Hypnosis Induction Techniques

July 28th, 2010

Hypnosis is usually preceded by a “hypnotic induction” method. Traditionally this was meant to be used as a method of putting the hypnosis subject into a “hypnotic trance”; however ensuing “nonstate” theorists have seen it differently, as a means of heightening consumer expectation, defining their role, focusing concentration, etc. There is a vast variety of different hypnosis induction techniques used in hypnotism. However, by far the most significant method was the original “eye-fixation” technique by Braid, also known as “Braidism”. A lot of variations of the eye-fixation advances exist, including the induction used in the SHSS (Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale), the most widely-used study instrument in the field of hypnotism.

But Braid himself afterwards accepted that a hypnotic induction technique is not essential in every case and later researchers have generally found that on a average it contributes nothing more than the formerly expected to the effect of hypnotic suggestions. Many variations and alternatives to the original hypnotic initiation techniques were later developed. However, exactly a century after Braid introduced this method, another expert could still state that: “It can be safely claimed that nine out of ten hypnotic induction techniques call for reclining position, muscular relaxation in the subject, and a method of optical fixation followed by eye closing.

Ethics of Hypnosis

July 27th, 2010

Hypnosis is very influential and valuable method of changing a subject or person’s perception, fundamental mental process and understanding. It can be used to alter the subject’s realism. Because there is a potential for abuse of such a powerful technique the first step in education to become a hypnotist is to accept a personal code of ethics. Not only will this code provide rule for a practioner to work as a hypnotist, it is also required of all hypnosis students to agree to bear this code or they cannot learn hypnosis through our auspices.

The Hypnotist Code of Ethics

1. A hypnotist has an exceptional bond of trust with the subject therefore a hypnotist must always uphold a concern for their subject’s wellbeing, respect their personal rights and decorum, practice social responsibility, and maintain their own professional honesty.

2. A hypnotist must always obtain approval of the subject before attempting to hypnotize them as strict part of the procedure.

3. The comfort of the subject must be the prime concern of the hypnotist.

4. A hypnotist must not try to treat medical condition, unless they are a trained by medical professionals. Any subject with a medical problem must be urged to ask for proper professional medical treatment.

5. A hypnotist must become familiar with, and abide all laws and regulations concerning the performance of hypnosis in the jurisdictions in which they undertake practice.

6. Because of the exclusive relationship and emotional bond between hypnotist and their subject, a hypnotist particularly will not use hypnosis as an advantage to engage in business transactions or in relationships of a sexual nature with any of their subject.

7. A hypnotist will always make sure he mentions post hypnotic suggestions of positive healthy being to hypnotized subjects.

8. A hypnotist will never deliberately cause strong or terrifying emotions, obscene or sexual hallucinations, or humiliating suggestions without the prior non-hypnotized approval of the subject.

Enhancement of Memory Using Hypnosis

July 27th, 2010

Hypnosis gives you with the proper gear for strengthening ones memory and concentration. Memory acts just like a muscle the more you use it the better it gets and the more it is neglected the poorer it gets. People usually complain that they have a poor memory as they forget faces, names, events, telephone numbers, anniversaries etc. It causes them a lot of humiliation and it can be quite frustrating too. You can address this problem either by consulting a qualified Hypnotherapist or by learning Self – Hypnosis.

Memory is the capability to remember information. However your memory may be affected by certain factors like stress, ageing process lack of sleep or poor diet. Concentration is the capacity to recall information. If you are in a sensitive emotional state of mind your ability to recall information will be much greater. Although you recall certain major events, you may not be able to recollect what you ate for food or wore yesterday. You may have to stop to think before you can give a reply.

The factors, which could help you to develop a very sharp memory, are your attention, intention and your interest in the issue. The subconscious mind responds well again to images and feelings than to words and numbers. Recurrence or repeated exposure can also increase your memory and concentration power of your mind. A Belief in yourself is another significant aspect for memory improvement. You need to be very positive and tell oneself that you have a good memory rather than telling yourself that you are forgetful.

All the factors stateed above can improve your memory and concentration. Hypnosis helps you learn how to manage your mind, how to focus and use your memory effectively. Hypnosis connects with the subconscious mind and uses sure powers, which are the source of memory. By improving your ability to focus and your concentration you will stop forgetting facts and events. Hypnosis is therefore and effective option to memory development.

In addition to this, Hypnosis will decrease your stress level, develop your self-confidence and can change your life completely for the better. Hypnosis uses simple and powerful techniques to improve your memory and focus.

Ethics of Hypnosis

July 27th, 2010

Hypnosis is very influential and valuable method of changing a subject or person’s perception, fundamental mental process and understanding. It can be used to alter the subject’s realism. Because there is a potential for abuse of such a <strong>powerful technique</strong> the first step in education to become a hypnotist is to accept a personal code of ethics. Not only will this code provide rule for a practioner to work as a hypnotist, it is also required of all hypnosis students to agree to bear this code or they cannot learn hypnosis through our auspices.

<strong>The Hypnotist Code of Ethics</strong>

1. A hypnotist has an exceptional<strong> bond of trust</strong> with the subject therefore a hypnotist must always uphold a concern for their subject’s wellbeing, respect their personal rights and decorum, practice social responsibility, and maintain their own professional honesty.

2. A hypnotist must always obtain <strong>approval</strong> of the subject before attempting to hypnotize them as strict part of the procedure.

3. The <strong>comfort</strong><strong> </strong>of the subject must be the prime concern of the hypnotist.

4. A hypnotist must not try to <strong>treat </strong>medical condition, unless they are a trained by medical professionals. Any subject with a medical problem must be urged to ask for proper professional medical treatment.

5. A hypnotist must become familiar with, and <strong>abide</strong> all laws and regulations concerning the performance of hypnosis in the jurisdictions in which they undertake practice.

6. Because of the exclusive relationship and <strong>emotional bond</strong> between hypnotist and their subject, a hypnotist particularly will not use hypnosis as an advantage to engage in business transactions or in relationships of a sexual nature with any of their subject.

7. A hypnotist will always make sure he mentions post hypnotic suggestions of <strong>positive healthy being</strong> to hypnotized subjects.

8. A hypnotist will never deliberately cause strong or terrifying emotions, obscene or sexual hallucinations, or humiliating suggestions without the prior non-hypnotized <strong>approval</strong> of the subject.

Tips while choosing a Hypnotist

July 27th, 2010

Here are the top 10 Tips which should be considered for choosing a Hypnotherapist.

  • Think about your final outcome – what is it that you are going to accomplish from it. If you confused about what you are looking for, then how will you know if you get it?
  • It’s always a good thought to ask your family and friends if they can advise a hypnotherapist or if they know someone else who has been to see one. Most of new subjects come to me via recommendations from previous or existing subjects. As Bad therapists don’t get recommended.
  • If you can’t get an advice then spend time searching around for a good therapist. Check out their name or company name on the Internet to notice if anyone has anything to say about them, even if the hypnotist has been suggested. Look at the quality of their website – does it look very professional without being too flashy?
  • Don’t take too much notice of “Testimonials”. As subject’s information is confidential how can you know if a testimonial is even genuine?
  • Never take too much notice of long list of letters before or after a name, they can be easily collected and are more to do with the therapists self-image than their talent as a therapist.
  • Make very sure the hypnotherapist belongs to one of the major governing bodies such as the GHR (The General Hypnotherapy Register) or other in that judistriction. There should be a connection from the therapist’s website to the governing body’s website.
  • Any authentic Hypnotherapist should be listed on the website of the governing body they declare to belong to and there should also be a connection to the therapist from the Governing body’s website.
  • Check that the hypnotist has professional insurance. A hypnotherapist can only get professional insurance if they are really accredited to a genuine governing body.
  • If you are willing, you can definitely ask to see the Hypnotherapist’s qualification and insurance certificates when you visit his clinic.
  • If a therapist has a problem with any of the above mentioned conditions,its better to walk away and find another one.

Facts about Hypnosis

July 22nd, 2010

A subject cannot be hypnotized against their will, and even after a hypnotic state is gained, he will be able to talk, think, hear, act or open your eyes at any moment of anytime.

.Even when a directly proposed hypnotic offer cannot make you do anything against the subjects will, religion, self preservation or morals. If such a suggestion would ever be given, the subject would either refuse to comply or he would come out of the trance or the hypnotic state.

  1. A person’s ego cannot be separated during the process of hypnosis, so in held  secrets of the subject will not come out while in the hypnotic state, and the subject won’t do anything you wouldn’t normally do in your day to day life if you felt relaxed about that particular situation.
  2. Always we cannot consider that the best hypnotic subjects are not unintelligent subjects. They can be more strong-willed, imaginative, intelligent and intellectual as most of the smart persons around are and the better subject as you think you will probably be.

Most people or subjects who inquire or opt for hypnosis are interested in either one of the following:

  1. To overcoming a problem which they are facing.
  2. To accomplishing an objective which they are strongly willing to.
  3. To having an experience or to know more about hypnosis.

In general Hypnosis is certainly no magic trick, but when used correctly in a hands of a expert practioner it can give a really effective edge. It can provide subject with a running start in solving their problems and help the subject to open all the necessary doors as they proceed towards achieving their goals or accomplishing what they have thought.

Hypnosis in Forensic Science

July 21st, 2010

Hypnosis is finding a place in the modern public in a wide variety of places and conditions. One of the more odd applications is called forensic hypnosis. In simple words, forensic hypnosis is hypnosis procedure used to get witnesses or victims of crimes to remember certain events they may have forgotten or subdued.

We all are likely to forget the less important details of what goes on in our lives and around us. Often even many important things are forgotten, especially if they are traumatic or disturbing. Sometimes it is better to just forget certain things. But it is generally acknowledged that just about everything you see, hear, and experience is in your mind hidden there somewhere.

By increasing your awareness hypnosis can help bring out those concealed memories. Over the last 50 years forensic hypnosis has proven useful in helping to solve countless crimes that otherwise might have gone unsolved. It does not work every single time but it has helped often enough to gain a solid place as a crime-fighting tool. But despite some success the judicial courts of the world have often frowned on forensic hypnosis. In some cases they have even made forensic hypnosis illegitimate.

The problem is hypnosis does not always bring out the truth. Sometimes what we think happened and what really happened is not the same thing. Hypnosis only brings out what we think we saw. The experts call this confabulation, which simply means memory distortion. As a result, information obtained during forensic hypnosis is not authorized as cold hard evidence in a court of law. Hypnosis statements can be used in the investigation but must always be baked by an independent evidence.

Another problem is the power the hypnotist holds over the person hypnotized. The hypnotist can’t make the witness say the truth. So it can’t be used like a truth serum on a criminal or uncooperative witness. But the power the hypnotist holds over the witness cannot be underestimated. If the hypnotist expert suggests that he would like a certain answer the person hypnotized is very likely to say or do whatever pleases the hypnotist. The witness has to be fully cooperative in the hypnosis or it won’t work. But it can easily go too far and the witness says whatever the hypnotist wants to hear. As a result of these problems courts and crime fighting organizations around the world have established extremely strict procedures to be followed whenever forensic hypnosis is used.

Hypnobirthing

July 20th, 2010

Hypnobirthing is as much as viewpoint as it is a technique. It is a worthwhile, relaxing, stress-free way of giving birth that is based on the idea that when a mother is properly prepared for birthing physically, spiritually and mentally and she can experience the joy of giving birth to her baby in an easier, more comfortable manner.

The main aim of this technique is to build confidence in the mother and for her to have confidence in her own capacity to give birth to her baby. The viewpoint of the Hypnobirthing  plan is to educate the mother about the wonders of her body, to get rid of fear, as well as teach her the skills to work with the birthing procedure rather than fight against it. In many cases it is fear that undermines the mother’s confidence.

In a normal HypnoBirthing classes, the couples are helped to understand that earlier negative knowledge and experiences have a negative influence on the present birthing experience. This birth can be different!

The mother is introduced to many techniques of controlled breathing and repose as keys to her success. The scene is also set for deepen the techniques through visualizations and imagery. The important matter of pre and postnatal bonding and welcoming their baby is also enclosed.

Hypnosis in Dentistry

July 17th, 2010

Hypnosis when used in dentistry to a wide region of applications. From  day-to-day lives of doctors, all kinds of patients come with their problems are the most differentiated. With capital used and enjoyed by hypnosis, these problems can be solved almost completely.

Often out of trauma, fear, distress or anxiety, some patients obstruct with the success of dental treatment. When faced with these problems the dentists in this area can be seen in the patient a sequence of symptoms and sensations such as cold hands sweating, nausea, shortness of breath, fainting, pain in the neck, dizziness, difficulty in relaxing the jaw to an open proper interventions, anaesthesia may not achieve the needed effect by the level of nervousness, and many other proceedings in its various forms and characteristics.

Making use of hypnosis in the dental clinic may be allowed control of the usual difficulties such as:

  • Control mouth opening;
  • Control of tongue movements;
  • Control salivation;
  • Control of spasms of the jaw muscles
  • Control sensations caused by our work environment: equipment, high speed of sound, masks, gloves etc;
  • Control of body tension;
  • Control of nausea;
  • Anaesthesia;
  • Analgesia;
  • Haemostasis.

    A therapeutic approach, helping as a scientific basis and with simple healing technique, hypnosis is not intended to degrade any patient sitting in the dental chair. To back up the complete ethics of dentistry, the goal of the use of hypnosis in medical offices is to allow and facilitate a ready, quick and painless treatment for patients

Hypnosis in Medicine

July 13th, 2010

The role of hypnosis in medicine has been developing over the last century. Currently, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States is financially supporting clinical trials of complementary and alternative medicine in Hypnosis. Hypnosis in medicine has been one of the focuses of this funding attempt.

Hypnosis in existing medicine was reviewed by James H. Stewart, M. D., of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. In this review, Dr. Stewart expressed basic concepts of hypnosis and reviewed the results of many medical trials of hypnosis in treating a range of medical conditions.

Dr. Stewart noted that hypnosis does not engage a process of simply following directions. Rather, it is an actual change in the insight of the brain as established by brain tests while subjects are undergoing hypnosis. Studies have shown that hypnosis does not act as a gesture and is not a state of sleep.

Dr. Stewart also stated that modern hypnotism was initiated by the Austrian physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who is said to have brought what was referred to as “animal magnetism” to France in the late 17th century. Hypnotism came to be called “Mesmerism” and was soon discredited as deceitful practise. Hypnosis as a method of psychoanalysis further evolved in the 20th century. Over the last 50 years, many studies have showed the potential of hypnosis as a powerful treatment for a variety of medical conditions.

While hypnosis is generally considered to be a relatively harmless procedure, Dr. Stewart notes that it can be associated with the risk of side effects including dizziness, panic, headaches, nausea and anxiety .

In reviewing studies of hypnosis treatments by using a Medline record, Dr. Stewart found that hypnosis has had proven benefits in treating:

  • Allergies,
  • Anesthesia for pain relief and surgery,
  • treatment of resistant eczema ,
  • Irritable bowel syndrome,
  • Peptic ulcer disease
  • High blood pressure (hypertension),
  • Obesity,
  • healing of wounds,
  • Smoking Cessation,
  • Chronic tinnitus,
  • Fibromyalgia  and
  • Impotence (erectile dysfunction, ED).

Hypnosis has also been reported as being successful in the cure of pain linked with bone marrow transplantation, vomiting and nausea as a result of chemotherapy for cancer treatment, and anaesthesia for liver biopsy, colonoscopy and upper GI endoscopy.

It should be noted, as stated in Dr. Stewart’s review, that many of the diseases and conditions for which hypnosis has been reported to be beneficial can only be partially treated by the therapies and drugs currently available. It therefore seems that since hypnosis affords a relatively harmless cure option, its use as a corresponding treatment should be further explored by doctors and other health care specialists.