Myths about hypnosis
If you’ve seen a nightclub or stage hypnotist, you might think that a hypnotist can take control of your mind and make you do things that you would rather forget! Well, that is not true. You cannot be hypnotized unless you want to and you can’t be made to do anything that is normally objectionable to you.
You night think that if you are hypnotized, you might reveal something that you would rather not. This is also not true!
Another myth is that you lose consciousness or go to sleep when you are hypnotized. Some people do go into a nice deep trance that may look like they are asleep or unconscious but they are actually aware of everything that is happening to them.
Another worry is that if you go into a trance, you won’t be able to come out of it! This idea may come from Hollywood but it is also untrue.
As I mentioned before, hypnosis is not something that is done to you, all hypnosis is really self hypnosis. You are the one who induces a trance; the hypnotherapist is more of a facilitator who guides you in what to do.
Hypnosis allows you to alter your internal world. As you change how you think, visualize and imagine things to be, your feelings and behavior will begin to change, too! An expert hypnotherapist once said that hypnosis is actually the ultimate in a self-control skill.
So you see, it’s not that you will lose control when hypnotized but rather that you will gain it! Any athlete would welcome the ability o gain control over his/her performance. With hypnosis, this ability is enhanced!
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