Question: Hypnosis Used In the Courtroom? Is it legal of use information (not an admission of guilt) in a court case using hypnotism to help a witness remember/recall information of the case? Answer: I’m going to assume you are in the US as it didn’t specify a location on a global platform. I’m in the
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Question: I had two hypnotherapy sessions earlier this year to help with emetophobia. Beforehand, I had a fairly long phone call with the hypnotherapist and he came across as competent and trustworthy. My psychologist suggested I ask him to work on helping me be braver around nausea rather than avoidance behaviours, but when I raised
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Question: What’s self hypnosis and how is it used ( applications of it ) . I’m new in this field. Answer: The glib answer is “All hypnosis is self-hypnosis” (something most of us have had drummed into us when we train). In reality it’s just hypnosis you do to yourself, by yourself. The hypnosis most
Question: If a hypnotized subject is really ‘in control,’ how can a hypnotist hijack their body functions—slowing or speeding up their heartbeat, making them sweat, or even giving them goosebumps as if it’s freezing—all things they couldn’t achieve by thought alone? 🤔 Answer: This question seems to be coming from a misunderstanding of both what
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Question: My therapist of several years humiliated me by suggesting that I might be using our relationship as a substitute for a romantic relationship. I felt so ashamed, humiliated and embarrassed I had to leave the room. What should I do? Answer: Assuming your therapist is a well trained professional, which I’ll assume they are
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Question: Can a person get hypnotized by listening to the ocean? Answer: Yes, however, what most people think hypnosis is, isn’t actually hypnosis. Not only can the ocean be hypnotic, so can many other things like driving a car down a long road, have you ever heard of ‘highway hypnosis’? That’s just what this is.
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Question: How do you usually approach the topic of hypnosis with people? I’m interested in recreational hypnosis because it’s fun and I find it interesting how differently people can react to the same suggestions. One of my friends seems like she might be quite suggestible (vivid dreams, good eye contact, things like that), but I
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Question: Where to start? I have never been hypnotized and frankly I would probably be a hard subject. I have both ADHD and quit a bit of stress so I assume both of those play a factor. I have tried audio files but never seem to come remotely close to being hypnotized. I would say
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Question: Is it genuinely possible to make a good living as a professional hypnotherapist? I’m curious how realistic it is to go fully professional rather than just treating it as a hobby. What do sessions typically cost in practice, how does that tend to break down hourly, and what’s the situation like these days when
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Question: I’ve noticed that volunteers in stage hypnosis shows often appear to go into much deeper hypnotic states than people in impromptu one-to-one hypnosis sessions (not hypnotherapy). On stage, subjects seem more relaxed, show stronger eye fluttering or rolling, experience more hypnotic amnesia, and generally appear far more responsive. I understand the usual explanations: stage
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