Why does a person get hypnotized?

Answer 1

hypnosis is a comforting,relaxing experience and some people want to be hypnotized simply to get rid of stress.another benefit of hypnosis is that it can help us to achieve attitudes which we are finding hard to achieve ourselves by allowing the subconscious mind to be conditioned with certain suggestions.This is similar to the way we obtain negative thought patterns in the first place for example-I grew up in a rough city and am wary of people,it is through negative subconscious mental conditioning whereby psychologically damaging factors such as insults or threats have caused me to adopt new attitudes gradually,sometimes this goes unnoticed and this makes it hard for us to change such attitudes that have negative effects on out lives.Hypnosis can give us the help needed to change such attitudes simply by conditioning the mind in the desired direction,eg.if I wanted to rid myself of my fear of people a hypnotists suggestions would condition my subconscious to have more trust in people,benefitting my life.

Another reason people like to be hypnotized is the feeling of safety it brings through the abscence of responsibilty,essentially you feel no fear or guilt of thoughts or situations that may arise.This appeals to people who have issues with protection which make them live in a way which increases their feelings of being protected,like a girl being drawn to a tall muscular man even though he is sure to be a terrible boyfriend.

The commands given during hypnosis are also a comforting factor in one whose life is void of command or equally in one who respond negatively to command as these commands are not harmful or dangerous in any way and is a contrast to the way the person normally gets a command ie.a woman who gets bossed around at work all day gets commands to work harder causing her stress,she goes home and listens to a hypnosis recording to unwind,in the recording the commands are simple only commanding her to relax and rest.The hypnotist is comforting rather than hurtful like her boss,and she enjoys her ability to experience a hypnotic trance as well as the way the commands she is well able to do are no longer hurtful but comforting,beneficial and confidence building.

Answer 2

When the conscious mind is bypassed the subconscious is more open to input.

Answer 3

For some it may be interesting and entertaining; for others it may be a useful therapeutic tool.

Answer 4

People use it for medical reasons sometimes.