top 6. Is hypnosis dangerous?
Therapeutic hypnosis is not an act on stage for entertainment. Hypnosis of and by itself is not dangerous. If it were, we would be not able to become absorbed in things of compelling interest — a good book, movie, or TV show. But an 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 apples.” will cause someone to imagine apples. Imagination is part of the language of the subconscious. What I tell you and how I tell you creates images in the subconscious. Your subconscious does not actually know the difference between fact and fantasy. An untrained hypnotist often talks about the problems to be avoided, but a competent hypnotherapist focuses on results by using direct or indirect suggestions,or both.
