Is there a difference between stage hypnotism and clinical hypnosis?
Stage hypnosis is a fun thing, staged by the hypnotist and acted out with willing participants. Sure the participants are relaxed, but they are always in control. When they “quack like a duck and bark like a dog”, it is because they want to do that to be a part of the show and to entertain the audience. Just accept that as entertainment. Clinical hypnosis is that type of hypnosis that is practiced one-on-one in a clinical setting which may be in an office, a hospital, a clinic or in an individual’s home. It a serious science practiced by serious people whereby the enhancement of the quality of a person’s life is the goal.