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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Hypnotherapy is a deep or light state of relaxation, creating a more receptive environment for therapeutic change. A proficient hypnotherapy's has a variety of techniques to assist in affecting changes depending on the special needs of each individual client. Clinical Hypnosis, Alchemical Hypnotherapy, and NLP are just a few of the tools used to transform old programming.
Everyone has experienced hypnosis on some level. When you focus on something intently to the exclusion of everything else, you have entered a state of hypnosis. You have heard the expression of "Zoning Out", when you zone out you are in an altered state. Even when you drive your car, you are in an altered state, i.e., you are operating the vehicle while thinking about something else. It doesn't matter whether you are in a light, medium or deep state of hypnosis, you will still get results. In fact, during a hypnotherapy session, you will be in all three states at various times. Your intelligence or strength of character has nothing to do with whether or not you can be hypnotized.
Have you ever had a strong reaction to something and didn't understand why? Have you ever said something at an inappropriate time and you just couldn't believe you actually said it? Do you sometimes dwell obsessively on something someone says? Do you have reoccurring thoughts that disrupt your peace of mind? Do you have chronic pain the doctors have been unable to diagnose or help? Do you have an undesirable habit and you can't seem to free yourself of it on your own? Do you have a weight problem and despite best efforts and that of your doctor, you are still unable to lose weight? You can probably be helped by hypnosis. Hypnosis by-passes the part of your mind that resist the thing you desire to change, thus allowing change to take place in a natural and gentle way.
Some things can be resolved in one visit, such as smoking and some phobias. Much depends on your presenting issue and your desire to change unwanted behavior. Hypnotic results are specific to each individual client.
Again, the number of sessions depends on each individual client and the presenting issue. Some things can be resolved in one session and others may take time i.e., If you have been overweight all your life, you will most likely need more than one session.
You cannot be induced to do anything that goes against your core values or survival instincts. You are probably thinking of Stage Show Hypnosis in which the participants are there to be entertained. If you have been to a Hypnosis Stage Show, you probably notice that the Hypnotist test each participant before bringing them up on the stage. He/She only selects participants who were willing to be part of the show. If the hypnotist asked the participants to do anything that went against their core values, they would not do it.
