IS HYPNOSIS MIND CONTROL?

No, absolutely not. Hypnosis is not mind control. This is a misconception which refers to the Svengali image of the "all powerful" hypnotist. Hypnosis cannot make you do something you do not want to do consciously. You cannot be made to do anything that is against your morals or ethics. Neither can a person be made to reveal secrets.

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IS HYPNOSIS SAFE?

Yes, hypnosis is safe. It was approved by the British Medical Association in 1955 and by the American Medical Association in 1958. It is recognized by physicians, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and clergy as being a valuable therapeutic approach.

You are never asleep or unconscious when in hypnosis. In fact, you are very alert and aware of where you are and what is happening.

You cannot become "stuck" in hypnosis. All hypnosis is actually self hypnosis with the therapist acting as a guide or coach.

You cannot be made to do something against your morals or ethics. You must first want something in your conscious mind before the subconscious mind will accept the suggestion.

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WHAT IS SUGGESTIBILITY?

Suggestibility is the way we learn--the process by which we learn our habits and behaviors. In order for suggestions from a hypnotherapist to be effective, good rapport must first be established. Hypnosis is a cooperative venture, rather than something that is done "to" a client. The client must first trust the therapist before he or she will accept the suggestions.

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WHAT IS HYPNOTHERAPY?

Hypnotherapy is short-term, goal-oriented therapy, using hypnosis. The person is guided into hypnosis by the therapist for therapeutic purposes. Hypnosis itself is not therapy. It is a tool used to access the subconscious mind in order to change habits and behaviors that a person wants to change.

Hypnosis is the state that a person experiences. Hypnotherapy is using that state for beneficial purposes.

The British Medical Association approved hypnotherapy as a valid medical treatment in 1955. The American Medical Association (AMA) approved it in 1958. Since its formal sanction by the AMA in 1958, more and more physicians have come to accept hypnotherapy's value. And, even though hypnosis is still far from being fully understood, it is scientifically respected and has achieved almost unanimous professional acceptance.

The mind works on two levels. The CONSCIOUS level represents no more than 10 to 12 percent of the mind. The SUBCONSCIOUS level represents approximately 88 to 90 percent. The CONSCIOUS MIND handles our logic and reasoning. The SUBCONSCIOUS MIND has no logic or reasoning and will only accept what the conscious mind believes.

The CONSCIOUS MIND is the part of the mind that controls cognitive behavior---your thinking, what you do, what you say, everything you do that you are consciously aware of.

The SUBCONSCIOUS MIND serves as a memory bank, or computer, and acts the way it has been programmed to act---exactly like a computer. We ALWAYS do what is programmed in the SUBCONSCIOUS MIND.

The SUBCONSCIOUS MIND is the seat of our habits, emotions, imagination, intuition, long-term memory, and self-preservational mechanisms. It regulates the involuntary functions of the body, such as breathing, circulation, digestion, etc. The subconscious generates the energy that drives us to fulfill our goals.

If there is a conflict between the conscious and the subconscious mind, it is somewhat like 88 horses pulling against 12. The subconscious mind ALWAYS wins.

Hypnotherapy can eliminate negative programs in the subconscious mind and reprogram it for success. Hypnotherapy can help the conscious and subconscious mind work together in harmony.

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