How effective is Hypnosis?
• Psychoanalysis: 38% recovery after 600 sessions
• Behavior Therapy: 72% recovery after 22 sessions
• Hypnotherapy: 93% recovery after 6 session
Are the Results of Hypnosis Permanent?

Suggestions stay with some individuals indefinitely, while others need reinforcement. The effects of hypnosis are cumulative: The more the techniques are practiced and post-hypnotic suggestions are brought into play, the more permanent the results become. additional staying power and extend the effectiveness.

Can Any Person Be Hypnotized?

People of average intelligence (unless there is some form of organic brain damage) can be hypnotized in most cases if they are willing. The depth of hypnosis varies with a person's ability to respond. If you are not a naturally responsive subject, you can improve your receptivity to hypnosis with relaxation. You are in control the entire time while experiencing hypnosis. The power lies in your subconscious mind,  while under hypnosis you have enhanced awareness and you retain all the power to select what you want to say or do. You won't do anything in a hypnotic state that you would not find acceptable in your normal state.

Does a Person Become Unconscious or Lose Control During Hypnosis?

Actually the opposite is true, as you are gaining control over mental functions most other people are scarcely aware of. Contrary to popular myth, you will never tell secrets you want to keep to yourself or accept suggestions that are not in your best interests. Also, you will be awake the entire session and will be able to recall all that took place. You are always in control. It is not uncommon for one to express emotions, crying, laughing and holding a conversation.  

How Does Hypnosis Help People?

The ability to reprogram emotional attitudes and reactions is a hidden talent within every human being. Hypnosis is the most functional and reasonable way to train life-long attitudes, rather than suffer a lifetime of emotional accidents which the conscious mind is unable or unwilling to change.

How Does the Subconscious Accept Hypnotic Suggestions?

Hypnotic suggestions bypass the intellectual mind, called the "conscious," and zero in on the subconscious. When given a new suggestion that is within the bounds of a person's belief system and moral orientation, the subconscious mind accepts it literally as a new reality. This helps us to make the changes we wish to make.


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