Hypnotists/therapists often talk about relaxation but people can go into laughing trances, running trances, depressed trances, dancing trances and so on.
The unifying feature is becoming focused or absorbed in the experience.
This focus often means people notice how much time has passed and delete other sensory inputs from their experience - like in the pain example here.
Hi, I have a question and I'd appreciate any help in answering it. How can I be sure that I've been hypnotized or under hypnosis? Is there any feeling I should recognize or is there no feeling when you're under hypnosis? Thank you for any help.
@kikikikia, Hope I can offer some insight. Have you ever been driving while you're thinking about something, then suddenly realize you don't remember anything you saw on the highway for the entrie time that you were thinking? That's a hypnotic state. In hypnosis you feel deeply relaxed & focused only on the hypnotists voice. Sometimes people feel like they're floating, but for the most part it's a deeply relaxed, focused state. Hope this helps. -Dennis Tucker C.Ht.
People forget and misremember things all the time, of course. It's a normal part of human experience.
Although hypnosis can help someone delete part of their experience (like the sensation of pain) and in that way 'forget' it, it's a collaborative process so in a responsible setting, the hypnotist wouldn't be able to 'wipe' someone's memory against their will.
Regarding 'repression', usually if someone has had a bad experience, they usually remember it - they just prefer not to. The more common problem is helping someone let go of the emotions associated with a bad experience so they can remember it but without reliving the negative emotion.
A bigger concern with hypnosis is someone accidentally creating 'false memories' -- things that didn't happen but come to seem like real memories. Decent hypnotherapists would avoid that by not asking leading questions or making leading suggestions.
It works like a cycle. So being stressed leads to more pain and more pain can lead to more stress.
The physical stimulus stays there, of course, but a lot of our experience of pain is the emotions and beliefs around it. Changing those doesn't make it go away, it just doesn't 'hurt' as much.
There is no one particular feeling, Kikikia.
Hypnotists/therapists often talk about relaxation but people can go into laughing trances, running trances, depressed trances, dancing trances and so on.
The unifying feature is becoming focused or absorbed in the experience.
This focus often means people notice how much time has passed and delete other sensory inputs from their experience - like in the pain example here.
Hope that helps.
BrightIdeasTraining 5 months ago
@BrightIdeasTraining Thank you very much
kikikikia 5 months ago
Hi, I have a question and I'd appreciate any help in answering it. How can I be sure that I've been hypnotized or under hypnosis? Is there any feeling I should recognize or is there no feeling when you're under hypnosis? Thank you for any help.
kikikikia 5 months ago
@kikikikia, Hope I can offer some insight. Have you ever been driving while you're thinking about something, then suddenly realize you don't remember anything you saw on the highway for the entrie time that you were thinking? That's a hypnotic state. In hypnosis you feel deeply relaxed & focused only on the hypnotists voice. Sometimes people feel like they're floating, but for the most part it's a deeply relaxed, focused state. Hope this helps. -Dennis Tucker C.Ht.
vetteluvnh 3 months ago
@vetteluvnh Thank you for the help
kikikikia 3 months ago
Ouch
kikikikia 5 months ago
can this whipe memiory? I dont like to take chances with repressin..btw someone reply quick T.T
Evilalchmist 6 months ago
People forget and misremember things all the time, of course. It's a normal part of human experience.
Although hypnosis can help someone delete part of their experience (like the sensation of pain) and in that way 'forget' it, it's a collaborative process so in a responsible setting, the hypnotist wouldn't be able to 'wipe' someone's memory against their will.
BrightIdeasTraining 5 months ago
@Evilalchmist (previous comment was for you too)
Regarding 'repression', usually if someone has had a bad experience, they usually remember it - they just prefer not to. The more common problem is helping someone let go of the emotions associated with a bad experience so they can remember it but without reliving the negative emotion.
BrightIdeasTraining 5 months ago
@Evilalchmist
A bigger concern with hypnosis is someone accidentally creating 'false memories' -- things that didn't happen but come to seem like real memories. Decent hypnotherapists would avoid that by not asking leading questions or making leading suggestions.
BrightIdeasTraining 5 months ago
@BrightIdeasTraining I see I see..im ok now,i guess..was deqlin with emotional love stress bit im ok now
Evilalchmist 5 months ago
@Evilalchmist Glad to hear it :-)
BrightIdeasTraining 5 months ago
Hi Playdead. Thanks for your comment.
It works like a cycle. So being stressed leads to more pain and more pain can lead to more stress.
The physical stimulus stays there, of course, but a lot of our experience of pain is the emotions and beliefs around it. Changing those doesn't make it go away, it just doesn't 'hurt' as much.
Hope that helps.
Andy
BrightIdeasTraining 6 months ago
sounds ok however but if you have tooth pain for example you cant relax like this
playdead4fun 6 months ago
but I think person still feels pain somehow
playdead4fun 6 months ago
I've had numerous tattoos and tattoo removals done under self hypnosis. The most discomfort I felt was a slight itching
SgtGizmo23 1 year ago
If only he was there when we had to twist my mangled arm back into position to have it put into a cast... Sad.
TomTom40202 1 year ago
very good.
danbs07 2 years ago