| Hypnosis
is often feared because stage hypnotists suggest a “power-over”
flavour in their shows. The reality is that very few of us are happy
to be manipulated for the amusement of others. So the people who seem
to be controlled by the hypnotist could be best described as willing
collaborators.
In
a therapeutic setting the emphasis is on co-operation between therapist
and client for the client’s benefit. We all have the ability
to go into a trance—there’s the shopping trance, the driving
trance, the reading trance, the cleaning trance, you get the picture!
So a hypnotic trance is described as a state of altered (but conscious)
awareness. In hypnosis you know what is being said to you and have
the ability to bring yourself out of trance if you decide to.
In
a light trance state you will experience a sense of being very comfortable
and relaxed physically but alert mentally. This trance state may
be used for different purposes: to help you learn how to relax;
to help you get in touch with past experience and heal old hurts;
to “rehearse” new responses and behaviour in imagination;
or to receive positive suggestions which take effect after the session,
helping you to feel calmer, more relaxed and more confident in your
everyday life. I use hypnosis as a tool to enhance other therapeutic
work that we do together, but only if desired by my client.For
more information on hypnotherapy please visit the website of the
National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists —
www.nrhp.co.uk
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