{"id":15217,"date":"2025-09-13T10:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=15217"},"modified":"2025-09-13T10:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:28:54","slug":"hypnosis-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/hypnosis-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypnosis FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0medically approved?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes. The American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association have approved\u00a0Hypnotherapy<\/a>\u00a0for use by professionally responsible individuals. The British Medical Association also adopted\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0as a viable therapeutic tool in 1958.<\/p>\n

What is the Difference between\u00a0Meditation<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both techniques will take you into the meditative state, however in\u00a0Meditation<\/a>\u00a0the goal is to remain there, while in\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0you use this state to change thought, ideas, and behaviors.<\/p>\n

How does the subconscious accept\u00a0Hypnotic<\/a>\u00a0suggestions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hypnotic<\/a>\u00a0suggestions bypass the intellectual mind, called the \u201cconscious,\u201d and zero in on the subconscious. When given a new suggestion that is within the bounds of a person\u2019s belief system and moral orientation, the subconscious mind accepts it literally as a new reality.<\/p>\n

Is\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0dangerous?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. The induction of\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0is never dangerous to the subject, although personal disappointments may arise because of unrealistic expectations or preconceived information.<\/p>\n

Can I be controlled?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. You are in control the entire time while experiencing\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>. The power lies in your mind, because while under\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0you have greater awareness than when you are fully awake and you retain all the power to select what you want to say or do. You won\u2019t do anything in a\u00a0Hypnotic<\/a>\u00a0State that you would not find acceptable in your normal awake state.<\/p>\n

What does being hypnotized feel like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most clients report pleasant feelings of mental and physical\u00a0Relaxation<\/a>, similar to those moments before we\u00a0Fall Asleep<\/a>\u00a0at night. You will be relaxed, yet still aware and able to respond if we need to.<\/p>\n

A good example of how\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0feels is from a\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0client,<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of my first\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0session, my\u00a0Hypnotherapist<\/a>\u00a0said, \u201cWhen we\u2019re through here you\u2019ll be . . . you\u2019ll be yourself!\u201d This was prophetic. I would describe all of my subsequent experiences with\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0as remembering or discovering parts of me that were characteristic, and following their lead.<\/p>\n

Therapeutic\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0has not involved suppressing or discarding any part of me. It has not meant using will power to force behavior changes. Rather, it is a way to allow change to arise inevitably, even joyfully, out of the unique person who has always been present. It is a tool for utilizing what is already there.\u201d (Ruth Dart, Oakland California)<\/p>\n

How does\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0help people?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ability to reprogram emotional attitudes and reactions is a latent talent within every human being.\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0is the most functional and reasonable way to train life-long attitudes, rather than suffer a lifetime of emotional accidents the conscious mind is unable to change.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0just\u00a0Relaxation<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contrary to popular belief, you do not necessarily even have to be relaxed during\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>. It is easier (and more pleasant) to experience\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0while relaxed, but\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0can be accomplished while you are tense.\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0has to do with concentration far more than\u00a0Relaxation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What if I don\u2019t wake up?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No one has ever got stuck in a terminal state of\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>. It simply cannot happen. If the hypnotist left the room, or if you were listening to a tape and the power went out, you would either\u00a0Fall Asleep<\/a>\u00a0and wake up naturally, or your subconscious mind would detect that there is no voice guiding you and bring you to conscious awareness.<\/p>\n

Does a person become unconscious or lose control during\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actually the opposite is true as you are gaining control over mental functions most other people are scarcely aware of. Contrary to popular myth, you will never tell secrets you want to keep to yourself or accept suggestions that are not in your best interests. Also you will be awake the entire session and will be able to recall all that took place. You are always in control.<\/p>\n

What do you mean by \u201cHypnosis<\/a>\u00a0is a tool?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0and selection of a therapist can be analogous to a surgeon and scalpel\u2026<\/p>\n

A scalpel is a blade used in\u00a0Surgery<\/a>\u00a0by qualified surgeons. However, without the proper training, the tool is useless, and possibly dangerous. If you were going into heart\u00a0Surgery<\/a>, you would make sure that the surgeon using this tool had spent years at a legitimate institution learning everything that he\/she needed to know about heart\u00a0Surgery<\/a>. This requires a complete\u00a0Education<\/a>\u00a0and training until demonstrating his\/her competence. The same goes for someone using\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>. A\u00a0Hypnotherapist<\/a>\u00a0should have years of training in mental health before even attempting to use\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0as a tool for helping people make life changes.<\/p>\n

How effective is\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0counseling?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A survey of psychotherapy literature by noted psychologist Alfred A. Barrios, Ph.D. revealed the following recovery rates:<\/p>\n

Psychoanalysis: 38% recovery after 600 sessions. Behavior Therapy: 72% recovery after 22 sessions. Hypnotherapy: 93% recovery after 6 sessions.<\/p>\n

Source: American Health Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n

Some areas where\u00a0Hypnosis<\/a>\u00a0is helpful include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anxiety<\/a>, panic, phobias, unwanted habits and addictions, disrupted sleep patterns, lack of confidence and low\u00a0Self-Esteem<\/a>, fear of examinations and public speaking,\u00a0Allergies<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Skin Disorders<\/a>,\u00a0Migraine<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Irritable<\/a>\u00a0Bowel Syndrome.<\/p>\n

Additionally, it has proved of value within\u00a0Surgery<\/a>, and in the wider sphere of\u00a0Pain Management<\/a>\u00a0and in the areas of both sporting and artistic performance enhancement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is\u00a0Hypnosis\u00a0medically approved? Yes. The American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association have approved\u00a0Hypnotherapy\u00a0for use by professionally responsible individuals. The British Medical Association also adopted\u00a0Hypnosis\u00a0as a viable therapeutic tool in 1958. What is the Difference between\u00a0Meditation\u00a0and\u00a0Hypnosis? Both techniques will take you into the meditative state, however in\u00a0Meditation\u00a0the goal is to remain there, while in\u00a0Hypnosis\u00a0you use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-therapies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}