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Hypnosis which includes relaxation through the use of suggestion. It
is a guided approach with the help of another person, where the subject
reacts to external wording or stimuli. All Hypnosis is Self-Hypnosis,
which typically involves an introduction to the procedure during which
the subject is told that suggestions for imaginative experiences will be
presented. The hypnotic induction is an extended initial suggestion to
trigger the imagination and lead a person to explore their mind on the
sub-conscious level. When using hypnosis, one person (the subject) is
guided by another (the hypnotist or hypnotherapist) to respond to
suggestions for changes in subjective experience, alterations in
perception, sensation, emotion, thought or behavior. Hypnosis is
sometimes referred to as Power of Suggestion.
Self
Hypnosis suggestions are provided mentally and silently or on a
recording, eliminating the external guide (the subject autosuggests to
himself or herself, instead of an outside source). It is the act of
administering hypnotic procedures to yourself.
Alert
hypnosis (there is no relaxation component)
Stage
hypnosis is a theatrical presentation that delivers a hilarious
series of silly events achieved through powers of compliance. It is an
educational presentation for entertainment purposes, achieved by quick
dramatic response to suggestions.
An
Induction is a series of instructions that is the most common way to
induce the state. Inductions traditionally involve suggestions to relax,
concentrating attention on the world within us, rather than the world
outside. Any situation where we relax and allow ourselves to become
absorbed in something can lead to the appropriate trance conditions.
These conditions also sometimes occur without relaxation. Most hypnotic
inductions involve a cooperative process, rather than a hypnotist having
the power to "zap" someone into a trance.
Hypnotherapy is a profession using hypnosis to achieve therapeutic
effect. Hypnotherapists provide a valuable service in guiding others to
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