Is there a difference between self-hypnosis, “guided imagery,” and “creative visualization”?
No, not really. Some people have a lot of misconceptions about the word “hypnosis” and feel more comfortable calling it “guided imagery” or “creative visualization.” Guided imagery and creative visualization both utilize imagery or visualizations in the person’s mind while they are in hypnosis. Self-hypnosis is the process by which one takes himself into the hypnotic state and doesn’t necessarily need to visualize anything. They all are forms of hypnosis and basically are the same thing.
No, not really. Some people have a lot of misconceptions about the word “hypnosis” and feel more comfortable calling it “guided imagery” or “creative visualization.” Guided imager and creative visualization both utilize images or visualizations in the person’s mind while they are in hypnosis. Self-hypnosis is the process by which one takes himself into the hypnotic state and doesn’t necessarily need to visualize anything. They all are forms of hypnosis and basically are the same thing.
