At a glance, hypnosis is a fun way to see your friends do ridiculous things that they’d never do in their right mind. But there’s much more to hypnosis than making chicken noises and dancing in front of a crowd of people. By definition, hypnosis “is a trance-like state in which you have heightened focus and concentration” (Mayo). Hypnosis has been proven to be helpful in coping with anxiety or pain that one is experiencing. In this process called hypnotherapy, also known as medical hypnosis, a therapist would put the patient in a trance to help them relieve any pain that they may be experiencing, whether it be physical or psychological (Beattie). There’s a whole other side to hypnosis that some people don’t even know exists, but it plays an
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The process of hypnotherapy is a long one and doesn’t usually work well until the fourth or fifth visit (Hypnotherapy). The first stage is reframing the problem. In this stage, the hypnotist and the patient identify what the problem is, and how they are going to go about to fix it. The second stage is to have the patient become completely relaxed. If the patient isn’t relaxed, then the hypnosis won’t work, or it won’t give accurate results. This stage is incorporated with becoming absorbed with the hypnotist’s words and the images they are providing the patient. This usually includes “image yourself on a beach,” or something along those lines to have the patient be transformed in a whole other world. The third stage is called dissociating, which means that the patient lets go of their important thoughts and feelings. Essentially, this stage has the patient’s mind go completely empty, so that nothing can disturb them. The fourth stage is when the hypnotist starts asking the patient questions. During this stage, the patient reaches into their subconscious to answer these questions. The final stage of hypnotherapy involves calmly waking the patient up and having them reflect upon their experience (Hypnotherapy). Hypnotherapy is a long process that could take a while to get through to the subconscious
The process of hypnotherapy is a long one and doesn’t usually work well until the fourth or fifth visit (Hypnotherapy). The first stage is reframing the problem. In this stage, the hypnotist and the patient identify what the problem is, and how they are going to go about to fix it. The second stage is to have the patient become completely relaxed. If the patient isn’t relaxed, then the hypnosis won’t work, or it won’t give accurate results. This stage is incorporated with becoming absorbed with the hypnotist’s words and the images they are providing the patient. This usually includes “image yourself on a beach,” or something along those lines to have the patient be transformed in a whole other world. The third stage is called dissociating, which means that the patient lets go of their important thoughts and feelings. Essentially, this stage has the patient’s mind go completely empty, so that nothing can disturb them. The fourth stage is when the hypnotist starts asking the patient questions. During this stage, the patient reaches into their subconscious to answer these questions. The final stage of hypnotherapy involves calmly waking the patient up and having them reflect upon their experience (Hypnotherapy). Hypnotherapy is a long process that could take a while to get through to the subconscious