What is hypnosis
Hypnosis employs a naturally occurring state of mind and it may surprise many to learn that we experience trance states often in our lives, even several times during each day.
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Just drifting into ordinary sleep involves a kind of trance state, typically one where our mind is becoming free of verbal thinking (left brain) and entering a more visual state (right brain) similar to that of dream sleep.
Some people worry that once hypnotised they may be taken advantage of by a person who is less than scrupulous. However, it`s a fact that no one can be hypnotised against their will and even when hypnotised, a person can still reject any suggestions offered to them or return to normal alert consciousness at will.
Understanding
We do understand the general characteristics of hypnosis, and the model of how it works.
It is a trance like state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination. It's not really like sleep it is simply an altered state of awareness.
Experience
It is most often compared to daydreaming, or the feeling of "losing yourself" in a book or movie.
You are fully conscious, but you tune out most of the stimuli around you. You focus intently on the subject at hand, to the near exclusion of any other thought.