How Susceptible Are You?

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It’s not widely known by the general public, but it’s something that all profession hypnotherapists (and probably some stage hypnotists, too) know.

Some people are more responsive to hypnotic suggestions than others, and this can affect how

effective hypnosis can be for helping with various conditions.

First of all, what is a hypnotic suggestion?

Basically, a hypnotic suggestion is an idea, image or phrase that is planted in the mind of the

client by the therapist.

This suggestion is planted after the trance has been induced in the client and works at the

level of the subconscious – the deepest level of the psyche about which we are barely aware (that’s why it’s called the subconscious – it’s below the

level of normal consciousness).

Hypnotic susceptibility is a measure of how easily a person can be put into a hypnotic trance and hence how easily they will receive hypnotic

suggestions.

Nobody can be hypnotised against his or her will – a discovery that allayed many fears that were rampant in the pioneering days of hypnotism.

The depth of trance that a person enters is a good indication of how susceptible they are to hypnosis and hypnotic suggestions – the deeper they go into

trance, the more susceptible they are.

A hypnotic trance can be induced in a number of ways, and they all share a superficial similarity

to methods used throughout the centuries by shamans, yogis and the like, and has many things in common with the techniques of transcendental

meditation.

In fact, many of the early workers in the field of hypnosis combed ancient texts from India to

discover the methods used by the yogis and developed these into a system of inducing a

hypnotic trance.

Features of trance induction that are very similar to the methods used by transcendental meditation include concentration on a fixed point

or object,

physical relaxation (unlike the sort of meditation that is used in combination with yoga, you don’t

have to get into the lotus position to enter a hypnotic trance) and concentration on a single

phrase

in the case of hypnotherapy, the therapist will speak the phrase to be concentrated on, while transcendental meditation involves the use

of mantras.

Once the trance has been induced, a patient’s level of susceptibility can be measured.

Are you susceptible to hypnosis?

Find out by talking to expert Hypnotherapy Brisbane

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