Hypnosis is best described as a natural phenomenon and a state of relaxation and concentration, combined with heightened awareness. So hypnosis is (rather disappointingly one might think) just a deep natural state of physical relaxation, combined with a relaxed yet focused mind. Hypnosis is a state almost anyone can enter if they want to. You cannot be forced into hypnosis. It has to be voluntary. The client has to permit the hypnotherapist to enter the state of hypnosis. The hypnotherapist is simply the catalyst that enables a person to enter the state by helping the client to relax their body and focus their mind using their imagination. In many ways the hypnotherapist becomes the bus driver of your mind. You simply climb aboard the bus and allow the hypnotherapist takes you from stop to stop, with your agreement to do so.
When a client enters the state of hypnosis, they are always completely aware of what is going on around them and can be completely oblivious to normal conscious distraction, but at the same time remain in complete control.
This then gives reason to why some people believe that they cannot be “hypnotized” which would only be suggesting or implying that they cannot relax or enter a state of relaxation. The only reason for this belief is that most people do not realise when they are actually in the state, because they do not feel any different other than experiencing the overwhelming feeling of being relaxed. There are many levels of “deepness” in hypnotic scale. During hypnotherapy a fairly light state of hypnosis is effective. This means that most people are fully aware of their surroundings.
Hypnotherapy can help with many different issues from simple one-off sessions for stopping smoking to stopping biting your nails to losing weight to more deeply-rooted issues. Please remember that whatever your issue, whether it be something common or something out of the ordinary, hypnotherapy may be able to help.
