Question 1

The hypnotherapist has complete control over you.

Accepted Answer

A certified hypnotherapist's treatment is only as strong as the client's allowability. Think of it like this: hypnosis does for the mind what massage does for the body. If at any point a suggestion felt wrong, you would sit bolt upright. We call this 'abreaction' — and it ends the state instantly.

Question 2

You give up your free will in hypnosis.

Accepted Answer

A client cannot give up free will in hypnosis any more than when asleep. You actually use your free will to enter the state. When someone quits smoking through hypnotherapy after failing on their own, that is gaining enormous self-control and personal power — not losing it.

Question 3

You can be put under hypnosis against your wishes.

Accepted Answer

Can you go to sleep against your wishes? Or have a massage against your wishes? Hypnosis is the same 'alpha' state of heightened concentration and focus — one most of us experience quite often. Your participation is required throughout.

Question 4

You lose consciousness and have amnesia.

Accepted Answer

The vast majority remember everything the therapist says. Sometimes there is a delayed reaction — the real beauty of hypnosis is in the distillation process that occurs within the subconscious. We plant seeds, and they begin to sprout and grow after treatment.

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