Why are people afraid of hypnosis?
Firstly, because there is as much fictional nonsense written about hypnosis as there is about love and romance. Then there are critics who have no first-hand experience of it or who, like Freud, failed to learn how to use it. Others, to maintain their positions of power or to support outmoded beliefs, find it pays to promote superstition and fear. Many experienced health-care specialists use hypnotic techniques effectively, if only to encourage relaxation as an essential part of the healing process. More would do so if they could find more time to devote to individual clients. As millions of people throughout the world are learning how to use hypnosis, due mainly to the advent of audio cassettes, CD’s and MP3 recordings we can expect to see a refreshing improvement in general understanding over the next few years.
