Frequently Asked Questions
Is hypnosis mind-control?
No. This is not possible. TV hypnotists like to create that illusion, but that is all it is. The people who it works on want to do it and are up for entertaining people. I am not a hypnotist, I am a hypnotherapist and I assure you that the reality is that hypnosis only works when someone wants it to and no one can be induced to do anything that runs contrary to their own values and beliefs.
I’m not sure I can be hypnotised.
All hypnosis is self-hypnosis, something I guide you into, not something I do to you. As long as you come to therapy with a positive attitude to the work, you can go into hypnosis. Hypnosis is nothing magical. It’s just a state of ‘zoned-out’ relaxation, often referred to as trance. You can be perfectly aware of what’s going on around you in trance. It might surprise you to know that you actually go into trance all the time. For example, if you’re scrolling through social media and suddenly realise that you’ve lost all sense of time, or if you do a regular journey and suddenly realise you’ve no recollection of some part of that journey, you’ve just entered into a light trance.
What if I can’t come out of it?
This is not possible. If I simply stopped talking, you would naturally come out of it pretty quickly.
What if I fall asleep?
It doesn’t matter. I will be speaking to your unconscious mind, which never sleeps.
How many sessions will I need?
I’m sorry, I don’t know the answer to this one. It depends on the issue and your approach to therapy.
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