how it is done? how it affects your mind? anything...
2006-11-09 13:35:59 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
There are many positives from hypnosis .Begin in a quiet room with no distractions . Usually in order to begin one is put -or puts themselves in a relaxed position . Mentally you go to a place ( a favorite beach ; etc . ) that you perceive as relaxing while you relax every part of your body . When that level of relaxation is reached -you "program" your focus for about 5-10 minutes ; for instance , if you wish to pass an exam -quit smoking ; whatever . Practice this daily or several times a day until the goal is reached . In self-hypnosis recordings , a count of 1-10 will find you totally alert .
2006-11-09 13:50:58 · answer #1 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hypnosis can be done in a variety of ways. You can even learn to hypnotize yourself! (I've done it a few times). In fact, The Institute for the Study of Healthcare Organizations & Transactions says that, "in most senses, ALL hypnosis is really self-hypnosis".(1)
What IS hypnosis? It is pretty simple, and, according to a site, Integral Hypnosis.com , is a state most of us experience regularly, but for short times and without knowing it:
"Hypnosis is...the induction of a state of mind that is very similar to those that people naturally drift in and out of in the course of a typical day. For example, the familiar daydream episodes where a friend needs to repeat a question to you several times before you "snap out" of the reverie, or the moments just before drifting off to sleep are very much like hypnotic states." (2)
Some people are more easily hypnotized than others and a few are not hypnotizable at all, according to the above site, I'm not sure why. Maybe they think they'll lose control, but that actually does NOT happen during hypnosis. Nobody can make you do anything you don't want to do under hypnosis.
The same site (Integral hypnosis.com), describes how hypnosis is achieved:
"Through the use of suggestion and... cooperation between the hypnotist or hypnotherapist and client, the subject first enters into a state of profound physical relaxation and then into a relaxation of the mind that is at the same time highly focused. This combination of physical relaxation and relaxed mental focus creates a state of optimum suggestibility which makes the therapeutic usefulness of hypnosis possible. The uses of hypnotherapy include weight-loss and weight management, smoking cessation, improved motivation and self-esteem, improved creativity through the unblocking of creative potential, stress reduction and stress management, control of anxieties and phobias..." There are other benefits listed; I suggest you check out this site.
Although I've never been hypnotized for these, I did try it for fun, mostly to explore past life regression and as part of a course on relaxation techniques. If you're very easily hypnotized, it is a calming, insightful experience and you come away, usually, feeling both relaxed an energized. I HIGHLY recommend trying it!
2006-11-09 14:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by Gwynneth Of Olwen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it does not fairly paintings. I have recognized a few humans who've been hypnotized for quitting smoking and wasting weight, and controlling mood. One nonetheless smokes, one remains to be fats, and the opposite nonetheless does now not manipulate their mood. I have a household member that truthfully does the hypnotism. She believes it really works, but it surely does not. ANd it fairly opens you as much as spirits that you do not desire putting round. I might now not advocate it in any respect.
2016-09-01 10:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋