Does a hypnotized person give up control ?
Do we give up control of our minds when reading a book or watching a movie? These every-day examples of hypnosis best illustrate how the mind can create physical changes within the body simply through imagination. While reading a book or watching a movie, you are literally in a hypnotic trance; however, you still have the power to emerge from that state if desired. A book, a movie, or a hypnotherapist may guide your mind, but you still have the power to resist or return to normal everyday activity.
Even NOW this question is still debated; but consider… If this were true, then all hypnotherapists would have a 100% success rate after only one session for every client who enters hypnosis. While countless thousands of ex-smokers have successfully used hypnosis to quit, there are thousands more who still smoke, even after being successfully hypnotized several times. (The same can be said for people wishing to use hypnosis to overcome improper eating habits and/or other undesirable habits.) Do we give up control of our minds during a movie? When is the last time you got so involved during a movie or TV show that you actually felt emotion? You were literally in a hypnotic trance, although you retained the power to emerge from that state if desired. Your mind may be guided by a movie, TV show, self-hypnosis tape, or hypnotherapist, but YOU still have the power to resist. Even though there are some people who seem to at least partially give up control of their minds, that is because of
Do we give up control of our minds during a movie? When is the last time you got so involved during a movie or TV show that you actually felt emotion? You were literally in a hypnotic trance, although you still have the power to emerge from that state if desired. Your mind may be guided by a movie, TV show, self-hypnosis tape, or Hypnotherapist, but YOU still have the power to resist. Even though there are some people who seem to at least partially give up control of their minds, that is because of misunderstanding who has the power. Certainly one can be TRICKED into believing that he/she has “given up control” in some forms of stage hypnosis or other experiments–but does that make it right? I am part of the NEW ETHICS of hypnotherapy, perpetuating what my mentor taught me to disclose: “ALL HYPNOSIS IS SELF-HYPNOSIS.” Once people really understand this fact, they may enter deep states of hypnosis while still retaining the power to resist unwanted suggestions. I proved this myself seve
Your mind may be guided by a movie, TV show, self-hypnosis tape, or Hypnotherapist, but YOU still have the power to resist. Even though there are some people who seem to at least partially give up control of their minds, that is because of misunderstanding who has the power. Certainly one can be TRICKED into believing that he/she has “given up control” in some forms of stage hypnosis or other experiments–but does that make it right? I am part of the NEW ETHICS of hypnotherapy, perpetuating what my mentor taught me to disclose: “ALL HYPNOSIS IS SELF-HYPNOSIS.” Once people really understand this fact, they may enter deep states of hypnosis while still retaining the power to resist unwanted suggestions. Let’s start informing people where the real power is–within THEIR OWN MINDS! And we can begin by no longer referring to people in hypnosis as “subjects.” My own students are asked to use the following definitions for people in hypnosis: CLIENTS = People hypnotized for self-improvement, e
