What does hypnosis feel like?
Those who are familiar with hypnosis might each speak about it differently. Not everyone has the same physical experience. Often, for those who meditate, a likeness to meditation is expressed. Some mention that while in the state of hypnosis they felt “tingly,” another might say their body felt “heavy,” and still someone else may report they felt as though they were “floating.” There are numerous ways in which people describe their physical sensations during the hypnotic session. Sometimes, a client may not be cognizant of any physical “feeling” at all. When asked what the state was like for them, a client may say, ” I was very comfortable.” After a hypnotic session, nearly everyone states they feel very calm or relaxed. Often clients are surprised with being so aware during hypnosis and their account of the experience usually always includes, “I heard every word you said.” Sometimes, a person may go very deep to a state that is referred to as 3rd stage somnambulism, at which point, su
People may experience hypnosis differently. Some people experience intense awareness, others profound relaxation. The words of the hypnotist may be clear, at other times bearly audible. The hypnotist’s voice may seem to fade in and out. The client is always free to alter the hypnotic experience and come out of trance at will. Hypnosis is actually a state of increased awareness with deep mental and physical relaxation. Many people, after their first hypnotic experience, question whether they were really hypnotized because they were aware of everything that happened. You are even able to move and talk in a hypnotic state. If not, all stage hypnotists would be out of work!
It feels like in the morning when you hit the snooze button on your alarm, and you are aware of yourself lying in your bed with eyes closed, not quite asleep, but not quite awake either. The subconscious is the seat of intuition and creativity; that is why some writers or painters do their best work in the early morning. Their subconscious is closer to the surface then, especially after dreaming in REM sleep. (REM often occurs in hypnosis.) Even with eyes wide open some people go into “highway hypnosis” and drive right past their exit. Generally, you can feel hypnotic relaxation in your body in some way; either your limbs will feel heavy, like lead or light and tingly, almost numb. (You don’t need to get hooked up to some silly “biofeedback machine” to learn this about yourself!) Sometimes a good indicator of deep hypnotic relaxation is experiencing slight twitches in your body as your nervous system “reboots” and you shift to abdominal (parasympathetic) breathing. Recognizing these se
The actual induction techniques often will leave you feeling very relaxed although they are not required to do so. For me personally, it feels like that state of disassociation right before you stop thinking about falling asleep and actually drift off. You hear and feel everything but you really just want to get to that feeling that you know is just out of reach.
It feels like in the morning when you hit the snooze button on your alarm, and you are aware of yourself lying in your bed with eyes closed, not quite asleep, but not quite awake either. The subconscious is the seat of intuition and creativity; that is why some writers or painters do their best work in the early morning. Their subconscious is closer to the surface then, especially after dreaming in REM sleep. (REM often occurs in hypnosis.) Even with eyes wide open some people go into “highway hypnosis” and drive right past their exit.
