is Hypnosis Safe?

Hypnosis has been recognized by the American Medical Association since 1958. It has been used by many professionals in medicine and psychology throughout the 200 years of hypnosis safely. Hollywood has made up all kinds of things about hypnosis which were designed to sell movie tickets and not really to tell the truth about hypnosis. Some of the misinformation that has been put into the minds of movie goers include the idea that the hypnotist has some kind of special power or that the hypnotist has control over the person who is in hypnosis. All these things are simply not true!. Hypnosis is a consensual state and requires permission and cooperation from the client for it to work. Furthermore, in order to continue to be in hypnosis, the client must continue to follow instructions from the hypnotherapist or she will emerge on her own.

Just about everyone can be hypnotized, with the exception of those with mental illness. In fact almost everyone has been hypnotized. Hypnosis is really a normal and frequent state of mind for human beings. We often experience spontaneous states of hypnosis while daydreaming or driving a car, reading a book or watching television.