Is hypnosis dangerous?
Hypnosis is a normal state of mind, one which most people go in and out of several times every day. For example when you are watching a movie that you become engrossed in, when your driving down a long monotonous road, or listening to music that captures a mood or engrosses you. That is the state of hypnosis. We experience hypnosis every day and don’t even know it. When you are in a guided hypnotic trance session, driving down the road in trance, you do have an observer self, which is a 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, it 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. For example If 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 he
No. Some people think that hypnosis is dangerous because they believe that a hypnotist can put things into someone’s brain or alter someone’s personality somehow. A hypnotist can never make you do anything you dont want to do or put anything in your head that is harmful in any way. Your brain will protect you by rejecting any suggestions that are less than beneficial. Heres the truth: when you’re hypnotized, you have complete control of your actions, thoughts and feelings.
According to my late mentor, 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 di
