Does the hypnotherapist/hypnotist have control over the client’s mind?
There is a belief among uninitiated that a hypnotist controls the mind of the client, and therefore can force him/her to do actions which the client may not do. This is a myth spread by films, literature and folklore. A client will never do anything he/she does not want to do. Many times, during stage shows of hypnosis, a person may do very funny actions. The reason behind is that the client is using excuse of being in hypnotic state to do such actions which he perhaps always wanted to do but consciously never could muster enough courage, and now he can surely blame the hypnotist for his behavior. A stage hypnotist though cleverly chooses his subjects (he does not actually choose every one even out of those who volunteer), such subjects who in his opinion will be willing to carry out actions which are funny. These subjects often display their willingness to do such acts by their eagerness and other non-verbal gestures. The fact is that a client will never take any such suggestion from
