Correct!

We are actually all experts at putting ourseves into trance. Bear in mind the modern definition of trance :

" being in a state of mind where you

• feel very absorbed in what you are doing
• have a specific and limited focus of attention
• are often more aware of your internal world rather than the external one."

This modern definition allows to us to begin to recognise how many different trance states there are, in fact you could say everything is a trance experience.

This perspective changes our view on trance entirely, so that if for instance we look at feeling anxious before an interview, then it's clear that:

If we're in an anxious trance,

we feel very absorbed in what we're are doing-we're completely wrapped up in the anxiety of the situation, creating nasty movies inside our heads of how bad the interview is going to be .

we have a specific and limited focus of attention-we focus completely on the things that make us anxious.

We are often more aware of your internal world rather than the external one- so we exclude any information from the external world (like the interviewer isn't really a cold-blooded monster who can read our inner thoughts) that might calm us down and focus on horror movies of how bad it's going to be.

All conversations could be called "trance inducing"

Any conversation will change your internal state of mind, even talking about your holiday to a friend will involve you remembering how it felt to be on the holiday whilst your friend will be imagining what it was like, and remembering holidays that they've been on that were similar in some way.

You are both therefore, by definition, in a trance state.

In our change work we will often just use normal conversation to help people sort out their issues. If people were expecting some hypnosis they will often say, "but you never put me in trance."

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