Feelings during Hypnosis?
• Pleasant and Relaxed Usually people under hypnosis report pleasant feelings of mental and physical relaxation, similar to those moments before we fall asleep at night. One may feel quite mellow, and may feel light (or weightless), or very heavy as if sinking into the chair. Sometimes under deep state, the feeling may be euphoric for someone, or like being intoxicated without the side effects. Deep hypnosis is similar in many ways to the kind of profound trance found in yoga or meditation. Certain abilities are enhanced during the hypnotic trance such as, ability to imagine, ability to remember, responsiveness to suggestions, creativity, etc. • Calm and Drifting The person gets rid of the cares and concerns of the day and feel calm and peaceful, as tense muscles relax and other positive physiological changes take place. The ECG results indicate that the brain of the person in hypnosis functions between being awake and being asleep. Hypnosis is more of a drifting state. The person can
