The Average New Client
I was thinking about the average new client that comes into my office. Usually, they have tried several (or many) other solutions to their particular problem. Many times hypnosis is a last resort. As I have discussed in an earlier post, they are sceptical and nervous. But most of all I think that they believe that the hypnotist has some type of occult power that will rid them of whatever issue that they have come to deal with.
Is Hypnosis Effective?
The first question people seem to ask is “Is hypnosis effective?” What they really mean is “Does hypnosis work?” This question actually has a rather complicated answer. The question should more accurately be “Can I do the work necessary to make changes with the aid of hypnosis?”
Improve Leadership Skills With NLP And Hypnosis
You can’t be successful in today’s business world without being able to comminicate with others. This means that you need to be able to make yourself understood and to be able to understand what other people are trying to get across to you. By using hyponsis and NLP, you can reprogram the unconscious mind to allow you to come across in a more positive manner.
Hypnosis and Success: Part 1
Successful people tend to have certain qualities that which when used in combination create their success. They must first be confident in the belief that they can meet their goals and that they are capable of achieving their success. They have to have confidence in their ideas and that they are capable of achieving their goals. They must also be able to withstand adversity and lack of faith from those that ridicule their efforts. They must have the stick-to-it-iveness to make it through the difficult times and hang in there while the process runs it’s course. They need to commit thenselves to obtaining their goals and to focus so that they are not distracted
The NLP Feedback Sandwich – Communicate in a way that you can be heard.
When we try to communicate with others we are often misunderstood and many times we don’t get the results we want.
A Look at the New Hypnosis Client
If any of us who have been hypnotized can look back to the time before that happened we would see that we had a lot of misconceptions about how hypnosis might feel or what we might do under hypnosis.It is important to remember that any new client that walks into our office has those same misconceptions.
Medical Hypnosis
Hypnosis as been around since man first developed cognitive ability. People have been performing self-hypnosis since they have been able to focus on a subject or daydream. Hypnosis has been recognized by the AMA as a legitimate medical treatment since 1958. Physicians rarely do hypnosis with their patients anymore because they simply don’t have time. A Medical Doctor would be the ideal person to perform Medical Hypnosis because they have the authority and often see their patients at times of intense emotion. These are conditions that set the stage for successful hypnotherapy. The issue is that the cost of doing business for a physician is just to great to invest the time for a hypnosis intervention.
Free Hypnosis Info
The internet is full of sites and blogs offering free hypnosis info. the word “free” always gets people’s atention and is intended to attract folks to the site. I have always been a believer in the phrase “You get what you pay for.” I have to reconsider when it comes to free hypnosis info
The Myths of Hypnosis
There are many myths that circulate around the subjects of hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy is a form of therapy as is psychotherapy that is intended to help people overcome problems in their lives. Stage hypnosis is intended to be entertainment. The people who participate in stage hypnosis volunteer for the experience and are aware that they will do things that seem silly or foolish. I believe that stage hypnosis is responsible for many people’s reluctance to participate in hypnotherapy.
What Can You Do With Hypnosis?
One of the most memorable answers to the question “What can you do with hypnosis?” is “What the mind can conceive, hypnosis can achieve”. Naturally, there are some things that people probably will not achieve. I don’t think any of us are going to be able to fly without some type of aid although I have had reports of people levitating while hypnotized I have never seen this myself so I consider it anecdotal and questionable. The book Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy says that unaided flying is easy. You just throw yourself into the air and try not to hit the ground. I don’t think we will be able to do that. But I do believe that any reasonable goal can be achieved with hypnosis and some goals that many people do not consider reasonable.
