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Are the following statements true or false? Decide for yourself, then click the link to see the answer!
1. Willpower is better than hypnosis.False. Willpower is a tool of the conscious mind ~ if your subconscious mind is not in agreement, all the willpower in the world will not make a difference! Hypnosis will allow you to communicate directly with the subconscious mind and uncover the limiting beliefs, needs, and other factors that are causing you to resist change. 2. You can learn a foreign language through hypnosis.Partially true. Hypnosis can be used to accelerate the learning and internalization of languages, as well as improving your memory and clearing any nervousness about making mistakes that may be inhibiting your natural linguistic ability. 3. If I'm in trance, you can make me quack like a duck.False. You cannot be made to do anything under hypnosis that you are not willing to do while conscious. The people you see at stage demonstrations would be just as likely to dance like Elvis if you bet them $20 on a dare, or if they'd had a few beers. Hypnosis removes the inhibitions, not the control. 4. Everyone can be hypnotized.Mostly true. About 5% of the populace cannot be hypnotized, primarily due to severe psychological disorders. The remaining 95% who are hypnotizable will vary in susceptibility, depending upon their levels of trust in hypnosis, their hypnotherapist, their environment, and themselves. Back to Top5. I will feel drugged or unconscious while under hypnosis.Mostly false. There are several different levels of trance, ranging from alert (relaxed, but aware of your surroundings) to somnambulistic (deeply asleep ~ often used in medical hypnosis for anesthesia). Alchemical Hypnotherapy uses an alert trance state. You may or may not feel physically different during trance (i.e., a sensation of heaviness or floating), and you will remember everything you need to remember about your trance journey. 6. Hypnotherapy only works for emotional issues.False. Hypnosis has proven successful in a variety of arena, from forensic (helping police witnesses to recall details more clearly), to medical (pain reduction and anesthesia), to therapeutic (clearing past traumas and abuses). 7. Hypnosis is an easy fix to solve my problems.True ~ and false! Hypnosis, and especially Alchemical Hypnotherapy, often produces lasting results faster than traditional "talk" therapies. However, it is by no means a free ride or something that is done "for" or "to" you. You need to provide the willingness and commitment to explore the underlying beliefs and causes of your issues and habit patterns, and be accountable (to yourself!) for integrating and acting upon the resulting shifts that occur during our work together. 8. Everything that I experience in trance is a solid fact.False. Our experiences are colored by our perceptions and emotions. Two people can experience the same event and have two different versions of what happened, both of them "true" for each individual. For example: two different children misbehave and are swatted on the backside by a parent. Child A has grown up in an abusive environment and for them, this swat is no big deal, and is quickly forgotten. Child B has experienced nothing but loving support from her parents in the past, and may feel shocked, shamed, betrayed, guilty, etc. Child A and Child B have two different reactions, and, therefore, two different "truths" about the event. The good news is that our work will be centered upon your internal, emotional truth ~ fact-gathering can be left to the family historians. Back to Top9. Hypnosis can help improve chronic health issues.True. The deep state of relaxation attained during hypnotic trance will provide you with many health benefits, such as reduced blood pressure and an increase immune system. Alchemical Hypnotherapy goes far beyond those benefits, especially with the application of Somatic Healing™, which is a technique designed to help you tap into your body's innate healing wisdom and even explore the underlying meaning of illness. 10. I won't be able to control what I say while in trance.False. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis ~ without your permission and active participation, trance will not occur. Therefore, you remain in control and can edit yourself and even lie while under hypnosis (although this is certainly counterproductive, from a therapeutic standpoint!). 11. Hypnotherapy is less effective than regular counseling.False (see #7 above). While there are certainly benefits from each style of therapy, Alchemical Hypnotherapy has proven to be an extremely effective and powerful modality, consistently producing problem resolution and transformation from the very first session. 12. I will experience a deep trance in my first session.This is a trick question! While it is certainly possible for people with no prior experience of hypnosis to enter a deep trance during their first session, it is also true that hypnosis is a learned skill. Many people find that each subsequent experience of trance is deeper, as they continually develop a greater sense of trust in the process, their therapist, and themselves. 13. Hypnosis will only work if I believe it will.False. In fact, I love working with skeptics ~ it has been my experience that once the conscious mind's curiosity and/or objections have been overcome, skeptics go deeper and process faster than people who lack that initial resistance! And even without that shift in belief, transformation will occur and the belief will catch up later. Back to Top
Hypnotherapy Pop Quiz by Shannon Lee.
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