Frequently asked questions
Hypnosis can be used to improve your general functioning, to make you feel much better mentally, emotionally, and physically. But you may also be concerned about what it can do to you. Hypnosis is not in any way harmful, but it is completely understandable for someone new to hypnosis to have some reservations. You may want to ask a few questions to allay your fears and satisfy your curiosity. The questions which follow are representative of those most frequently asked of hypnotherapists.
Q. What is hypnotherapy and how does it work?
Please go to the 'about hypnosis' and 'what happens' sections.
Q. When I am in a trance can you make me cluck like a chicken? Bark like a dog?
Q' Will I tell you something I've never told anyone? Will I talk about things that are private?
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Could I stay ''frozen'' in one position and never come out of it?
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Could I harm myself?
What these questions are getting at is this: Can a hypnotherapist make you do something shocking, embarrassing or irreversible?
The answer to all these questions is an emphatic ''No''. The person in the trance cannot be made to do anything they think is unacceptable. Thus, you cannot hypnotise a person to rob a bank if it is against their principles to do so. You cannot be ''made'' to violate your own values or acceptable patterns of behaviour. The trance state can be terminated by you at any time. It is your choice to enter the hypnotic state, and you can always choose to leave it.
Q. Can anybody be hypnotised?
Yes, anyone can be hypnotised as long as they want to be. A hypnotherapist cannot force anyone to be hypnotised against their will.
Q. Will I be OK to work/drive after my appointment?
Yes, that will not be a problem at all.
Q. How many sessions will I need?
That depends on the progress you are making, your motivation and your desire to improve. However, hypnotherapy is very powerful and effective and most clients see an improvement after their first or second session.
Q. How long does each session last?
Each session last for at least 1 hour.
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