8Kun Hypnosis (2024)

FAQs

Do hypnotists actually work? ›

Scientific evidence supporting the benefits of hypnotherapy has been limited, but is growing. Some studies show “promising” results or “may be helpful in” conclusions. The strongest evidence supporting the use of hypnotic treatments comes from research on hypnosis for treating pain, IBS and PTSD symptoms.

The central phenomenon of hypnosis is suggestibility, a state of greatly enhanced receptiveness and responsiveness to suggestions and stimuli presented by the hypnotist.

Hypnotizability is a trait that follows a normal distribution: 10% to 20% percent of people aren't very hypnotizable, and about the same proportion are highly responsive; everyone else falls somewhere in between.

Although you're more open to suggestion during hypnosis, you don't lose control over your behavior during a hypnosis session.

But hypnosis has a surprisingly robust scientific framework. Clinical research has shown that it can help relieve pain and anxiety and aid smoking cessation, weight loss, and sleep.

Alfred A. Barrios, Ph. D., presented a review in the journal "Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice" and in American Health magazine, where he provided the following recovery rates for different therapies: Hypnotherapy: 93% success rate after an average of 6 sessions.

Contrary to popular belief, you can't be hypnotised into doing things against your will. You can't be forced into a hypnotic state either. Instead, you allow yourself to be hypnotised. It is a voluntary altering of your own consciousness, and you are always in control.

Potential obstacles include: misconceptions or preconceived notions about what hypnosis is, such as unconsciousness, amnesia, or sleep. lack of rapport with your therapist. fear of losing control or being “programmed”

How does hypnosis work? During hypnosis, a trained hypnotist or hypnotherapist induces a state of intense concentration or focused attention. This is a guided process with verbal cues and repetition. The trance-like state you enter may appear similar to sleep in many ways, but you're fully aware of what's going on.

Individuals with dissociative identity disorder have the highest hypnotizability of any clinical group, followed by those with post-traumatic stress disorder. Research has found that transcranial magnetic brain stimulation can enhance hypnotizability.

How to tell if you're easily hypnotized? ›

A physical characteristic that is associated with being highly hypnotizable is the ability to roll your eyes back into your head so that hardly any of the eyeballs are seen.

One of the most common signs of hypnosis is muscular relaxation. As with the slowed pulse rate, when people relax they tend to notice a reduction in muscular tension. This is why in many stage hypnosis shows, you notice people slumping over.

We're happy to confirm that its physically impossible for this to occur because you are not unconscious at any point during the hypnosis, simply in a fully conscious, deeply relaxed state that you can come out of any time you wish.

It's completely normal for your mind to wander while in hypnosis. Because your therapist will be talking to your subconscious mind, it is of no importance what your conscious mind chooses to think about during your session.

Some people feel dizzy or uneasy, even after a relaxing session. They may feel psychologically unnerved about being 'out of control', particularly if they didn't like the suggestions that were made to them. The literature is full of unpleasant or even dangerous effects that have been experienced after hypnosis.

While it appears that almost anyone can be hypnotised, hypnosis does not always bring about good results. It is unclear why hypnosis does not work for everyone.

Hypnosis is promoted as a treatment for many conditions or issues. Research does provide some support for using hypnosis for some, but not all, of the conditions for which it's used. Research shows strong evidence for the use of hypnosis to treat: pain.

Suggestions during hypnosis can cause dynamic changes in brain activity [6]. Areas responsible for processing cognition and emotion show greater activity during hypnosis, as well as hypnosis-induced changes in functional connectivity between anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the large neural network [4,7].

For some issues, such as smoking cessation or weight loss, results may be seen relatively quickly, sometimes within a few sessions. For other conditions, such as anxiety or addiction, the process is often more gradual, and it may take several weeks or months of treatment for the individual to see improvement.