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"Hypnosis
- A trance-like state (altered stare of consciousness) in which
a person becomes more aware and focused and is more open to suggestion." |
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Hypnosis - The Science Part II
What Precisely Is Hypnosis And How Can It Be Of Benefit To Me?
Explaining the Conscious and Sub-Conscious Mind
Return to The Science Of Hypnosis Part 1
The Effects of Hypnosis
The overall effect is another highly subjective area of hypnosis.
While there are some similarities in the experiences of most subjects,
none of these effects are a requirement or a direct indication of successful
hypnosis.Effects of Hypnosis
- Deep Relaxation - Most subjects will experience an intense feeling of relaxation. Although, relaxation is not necessary for trance, many methods of hypnosis promote trance through dissociation with the body. This is usually done through deep relaxation.
- Floating or Sinking - Many subjects report the gentle feeling of floating or sinking into the chair or couch that they are on.
- Increased Senses - While hypnosis usually involves dissociation from the body, typically, many people report that they also become aware of certain things through an increase in the sensitivity of their senses.
- Amnesia - Many people experience amnesia about the content of the hypnotic experience. This is actually encouraged, and even intentionally suggested, when using hypnosis in a therapeutic setting.
- Time Distortion - Trance can do some amazing things to a person’s perception of time. Many sessions that last an hour feel like ten or fifteen minutes to an awakened subject. Sometimes, twenty-minute sessions feel like hours. Time distortion is completely subjective - everyone experiences it differently.
Hypnosis is generally regarded as having three levels or stages of "depth". There is a fairly heated argument between different camps regarding the actual levels (even if there actually are any) of hypnosis and what characteristics belong to each level.Stages of Hypnosis
| Light Trance |
Feelings of lethargy and relaxation |
Catalepsy of the eyes |
Catalepsy of the arms or other muscle groups |
Floating or sinking feelings |
Full body catalepsy |
| Medium Trance |
Smell and taste can be suggested. For example, making an onion taste and smell like an apple. |
The ability to totally erase or block numbers from the mind. |
Amnesia of certain events |
Glove Anesthesia |
Analgesic suggestions |
Post-hypnotic suggestion |
| Deep Trance |
Automatic movement. For example, if you begin to move the subject’s hands in orbit around each other, they will continue to move that way automatically, without verbal suggestion, until you stop them or suggest that they stop. |
Positive hallucinations can be suggested. For instance, in my hand, you will see a tennis ball. What colour is it? |
Complete anesthesia |
Negative hallucinations, while more difficult to suggest than positive hallucinations, can sometimes be suggested at this point. For instance, the chair you are sitting on has just disappeared… you can no longer see the chair anywhere. |
Comatose, or what has been commonly called, the Esdaile state. |
One must bear in mind that these stages are very fluid. Please, do not get the idea that only a person in medium trance can receive post-hypnotic suggestions, or that only a person in deep trance can experience anesthesia. Everyone is different and people respond in different ways to hypnosis. This table is only presented as a basic outline to possibilities. And with the athlete and sports person that means that you can suggest the ability to achieve certain things and have the sub conscious and conscious mind agree.There is a very big difference with weight training when you approach the heavy loaded barbell with the notion that ‘this is heavy and is gonna crush me, break my spine and Ill fail to make three reps or even lift it’, and when you go for it with a positive belief that ‘This is heavy and I can push every muscle like pumping hydraulics so that I can forcefully and powerfully lift that weight and perform the maximum number of reps truly possible for my current progressing strength levels.’
Dispelling Myths About Hypnosis: Common Questions
This happens in waves with many things. In the medical world hypnosis
has not always fared well under the skeptical eye of most, yet is now
the NHS recognised and recommended referral for people to quit smoking
and even lose weight. However in the sports field hypnosis has always
been accepted as a useful tool for success because it delivers the results
for positive, healthy, motivated mind set that is required of success.Most
people don't even have the small amount of knowledge about hypnosis that
you have recently gained. In order to help these people to trust the hypnotic
experience and relax sufficiently, then there must be a disposal of a
few myths regarding hypnosis. Most uncertainties about hypnosis stem from
issues where the client/subject believes that they will lose control and
be made to eat onions or something of the sort. This is not the case other
than the mutation of hypnosis for stage antics and entertainment. An entirely
different form of hypnosis if you can even call it that to begin with.
Following are some of the questions you may be thinking to yourself about
hypnosis before investigating it further for your advantage in succeeded
further with your sport.
- Will I fall asleep? No, you will not fall asleep. While many people look "out cold" while in a trance, this is usually just a product of the extreme relaxation and comfort of the subject. Hypnosis is not sleep. At all times, you will be completely awake and in control. You can talk, move and get up at any time you wish.
- Will I Lose control or be manipulated in trance? Not at all. Hypnosis is a cooperative activity, which means that you must consent to everything that the operator suggest to you. If a hypnotist were to suggest something that would make you uncomfortable, cause harm or is out of line with your morals, you would either come out of trance immediately, or simply ignore the suggestion. You are suggestible under hypnosis, but not commandable! Nobody can take over or control your mind with hypnosis, only guide you into new positive and motivating ways to think instead of negative and debilitating ways you may be running your thoughts.
- If that's so, why do people on stage bark like dogs and act like fools? Have you ever known anyone personally that has gone on stage? The stage hypnotist plays with a bit of a stacked deck. Think about it... Who goes up on stage? Volunteers! Those are people who enjoy being the centre of attention and acting like the court jester. Quite often you can see these people launching out of their chairs, jumping in the air shouting "me, me, me, me, ME!!!!" And in many cases they may have even been drinking or are mildly under the influences of an intoxication anyway. Chances are they might bark like a dog even if they weren't hypnotized just to get a laugh! This is not meant to take anything away from stage-hypnotists - stage hypnotism is an extraordinary art that is difficult to master. But, in order to put ten to fifty subjects under trance in less than ten minutes, and then have them do entertaining things, it helps to have the right type of subjects. And this is not medical or therapeutic hypnosis in any context whatsoever.
- What Will Hypnosis Feel Like? As discussed above, Hypnosis can feel radically different to different people, so nobody can tell you exactly what you'll feel. But I can tell you this... It will be completely comfortable...you will relax completely... And you will have a profoundly incredible and positive experience. The best way to learn about it is to experience it.
- What if I cannot be hypnotised? Everyone can be hypnotized. Let me say that again: Everyone can be hypnotized. This does not necessarily mean that everyone will submit to hypnosis. Remember, hypnosis is cooperative... The subject is always in charge. But rest assured that, anyone with an I.Q. above that of a raw onion, who can relax, comprehend and follow simple instructions, can be hypnotized, if they are to allow it.
- Can a person get stuck in a hypnotised state? This is the most common fear that people seem to have about the mythical state of hypnosis and it probably the most absurd once you understand the mechanisms of hypnosis. You've never become permanently "stuck" daydreaming, have you?!? Of course not! While a few people are reluctant to "snap to", just because hypnosis is so cool and feels so good, everyone comes out of hypnosis feeling great, refreshed and full of life. And that is a guaranteed benefit of this particular altered state. Just think about when you are going to the cinema and you are engrossed in an amazing movie, and you’re sat on the edge of your seat, totally absorbed, as if you are there in it, the main character, seeing through their eyes, hearing what they hear, feeling what they feel….and you are unaware of the world around you. Doesn’t that feel totally amazing. And when the movie ends you drift back to reality feeling positively affected and thrilled with the entertaining movie. That’s pretty much what can happen in hypnosis but you cannot get stuck in that state.
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