

hypnosis doesn't work. It's just the person wanting to believe it's working, so they dwell upon it while it's happening and it makes them think that it's working.

Answer 6

yes if evry thuing is periodic