Debunking 3 Common Hypnosis Myths

Hypnosis is often misunderstood, thanks to how it's portrayed in movies, books, and stage performances. Many people believe hypnosis is about mind control or losing awareness—but these ideas are purely fictional. In reality, hypnosis is a safe, natural, and cooperative process that helps people access deeper parts of their mind for healing and growth. By understanding what hypnosis truly is—and letting go of common disbeliefs—you can experience its benefits with confidence and ease.​ Continue reading as we clear up 3 common myths about hypnosis.

Myth 1: "A person loses control once they go under hypnosis, and can be made to do things they don't want to do."

In hypnosis, the subject is always in control and can pull themselves out of trance whenever they would like. Hypnosis is a state of consent and cooperation. The only control a hypnotist would have over their client is the control the client allows them to have.

Due to the widespread form of stage hypnosis in media and entertainment, the general public misunderstands hypnosis and this has given hypnosis a bad rap. Stage hypnosis is a form of entertainment where 'hypnotists' snap their fingers and their subjects magically fall asleep. They're heavy on the theatrics and that's pretty much all it is.

In a true therapeutic setting, hypnosis is an empowering experience and deeply transformative where the subject maintains their awareness and consciousness and is actively participating throughout the session. It's as much a responsibility for the person to play an active role in their hypnosis session as it is for the hypnotist.

Since the person is coherent and conscious the entire time, they remain in control of how their experience will go, and can pull themselves out of hypnosis whenever they wish. Think of the trance-like state of hypnosis as nothing more than a state of daydreaming.

Myth 2: "You can get stuck in hypnosis.”

This is simply not true. It’s impossible to get stuck in a hypnotic trance. Hypnosis is a natural state that you move in and out of regularly. Call to mind the times you have drifted off in your thoughts daydreaming, washing dishes, driving from point A to point B, watching a movie, these states of mind are similar to hypnosis. Even if a hypnotherapist stopped guiding you, you would naturally return to full wakefulness on your own.

Myth 3: “Not everyone can be hypnotized.”

Everyone has the ability to enter a hypnotic state because it’s a natural part of the human experience. Studies say it is estimated that 10–15% of adults are “mostly non-responsive,” but this is because they don't allow themselves to be suggestible. Hypnosis is a choice, you must choose and be willing to relax your conscious mind into a state of hypnosis. You have the ability to allow yourself into a hypnotic trance or not. The key is being open to the process and allowing yourself to relax into it. So, if you have that mindset going into it that it won't work, you will not allow the process to unfold.

Hypnosis is not magic.

It isn't a hypnotist's goal to make their client faint on command or cluck like a chicken; it's to provide healing and long-lasting relief for a better life.

In a typical session, hypnosis is used to resolve any issues a person may be dealing with in their life. We go beyond the conscious mind into the subconscious to recall causative events and memories and apply therapeutic resolutions to heal at a core level, deep within the subconscious mind where 95% of our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and habits originate.

We shine a light on the subconscious, the fears and limiting beliefs held there and work to clear out the internal blocks we have stored there, so that we can move forward and bring peace and healing to our lives.

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