Modern Clinical Hypnosis – Part Two

By Ron Klein, MCS, NBCCH

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Modern Clinical Hypnosis – Part Two

Part Two

Would Someone Say Or Do

Something Against Their Will Because Of Hypnosis?

(In other words, will I cluck

like a chicken?)

This is a myth. No one would ever say or do something against their morals or values because they are hypnotized.

Is Hypnosis Like Being Asleep?

Not really. Sleep is an unconscious experience. With trance, the person is quite conscious. Conscious processes might seem slowed down or altered to some extent. The hypnotized person is aware of the hypnotist's voice and of other things taking place in the environment. However, normal distractions like a fire engine going by outside or someone talking in another room are less bothersome.

Is Hypnosis Like

Transcendental Meditation?

Transcendental meditation (TM) is a trance-like experience and can be considered a form of hypnosis. When the practitioner of TM is alone and meditating, it is therefore like a form of self-hypnosis. However, the objective of TM is to clear the mind; with clinical hypnosis there could be many different objectives.

Is Trance And Relaxation

The Same Thing?

No. In most applications of hypnosis, there will be at least some relaxation or a slowing down of bodily processes. However, a person can experience trance even when the body is not totally relaxed.

Can Someone Not Wake Up

From Hypnosis Or Trance?

First of all, when you're hypnotized, or in a trance, you are not asleep. The hypnotized person can choose to become alert or come out of trance whenever desired.

Are Hypnosis And

Biofeedback The Same?

No. Hypnosis as described above is somewhat different from biofeedback. Biofeedback usually involves providing electronic feedback to an individual with the aim of gaining increased control over one or more bodily functions.

What About All These

Hypnosis Clinics?

Most involve group hypnosis. These clinics are less costly but also likely to be less effective than hypnotic sessions done on an individual basis by a qualified hypnotherapist.

Hypnosis For Smoking

Cessation And Weight Loss

For the hundreds of people who I have worked with, hypnosis was exceptionally successful in helping them to stop smoking. About 10% of these patients had a mild “slip” or relapse after nine to 12 months, but most were then able to stop smoking after a brief follow up session (sometimes over the telephone).

Weight control involves three to six (or more) hourly sessions. An important strategy is having clients regularly practice self-hypnosis.