Q; Will I lose control ?
A; NO.
You will always be totally in control
and completely able to ignore or resist any of the suggestions of your hypnotherapist
if you wish to. We also usually include this as suggestion within trance so
that you feel doubly reassured. We are very keen for you to get a sense of how
much it is you that creates the trance, and that the role of the hypnotherapist
is purely to assist you in achieving that state and in creating the opportunities
for change that you desire. The more you understand that all trance is actually
self hypnosis, the more you realise how you can create empowering trance states
when needed in your life.
Q; Will I reveal things about myself that I’d rather not ?
A; NO.
Again we give explicit instructions
for you not to do this. It is not necessary in hypnosis to know absolutely everything
about a problem to help change to occur.
Q; Is it safe ?
A; YES.
Trances occur naturally in our normal
daily lives; when we watch the TV and become so absorbed ; when we day dream;
when we become so engrossed in a captivating book; when we listen to, or play,
an inspiring piece of music. These are all trance states, and not only are they
very normal and safe experiences they also make us feel good in a special way.
Q; Will I find myself doing things that I’d never normally do
?
A; NO.
You will retain you personal and
social integrity, and your morale code within hypnosis.
Q; Will I loose conscious awareness of everything that happens
during the session?
A; This will depend on the level
of trance you reach. Many people will experience entering medium and deep trance
during their first visit, some of what happens here can be forgotten to some
extent, much like waking from a half remembered dream. Some people achieve only
a light trance on the first visit, where everything is much more fully remembered,
and feels most like day dreaming. They will often feel as though they "weren’t
under ", because they were so aware of everything that went on; observation
of them however will show that they "were under" and did exhibit all the classical
signs of being in trance. The level of trance you reach has no effect on the
work done within a session. Most people find it easier to enter the deeper states
of trance the more comfortable and experienced they become with the idea of
hypnosis.
Q; Will I do anything that I’m told whilst under hypnosis ?
A; NO.
Again you are very much in control.
When in hypnosis the unconscious mind is much more active than in the waking
state; it still checks what is said before believing it, although it does have
a slightly different checking system. The conscious mind asks " Is this true?"
whilst the unconscious mind asks "would I like this to be true ?", this is why
the positive changes achieved in hypnotherapy can be so dramatic and relatively
easy.
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