Has anyone here tried hypnosis (other than at a comedy show)?

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  1. Oogie Schnoogie 
    Thursday, 4. March 2010

    I tried it once! I cannot be hypontized.

  2. I quit smoking with hypnosis March 1, 2005. It was my 2nd time trying (first time I quit for 3 months, got lost, when I asked for directions I asked for a pack of smokes, seriously thinking I could have ONE).
    I gained 15 lbs (DO NOT CARE, I’m working that off now)
    I knew I would do whatever it took to quit. I also knew I could NOT do “cold turkey”- God bless the people that do. I HIGHLY recommend hypnoses. GOOD LUCK, you can do it.
    (ps, I’m 40, and if you’d have told me I’d EVER quit, I’d call you crazy)

  3. Anyone who tries hypnosis by allowing a so called expert to mess with their mind is truly asking for trouble.
    Instead of hypnosis why not just make an intelligent decision to do what you know is right?
    God doesn’t expect us to do something we can’t do, so decide for your own benefit and simply follow through.
    When a negative thought comes to discourage you, remember you are in charge of your life, not some self-condemning thought intruding on your happiness.
    Don’t be afraid.
    All the room you take up in this world belongs to you, so let no one intrude on your mind or life in any way. It is your mind, your life, so keep it filled with good stuff.
    Remember God loves you, and all us sane folks out here love you and are out here rooting for you that you can and will do it!
    God bless you dear!

  4. Hypnosis is nothing more than helping someone to become VERY focused, to the point that they are more or less unaware of anything else going on.
    Thus most of us go into a light trance state whenever we’re really focused on anything, even such everyday activities as reading a book or watching TV.

    Having said that, there are different levels of “trance” and it isn’t always necessary to help someone to achieve a very deep trance in order to achieve whatever it is they want to achieve.

    There are, in fact, very few people of normal intelligence or above who cannot be hypnotised unless they are deliberately resisting. If the client is a willing subject, a failure to achieve a trance state is much more likely to be down to a lack of skill on the part of the hypnotist (even if they seem to have impressive qualifications).

    Cost can be very variable. I’d advise getting prices from a number of hypnotherapists (see your local Yellow Pages) and straight away cross off anyone who seems unusually cheap or very expensive (a good hypnotist doesn’t need to offer giveaway prices, nor do they need to charge the earth).

    From those that are left, only deal with people who offer a one-rate-for-the-job-price rather than charging by the hour. A good hypnotist will have a rate for, say, 4-6 sessions to resolve a single issue, and not charge anything at all if extra sessions are required.

    As for the “deep recesses” issue, sometimes that is necessary. I know of one person, for example, who had to recall – very briefly – an event from their VERY early life in order to resolve an anger management situation.

    Having said which, it is important for you to understand that someone who is genuinely hypnotised is NOT, repeat NOT under the “control” of the hypnotist. You would be aware of what was going on at all times, and you could NOT be made to say or do anything against your will, so the warning in a previous answer is probably based on either misinformation or lack of information.

    A good hypnotist should spend an initial session of 30-90 minutes just interviewing you so they can get a clear understanding of your situation and decide whether they have a good chance of being able to help you to reach your required goal. This time also gives the client a chance to decide whether they feel able to trust the hypnotist to be ethical and effective. If you don’t feel able to continue after this interview then try someone else.
    (The length of the initial interview depends to SOME extent on how skilled the hypnotist is. BUT, a short interview does NOT guarantee that this is a skilled hypnotist.)

    Above all, trust your gut reaction, if it don’t feel right it probably isn’t. No hypnotist can work well with a client unless and until they have mutual trust.

    When the conditions are right, hypnosis definitely works.

  5. It is very relaxing. You feel like you have been asleep for a couple of minutes when you were out for an hour. I tried it for weight loss but it didn’t work. I used the old fashioned way instead: diet and exercise.

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