WHEN I AM HYPNOTIZED HOW AM I GOING TO FEEL, WILL I KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, WILL I BE ASLEEP?

You certainly will not be asleep or unconscious. If you were asleep, you would not be able to have a dialogue with me. As a matter of fact, during hypnosis you are 30% more aware of what is going on around you than you would ordinarily be, but you can be selective about it (which you can’t do in the waking state). While under hypnosis, you are in a very relaxed and pleasant state.

 

 

 

IS HYPNOSIS SAFE?

Hypnosis is completely safe when a competent and qualified
hypnotist practices it, so you will in no danger at all with myself.

 

 

 

WHAT DOES HYPNOSIS FEEL LIKE?

Hypnosis is a term derived from the Greek word for sleep. Hypnosis is very relaxing. However, you never lose awareness during hypnosis. When you are hypnotized, you continue to be aware of your surroundings. Everyone has experienced hypnosis. For instance, you may be watching a TV program and you find yourself very engrossed in it to the point that should someone be talking to you, you may not even be aware of them. Daydreaming is also a hypnotic state. Sometimes, we can drive to a destination and not remember the journey, our subconcious has taken over and got us there safely.

 

 

 

IS HYPNOSIS IN YOUR OFFICE LIKE STAGE HYPNOSIS? WILL YOU MAKE ME DANCE LIKE A CHICKEN?

Hypnosis as used in a my office is a healing or investigative process. Your welfare is the sole focus of the procedure and the work is geared towards helping the you. Stage hypnosis is a show where people perform acts that are used to entertain an audience. Since the purpose is usually to hold the audience’s interest and to entertain them, the subjects are carefully selected and screened before the stage demonstration begins.

 

 

 

WILL I REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THE SESSION IS OVER?

You will remember everything unless I have valid reasons to delay the recall until I feels it is safe and beneficial to you. (This would be particularly true of uncovered early memories of abuse or other traumas.) Usually, you will remember only what you are ready to remember. You may be asked to describe images or sensations or sounds as they come to you. You will be encouraged to avoid explaining or making any sense out of these impressions. You may report these impressions, but this is not the time to make any sense out of them.

 

 

 

WHAT IF I DO NOT COME OUT OF HYPNOSIS?

Everyone comes out of hypnosis. Remember that you went into hypnosis willingly.

So, just as you decided to go into hypnosis, by the same token, you will decide to

come out of it. There are, on few occasions, some people who enjoy it so much that

they resist coming out. I have been asked: what happens if anything happens to me

during this period? After a while, you will drift off into a natural sleep and then

reawaken normally.

 

 

 

WILL I BE ASLEEP OR UNCONSCIOUS WHILE UNDER HYPNOSIS?

During hypnosis, you may look asleep but is not sleep. You will be relaxed, but mentally alert. You will retain at all times a level of awareness to the direct environment

 

 

 

CAN I BRING A FRIEND WITH ME?

You can bring anyone with you if you need the reassurance and if that makes you comfortable. However it is not advised, as the best setting for hypnosis is one of complete calm and relaxation and with a friend in the room, some poeple can feel self concious and may not go into hypnosis at all, therefore gaining no benefit. You need to understand that, should I suggest that it is best for you to be alone, you must respect my recommendation and I will clarify my decision. Keep in mind that you are in control and feel free to voice your request.

 

 

 

CAN ANYONE BE HYPNOTIZED?

Everyone who can understand what I am saying to them and wishes to be hypnotized can be. Even people with short attention spans can be hypnotized but the procedure requires special skills designed for each individual.

 

 

 

I AM TOLD THAT I AM VERY BRIGHT. CAN I BE HYPNOTIZED?

Concentration is essential for hypnosis. People with a wide range of intellectual giftedness or limitations can be hypnotized. Almost anyone can be hypnotized, even children as young as three. Old people can also be hypnotized. The ability to enter hypnosis frequently depends on how much you let yourself go and cooperate with me.

 

 

 

DOES EVERYONE ENTER HYPNOSIS EASILY?

If you have had positive experiences with hypnosis, it will naturally facilitate your re-experiencing it. If you are concerned that under hypnosis you might reveal some deep personal secrets, you should not be. You will reveal only what you wish as you will always be in control.

 

 

 

WHAT IF I CAN NOT GO DEEPLY ENOUGH?

A light hypnotic state may be sufficient to accomplish the goals of the session. Most people can achieve a trance deep enough to allow for the process. Hypnosis is one of many tools and techniques used to uncover information or to work out issues.

 

 

 

CAN A PERSON FABRICATE EXPERIENCES WHILE UNDER HYPNOSIS?

Hypnosis is not a truth serum. There is no guarantee that all information obtained under hypnosis is accurate. Some people under hypnosis have been known to fabricate and lie. As a matter of fact, a person can even lie after an injection of truth serum. The serum is a chemical administered to reduce inhibitions so that the subject reveals freely solicited information. However, if there is some deep information that the person chooses not to divulge or if it is information that is not consciously known, frequently, the subject will not reveal it. Hypnosis can bring back information that has been repressed or forgotten. I have my own techniques to determine if a person is lying.

 

 

 

HOW CAN I BE SURE THAT MEMORIES REVEALED UNDER HYPNOSIS ARE REAL?

Hypnosis is not a totally reliable way to recall accurately disturbing memories.

 

 

 

WHAT IF I AM NOT READY TO "KNOW" ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES?

This issue should be discussd and agreed beforehand

 

 

 

IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THOUGHTS IMPLANTED IN MY MIND?

The capacity to influence people to do something against their will exists. There is no doubt that people can be manipulated into doing things against their will and even against their systems of value and belief. Although techniques of brainwashing exist, they are not in the realm of clinical hypnosis and would invlove a much more complicated process than I practice in clinical situations.

 

 

 

HOW DOES HYPNOSIS DIFFER FROM SLEEP, MEDITATION OR GUIDED IMAGERY?

Hypnosis is best described as an altered state of consciousness, a changed state of awareness, concentration and perception. During the experience of hypnosis, you remain in complete control and should you ever feel uncomfortable because of the experience, you can simply reopen your eyes and terminate the intervention. Everyone at some point or another has experienced hypnosis. A person often experiences hypnosis during driving and can miss an exit or when you sre so engrossed watching TV or reading a book that even a person talking will nor distract you from your activities.

 

Although I may use the word 'sleep' as a suggestion to enter deep relaxation, hypnosis is not sleep. Sleep is defined as a "natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored." During sleep, the individual is not aware of what is happening, which is totally the opposite of hypnosis.

 

Meditation involves a person focusing their thoughts, engaging their inner contemplation or reflection. Meditation techniques vary, but what most of them have in common is the relief of suffering and the promotion of healing.

It is generally known that there are four different kinds of meditation. One is based on body control in order to unite body and mind as in Yoga. A second technique of meditation is based on control of the mind and requires concentration, contemplation and visualization. Concentration is accomplished by focusing on an object. Contemplation is achieved through continuous repetition of a word or a syllable. A third approach to meditation is based on letting go of the body, using techniques to achieve relaxation of muscle tensions. The fourth meditative technique focuses on letting go of the mind. The mind remains open to whatever enters it thus obtaining insight.

 

There is a fine line between meditation and hypnosis. Meditation and self-hypnosis can be induced in similar ways. Both techniques may begin by the person being asked to stare at a certain point, breathe in a prescribed way or listen to chants or rhythms. Meditation has been most effective in changing behavior.

 

Guided Imagery is the use of mental images to bring about changes usually related to health problems.

All the above techniques share relaxation as part of the procedure, but that is where the similarities end.