The history of hypnosis is as ancient as that of sorcery, magic, and medicine; indeed, hypnosis has been used as a method in all three. Its scientific history began in the latter part of the 18th century with Franz Mesmer, a German physician who used hypnosis in the treatment of patients in Vienna and Paris.

Self hypnosis is the act of telling yourself something is true (or not) and believeing it.

Deep meditation is a form of "Free-thinking" or letting yourself think without limitations or distraction.

I can see how you can obscure those two but meditation is completely different from hypnosis even though you are in the same state in bolth!

For theraputical hypnosis you have to get them to completely relax and create expierience by saying why don't you try to imagine __________. you then have to create details in extream high definition. get them to feel like their there. Then icorporate the things that you want them to do into the sentence for instance say "as your running along the pathway you notice that you actually feel energized and refreshed" then say somthing like "for you know that this is you in the near future it may be next month, next week, or perhaps its tomarrow." it doesnt work well on family

For stage hypnosis it requires tons of people and a huge stage now i am not going to tell you how to do stage hypnosis because i belive that you need to work for some things.

Highway hypnosis can be very dangerous as it is easy to have a wreck which can cause injury or death of the operator and others that may be involved. Take breaks as needed, pull over and nap if you need to, break up long trips into a few days and stay in a hotel, get plenty of rest, switch drivers, there are many things you can do to prevent this from happening.

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Well their are lots of stuff to hypnotize someone you may not even know it but you can hypnotize someone by your eyes voice and or use a pendulumn and swing it from side to side.

Yes.

A licensed or certified medical professional will be able to give consumers more information about weight loss hypnosis. There are many doctors that use hypnosis in their practices however it is not officially accepted as a valid means of weight loss by the medical community.

You have to be willing to go under hypnosis in order it to succeed. If you strongly oppose the idea that someone would hypnotize you, it doesn't work. It works best on simple minded people naturally, who has weak will of mind. The hypnosis happens when the hypnotizer makes some snap and you act like he/she has ordered and it stops when the hypnotizer makes another snap. Or then it could go away by time if the second snap is not performed.

Concentration and realization. The second one isn't perfect though. Hypnosis is actually very complicated, so it isn't easy to find an antonym or synonym.

The first stage iof hypnosis is Induction. It's sometimes characterised by the click of fingers. It's a stimulation of fight or flight response and moves the subject into an altered state. Some good examples are here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swsLU9T1NjA&feature=channel_page

Generally a deepening process (getting the subject more deeply into hypnosis) follows - and then therapy or something entertaining in the case of stage hypnosis.

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they produce altered state of consciousness

Possibly. Everyone is unique. Hypnosis certainly has potential for treating this speech disorder.

The underlying cause of stuttering may not be the same for everyone. Thus, everyone may not respond as well to the same type of therapy. Some people achieve good results with hypnotherapy while others have not responded as well.

Hypnosis is a powerful tool for positive change, especially when practiced by a thoughtful and accomplished practitioner. Just as all physicians are not created equal, not all hypnotherapists are created equal either. If you stutter, it is certainly worth trying.

I have read of people trying hypnosis for stuttering with no results.

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Basically, you lay it on its back and rub its stomach. For details, see the Related Link for "How to Hypnotize a Frog" to the right.

In performing arts, for stage hypnosis and the like, you'll probably want to find a local stage hypnotist and see if she takes students. Sometimes there are also people in school performing arts departments who know some hypnosis and teach it. Unfortunately, hypnosis is not a full course of study at universities. So to get a full range of techniques, you'll want to find someone with plenty of real-world experience.

Fortunately, the techniques for stage & clinical hypnosis are relatively similar. Both use rapid inductions and direct and indirect suggestion to produce controlled states in the hypnotic subject. (The only difference, one's going for weight loss, the other to make you act like a chicken!) If you can't find a local stage hypnotist, see if any local hypnotherapists offer classes in addition to their clinical work. Even if you only learn a few basics, in-person training can really get you started right.

You best bet might be taking a training, either in-person or with home study DVDs, from a recognized hypnosis academy. There are a number of competing hypnosis certification groups (like the National Board of Hypnosis and the National Guild of Hypnotists, to name just two) and a lot of courses out there. Most trainings take place over a weekend or a full week. Usually, the home study DVD courses are videotapes of these trainings. I've seen a few, and most don't have great video quality. However, several have great training quality. I'm a personal fan of Mark Cunningham's trainings, and he also has two extensive stage hypnosis courses. His brash style's not for everyone, though; when you find someone you might like, do your due diligence and see if they have videos on YouTube.

Finally, have fun with it! Hypnosis is great, and it's a wonderful skill to have.

Highly unlikely, unless the mouse was genetically engineered or something.

No idea. Please answer for me if you know

Hypnotic trances are not permanent; the person will come out of it naturally. Perhaps the person will fall asleep and then awaken, no longer in the trance. If you have concern that a person is in danger of harm to self or someone else, then do what you can to prevent the person from leaving or call the authorities if the person does leave. The prevailing wisdom (not a fixed law) is that a person will not do under a trance anything that the person would not normally do.

People claim they are psychic, but no one knows for sure. Everyone is Psychic, but you need to develop your inner psychic. see- www.realpsychicpeople.webs.com for more information.

The more important thing to know is that psychics could only give you their readings about you, it doesn't mean that it is accurate as in word by word, or that you should follow what he said. The thing is, it should be with in you on how you would interpret those readings and use them on your life.

Hypnosis puts the person who is being hypnotized into a relaxed state and you can converse with their subconscious mind without their notice.

Hypnotherapy deals with the cause. It is an interactive process that I will lead you through so that you can resolve any unconscious self imposed limitations from your past which you may be bringing into the present. My intent is to lead you to your own source of inner wisdom and allow you to take full control of your life.

I was hypnotized by a psychology graduate student for her PhD research, which was an interesting experience. It was weird to do lots of stuff while not really remembering the exact details of what happened except hearing her voice. I'm told that when in a trance my eyes were open, I stood and walked around, answered questions, and did all the tasks needed for her study - she was very pleased with the results. But I can only recall her instructions, and during my trance saw nothing but the revolving spiral she used to hypnotize me - it completely filled my conscious mind.

Later I visited a hypnotherapist to find out if the same would happen again - it did, but I remember more. It was like dreaming but being awake - I hallucinated lots of things, and had imaginary conversations with people who were not there. It felt like I was floating in a void, but hanging on to every word spoken and responding without any conscious effort - things just seemed to happen!

I have also been hypnotized by a counsellor/ psychotherapist who uses the conversational method of hypnosis. Basically this consists of listening to a story which contains triggers that cause you to focus and relax until eventually you enter a trance without realizing it. The first time this happened I did not know it had... until I was told to "come back", and found my arm raised right up in the air above my head!

I was never out of control - it's not like that! To be hypnotized you have to be willing to let it happen, but if you are like me and are curious about it, and are happy to go along with the process without questioning or over analyzing everything, then some amazingly interesting and enjoyable experiences can result.