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Myths have always chased hypnosis and its thera­peutic arm, hyp­no­therapy. Some consider them to be black magic whereas others reject them as pseudo science. Fol­lowing are some of the well known myths about hypnosis and the truth behind them.

There is no practice of occult involved in hypnosis. It borders more on the science of the human mind and is very easy to practice for anyone who is willing to learn it. People refuse to acknowledge hypnosis even after seeing par­ti­cipants effectively undergoing it in public sessions. They say that hyp­notised subjects allow prac­ti­tioners to perform well in their art by not dis­playing enough will power to withstand the influence of their words. But nothing could be more distant from the truth. Even mentally strong people can fall under the spell of a spe­cialist hypnosis practitioner.

Another myth is that hypnosis is an altered state of con­sciousness, which again is a serious mis­con­ception. A hyp­notized indi­vidual is fully awake to what is going on around him. That person is just in a calm state where the attention spans are very high and the person can accept new inputs easily.

Some sci­entific findings have claimed that only about 5% of humanity is suitable to be hyp­notized, which is the third myth on this list. The sci­entists are somewhat true in their own way, because they attempted hyp­notising the group by the same hypnosis technique without con­sidering indi­vidual dif­ferences in character and tem­perament. Hypnosis can’t be over­sim­plified like that and clicks only if there are dif­ferent meth­od­o­logies for dif­ferent characters.

Many people consider hypnosis to be a form of med­itation. However, com­mu­nication between the subject and the prac­ti­tioner is paramount in hypnosis, while med­itation is like an appointment with the self without any com­mu­nication involved. Sim­ilarly, a state of trance is also sometimes equated with hypnosis, which is not correct. Trance is again a state of mind sans any com­mu­nication, whereas com­mu­nication forms the very foundation of the hypnosis technique.

It is often thought that hypnosis training or hyp­no­therapy cannot cause changes in physique or in beha­vioural patterns of an indi­vidual. Hypnosis obviously cannot achieve something that is unnatural to the body. But by mentally con­di­tioning a person to give up addictive habits like eating too much and constant smoking, and by raising one’s inspiration levels, hypnosis can usher in vital physical alter­ations in a person and ensure a healthier body.

If a person believes in all the wrong notions that prevail regarding hyp­no­therapy and doesn’t go for a hypnotic session, then he will himself burn the bridge to a better and healthier life.

This article was ori­ginally pub­lished on www.HypnotherapyClinic.info by Con­sultant Clinical Hyp­no­therapist & Pys­cho­therapist Noel Bradford –

As a pro­fes­sional therapist Noel help people with everything that you would expect including giving up smoking, con­trolling their weight, dealing with fears and phobias. However his services go far beyond this and encompass things that affect everyone at some time in their life, such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, and low self esteem.

He  also has detailed spe­cialist training in several areas including but not limitted to Irrittable Bowel Syndrome and Pyscho­sexual matters that affect men such as Errectile Dys­function and Pre­mature Ejac­u­lation as well as those affecting women such as Hyper Desire Disorder, Vaginisums, and Dys­pareunia.

Ori­ginally posted 2010-​​03-​​29 19:28:41.