What is Hypnosis?
The truth about hypnosis


A relaxed, focused state of concentration. That is the definition. But the actual state of hypnosis is a little harder to define. Until recently it was assumed that it was similar to sleep, or that the mind was somehow unconscious. In reality, there is a specific state that the brain enters into when it is receptive to suggestion. This has been discovered on scans during hypnosis. It is not an unusual state of mind, and may feel like you are not in a trance, or in hypnosis. For most people they simply feel relaxed. There is a change in the brain wave activity, similar to that time just before sleep when the alpha state is entered. Your brain's waking state is a beta brain wave, just as you are going to sleep it changes to alpha and then to delta and theta in deep sleep. The alpha state is a very dreamy, pleasant state. During this time the mind is very open to visualizations and creating a rich sensory experience. The more real the experience becomes in the subconscious mind during this state, the more effect it will have on your waking behavior.

Is hypnosis dangerous?


Hypnosis is a normal state of mind, one which most people go in and out of every day. When you are watching a movie that you are engrossed in, driving down a long monotonous road, listening to music that captures a mood or engrosses you, you are in hypnosis. We experience hypnosis every day and don't even know it. When you are in a guided hypnotic trance session, or driving down the road in trance, you have an observer self, which is an actual part of you that is always aware and watching out for you. This observer self has been documented as a credible aspect of our mind, that keeps us safe, even when asleep. During hypnosis you can trust that your observer self will watch over you. This is not a guide or spiritual being, is a scientific discovery of a function of our brain. During a hypnosis session you would instantly get up and leave the room if it caught on fire, even if had previously felt like your arms and leg were too heavy to move.

In fact, since hypnosis can help make us sharper and more aware mentally, it actually may help keep us safer, by making us more aware of our surroundings during the day. If your perception of what is happening around you is better, you will notice things that are happening with greater clarity and perhaps make better decisions.

Can hypnosis make me tell secrets?


Not at all. You will not divulge any information that you would not ordinarily divulge. You always have a choice, and your brain did not stop functioning or reasoning. However, you may find that you discover some inner truths about yourself, or your situation, or some self sabotage, that you did not know about consciously. What this means is that your subconscious mind may have some inner programming going on that you do not know about that causes you to keep making the same mistakes, get sick, get angry, have rotten luck, or ignore important clues about your success or failure. The really good news is that when you uncover these inner truths that have been kept secret from your subconscious mind, your mind can no longer play that game. When the unconscious strategy is revealed, the gig is up. Your inner mind must now do it differently. The program only worked when it was in stealth mode. Here is an example. I had a pain in my back, between my shoulder blades. …….


Can Hypnosis make me do something against my will?


Absolutely not. This is probably the biggest myth of all. Stage hypnotists seem to make people do strange things while hypnotized, but the truth is that these people are doing these things because they have a desire to be outrageous. If the stage hypnotists chooses their subjects carefully they will have willing participants. You will never do anything, or accept any suggestion that violates your morals or values. If that was possible, all the hypnotists in the world could make you go rob the banks and bring back the money. We would be rich, and rule the world. Obviously, this is not the case.

What if I don't wake up?


No one has ever got stuck in a terminal state of hypnosis. It simply cannot happen. If the hypnotist left the room, or if you were listening to a tape and the power went out, you would either fall asleep and wake up naturally, or your subconscious mind would detect that there is no voice guiding you and bring you to conscious awareness.

Will I forget everything during the session?


It occasionally happens that there is amnesia for the session. Sometimes the hypnotist will suggest that you forget what transpired, and occasionally this may have that effect. Most hypnotists want you to be aware of the session. You will be aware of everything around you, and remember most, if not all, that happened in the session. Usually, you will remember it better than a conversation we had, because your mind is in such a focused state.

Can anyone be hypnotized?


Yes, in fact hypnotizability is often a learned trait. You can teach your body and mind to go into trance, and get better and better at it as you practice your self hypnosis. Most people don't think they are hypnotized after a session. What they do notice is that some things have changed - maybe that day, maybe the next week. Sometimes the effects are subtle and sometimes profound. One woman told me about a profound healing experience after three days of listening to my healing program. Her tumor disappeared. Another man who had a stroke told me that the feeling and movement returned to his arm 1 months after our sessions. Another told me that they lost 7 pounds in one week after the first session. That is amazing, of course, but sometimes when the mind is really ready to make a change, it can happen quickly. Sometimes when the brain and body needs to do some healing work it can happen over time. One of my clients was sure that he was not hypnotized in any of our sessions, but after only 5 sessions, his lifetime of relentless migraines were gone. And when I saw him 8 months later, he says that he still has not had one migraine.

The truth about hypnosis is this.

It can be the one most important tool to change the way your mind experiences your world. If there ever was a magic wand, that could help you change anything about your life, your health or your behavior, this might be it. Good Hypnotherapists know how to gently release blocks and fears, and create a new inner belief that will set the wheels in motion to make changes in the way you think, feel and behave.

We are constantly hypnotizing ourselves. I think that sometimes we are our own worst enemy, when we call ourselves names, or put ourselves down and reinforce fears and limitations. It can get to be a habit and if you do it long enough you will develop a belief that will get the results you ask for.

For instance, if you think you have a bad memory, or believe that your memory has to get worse as you get older… maybe it is at least partly due to your constant reinforcement that goes something like this:

Boy my memory is getting bad

I am so bad at names

I will never remember that, you better write it down

My mind is really going downhill

These are suggestions. It is just like suggestions that I would give you during a session in my office, in that they will create the effect you are asking for. If you come into my office and pay me to hypnotize you for a better memory, I am going to make suggestions that:

Your memory is getting sharper every day

You are very good at remember names, it is easy for you to instantly recall someone's name

You will easily remember those things that are important

You mind is getting sharper and your memory better every day.

What if? So, imagine what might happen if you just changed your suggestions that you give yourself on a daily basis?

What if you could let your mind easily change the way you feel about something you used to be afraid of? Or have more confidence? Or feel calm and relaxed and able to instantly lower your heart rate or blood pressure? One of my clients who had a 6 way bypass, wore a heart monitor and based on the anchor we created for relaxation, which was simply touching his thumb and finger together, his heart rate went down 10 BPM almost instantly.

You have the power to make your brain happy or sad, afraid or confident, healthy or sick. Want to learn how to use it. Keep listening.

Can Hypnosis make changes in my body?

Can I change the internal conditions, influence my immune system, change the size of muscles, or in the condition of my skin?

You are constantly growing new cells. Every cell that dies off get it's instructions from the old cell, and in the case of skin cells, if there was a scar, the new cell is instructed to form in the same way as the old cell and become part of the scar tissue. But why does this perfectly healthy new cell have to take on the memory of the old cell? We get completely new skin every 20 days. All of our skin cells are replaced. They do not need to be replaced with the old messages. Hypnosis seems to be the messenger that can send information to the new cell, and break the communication of damage or aging, or injury. I have had many clients who have made scars go away. Hypnotists are very familiar with the process of permanently enlarging breasts with hypnosis because the cells respond to suggestion to become larger and more plentiful. Men have also enlarged their genitals with this same process. It is a well researched fact that hypnosis can increase the function of the immune system and affect cancer cells. In fact, Norman Cousins did a test to find out just how dramatic the effect is on the immune system after just one hour. He had blood drawn before his meditation session, then again immediately after. In one hour some immune factors in the blood had increased 200%. So when you have a cold, if you let yourself be miserable and focus on how sick you are getting, that is what you will get! Your immune system will respond by suppressing the activity.

If you decide to be well, and focus your thought on how quickly your body recovers, energize your immune system, and give your mind and body the energetic material it needs, you will probably get well very quickly. I am sure you know someone who goes around saying " I never get a cold, I just don't get sick" and they don't. You have probably wondered how they could do that, and now you know!

I used to have debilitating back pain, the kind that could sometimes keep my on the floor, unable to get up for more than a minute, that would go on for weeks. I believe that I have healed my bones, nerves and tissues in my back to the point that they are healthy and strong and getting stronger every day and every year. I used to have severe lower back pain several times a year. I was told that it would get worse as I get older. I want you to know that I have not had back pain for about 7 years. Coincidentally- the amount of time that I have been doing hypnotherapy as a career.

Can hypnosis make your body younger?

Quite possibly. If we are constantly growing new cells, and if we instruct them to find the most healthy and youthful information as the blueprint of their development, the cellular memory may change. Personally I believe it is possible to have younger skin, better vision, thicker hair, better memory, flexible joints. I have seen it in my clients and in myself. This is possible for everyone, not just for some. It is all a result of the thoughts that you fill your mind with and allow your mind to communicate to your body. What do you really want? Are you getting the results you are asking for? Check out your suggestions that you are giving yourself. Even if you are unhappy with some aspect of your life right now, maybe you will find out that you are getting what you want- you just didn't realize that you are just asking for the wrong thing.

If you think you don't know how, consider finding a Hypnotherapist to help you and guide you, or find the right audio program for your need and be committed changing your inner programming by using the sessions daily. It is easier than you think, and the results can be amazing.

Source: Wendi Friesen

hypnosis is dangerous, if the hypnotherapist dont get you out of the state of mind totally after the hypnotize. thats why stage hypnosis is very dangerous and its important that the two people know each other. there has been death cases and many have had to go to mental hospital. if the hypnotist dont get you out of the hypnosis completely, the person could have problems with his life after and only a mental hospital could be the solution. so it you`re trying to experiment with it just for fun, dont do it.

Ross jeffries is the guy to google. I have read some of his material and its brilliant. Would take some practice to get the toneality right though. Heres an example of one of his rutines:


The Discovery Channel Pattern by Ross Jeffries

You: "You know, I saw the most interesting show on the Discovery Channel
last night. They were interviewing people who make their living designing
attractions for amusement parks like Magic Mountain and Disneyland and
Universal Studios. Wouldn't that be a cool way to make a living?"

Her: "Yeah! That sounds so interesting."


You: "Well, anyway, they were talking about the elements that make up the
ideal attraction (sp). They said there are 3 parts to the ideal attraction.
First, when you EXPERIENCE the ideal attraction, you FEEL A STATE OF
HIGH AROUSAL. The ideal attraction makes your heart beat faster, and your
breathing gets faster and you just FEEL THAT AMAZING RUSH all over."

Her: "Yeah!"

You: "And then they said that another part to an ideal attraction is - it's
fascinating. You just FEEL SO ENTHRALLED that you want to TAKE THIS
RIDE (point to your pecker!) multiple times; as soon as you GET OFF you
want to GET BACK ON again."

Her: "Yeah!"

You: "And they said, finally, the most important element, is a sense of
overall safety. That even though the attraction make look a little dangerous,
you're CERTAIN YOU'RE SAFE... you FEEL SAFE because you realise nothing
bad can really happen, so that allows you to FEEL TOTALLY FREE to LET GO
AND ENJOY THAT GREAT AROUSAL again and again and again. Can you
(squeeze her hand) feel _that_... is pretty close to the way it is?"

Her: "Oooh...yeah!!"

Ok, this pattern has been reported to make women cum, out of the blue,
just by reciting it to them. Usually though, after you're done with your
description, the girl says with a sly smile "Sounded more like making love"
Don't be shocked, don't stiffen up - for she loved it regardless. Or rather...
exactly because of that. And if nothing else comes to mind, you can answer
with a confused look at first and
then a "Well... now that you mention it.".

You: "When you imagine how much fun it is to ride a roller coaster or any
other kind of amusement park ride .. Its like as that ride is climbing up and
up, you can feel your heart pounding with excitement, you feel you're
breathing faster and faster, sometimes you're even gasping and panting
you feel the blood rushing through every part of your body and as that
excitement and tension is building and building, you reach the top of the
ride and then as it crests, you just release it in a flood of excitement, and
sometimes you're screaming you're so turned on.

And you know, afterwards I thought to myself, isn't that the totally accurate
description of your ideal attraction to another person. You know that kind of
wonderful click right there (right in the center of who you are) that just
makes you feel totally drawn to this person and on one hand you feel totally
safe and totally comfortable like you were meant to know them and as if
you've known them forever."


Things in caps mean you change your voice tone just slightly.

I want you to realize that hypnotic states is the same as altered states,
States where your consciousness focuses on something completely irrelevant for the task ahead. (Like when you're driving. You enter an altered state.
Sometimes you even find you have No Recollection of the last 5 miles.
This is because you entered an altered state, letting your mind drift, evaporate, Thinking of your recent conquers in the world of women, or what you will have for dinner, or perhaps you even dove into some ancient memory only to dwell further upon something which has already happened (often not even something positive, maybe something bad that happened back in the days, and you just can't seem to Let Go of it.)

Bad hypnosis is performed upon you all throughout the day.
Radioshows who bring you out of yourself, loose you in some manic daydream about whatthefuck's political career, or some idea of freedom of choice, while repeating every five minutes "Your favourite radio channel./playing your favourite music, or whatever"

Hypnotic states is very much based on your ability to loose yourself.
Your imagination.

And even this; you speaking of how hypnotic states can put you in mental hospitals, is something you continue to convince yourself about.

And maybe even now, you actually believe this.
Making all these states you drift in and out of constantly during your day potentially your next ticket to Bedlam.

Hypnotic states are only dangerous if you allow them to be.
By e.g. believing that they are.


Though it is true that some people actually drop people into hypnotic states and do harmful work to their minds, these are often ignorant of the fact themselves.
By familiarizing yourself to some of the basics of how the mind and language works, you can protect yourself from this.


Here is a nice example of how people use hypnosis.
Have you ever seen these chapels, or churches, especially these kinds which actually are more like small cults. Where the collection-plate never stops, and there is some slow (45-60bps) music beating in the background.
The lights are usually dimmed, or replaced completely with candles.
there's incense in some of these places.
And there may be an extra priest or something similar in the back of the chapel, repeating some phrase at a monotonous tempo at approx 45 bps.
the preacher in the front will be keeping a pace of approx 60bps, dropping down towards 45 as the sermon procedes.

If you go into one of these places, you will typically find that most of the people in there have a glazed look, showing all the signs of being in deep trance (because they are). This is hypnosis in action.
These churches collect over 70% more money than the "regular" ones.

Or subliminal marketing. (which is not actually illegal, as it is too difficult to define.)
You probably know the one with the one-frame commercial.
but how does it affect you if the brightness of "Drink Coke" is just a few levels higher than everything else white on the screen in a darkened cinema.

Hypnosis is all around you, and if you truly believe it to be as dangerous as you say, you might want to take some precautions.


Here is an answer to what happens if the hypnotherapist doesn't wake up the subject.
The subject will then after a while drop down into regular sleep, and one will have to wake them up as usual.

The hypnotic state is only a state of relaxation, in which one opens the mind for suggestion by bypassing the critical factor, and talking more or less directly to the subconscious.
This also works with sleeping persons, to some extent.

...Any examples?

I read that hypnosis cannot be used to make somebody kill somebody else.

It can be use to make somebody believe that somebody else is a monster that needs to be killed.


If your good at it it can be dangerous.

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Hypnosis is not dangerous you can get out of it any time you want haha. hypnosis is just reaching your subconcious mind in order to change your beliefs or solve your problems you subconcious mind is the source of all your habits behaviors beleifs about women fears habits and all such you can alter and change your thoughts by applying affirmations powerful statements to your mind when your sleeping how do you think a mother wakes up in the middle of the night while shes sleeping she hears her baby crying why because She hears it all subconciously while shes sleeping get it I will post some stuff on nlp and hypnosis in the future stay tuned.

I wandered about sending hypnotic mesages through a letter or through the internet such as an e-mail, or even in a chatroom, I've seen books b Joe Vitale called HYPNOTIC WRITING, I've heard that a guy used hypnotic messages and hypnotized women on the internet!! does anyone know if that is real and how to do it, i'd like to try it.

So, honestly, I didn't read half the replies to this thread. Their ridiculously long, and in all odds just copy/pasted from a Google search for Hypnosis....


Anywho, back on subject. It sounds like you have perfect conditions to learn. 1) You want to learn. 2) You have a willing subject.

Read up a bit on hypnosis and listen to some hypnotic MP3s. After you get the hang of what hypnosis actually is, and how it's implemented (tonality, speed, etc.) then get a basic induction script, and try it out on your friend. The fact that she's willing and wants to be hypnotized will make it a lot easier for you.

If you would like any more info, or would like some scripts, or whatever, I'd be more than happy to help you (as in Hobbit. Not everyone.) Send me a PM.

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You are clearly very uneducated about hypnosis.

This is all old-wives-tales type stuff.

does anyone have any suggested or recommended reading on this topic? I would like to learn hypnosis or maybe find some hypnosis mp3s for self improvement.

Some of the NLP routines and Patterns...

http://www.freewebs.com/xfman/blog.htm? ... id=2551247

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Hypnosis is incontrovertibly the most powerful method to get where you want - fast. It can be sneaky and manipulative even when used to tweak personal awareness to reach a desired effect. Just like traumatic experiences weave into the subconscious, with a similar non-troublous way we can instill positive memories for later processing by the conscious mind. Just imagine waking up in high spirits, feeling highly socialable for no apparent reason. Then you suspect the hypnotic effect of a tape coming from a charismatic hypnotist could be the reason. That's what happens to me when I listen to the Cosmic Master hypno-programs; I feel energized,uplifted and my sister thinks of me as extremely seductive creature but it's just the affirmations embraced by the subconscious. Disentangle negativity - throw yourself in the cosmic hypnotic programming and live the experience.