Is hypnosis dangerous?
Hypnosis of and by itself is not dangerous. If it were, we would all be in jeopardy every time we get engrossed in a good book, movie, or TV show. But unwise use of suggestion may create the opposite of the desired results if the person using hypnosis does not understand the disciplines of suggestion structure. For example, a suggestion such as “You don’t like candy” will cause someone to imagine candy, and imagination is the language of the subconscious! What we say and how we say it creates images in the subconscious, which does not know the difference between fact and fantasy. (If you don’t believe that last statement, hold your arms out in front of you and close your eyes. Then imagine a bucket in one hand and 100 helium balloons in the other. Imagine SEEING water pour into the bucket. HEAR it splashing, and FEEL the bucket getting heavy. After several seconds of deep breathing, open your eyes and notice where your arms are. Most people will notice a difference!) An untrained hypno
Many, many doctors and psychologists state that there are no dangers involved with hypnosis– only in being ignorant of it. Dr. David Cheek, M.D., a noted authority writes: “We can do more harm with ignorance of hypnotism than we could ever do by using hypnosis and suggestion constructively” Dr. William S. Kroger, author of “Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis,” states: “Platonof, an associate of Pavlov, who used hypnosis over fifty years on over fifty-thousand cases, reports as follows: ‘We have never observed any harmful influences on the patient which could be ascribed to the method of hypno-suggestion therapy, or a tendency toward the development of unstable personality, weakening of the will, or pathological urge for hypnosis.” As stated in “The Psychology of Mental Health,” Dr. Louie P. Thorpe, Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California, writes: “Hypnotism is a natural phenomena, and there are no known deleterious effects from its use.” Leslie N. LeCron, Psychologist, s
Can be, as above, but people who are trained in hypnosis know how to use it safely. As such, the number of people seriously hurt by trained hypnotists is as low as for aromatherapy and Reiki for example, much lower than physiotherapy, osteopathy and chiropractic, and hugely much lower than traditional medicine.
