Have you ever thought of being hypnotized? Maybe while in college or at some retreat a hypnotist might have been hired as the entertainment. It is possible you have seen shows on television that demonstrate a hypnotist making people onstage do some really strange things, such as making them think they were a monkey, a dog, or make them think they are even a member of the opposite sex. Hypnotists can be great entertainment, but there are other ways hypnosis works. There are therapeutic hypnotists who can help people with pain management, quit smoking, or to lose weight.
How exactly does hypnosis work? You probably have heard that the person that is hypnotized is under a "spell" or in a trance. This is not true. When a person is hypnotized, they are actually in a heightened sense of awareness and still have complete free will. Although we have made exceptional advances in the field of hypnosis, there is still an air of mystery to it. Psychologists have begun to realize some of the general characteristics of being hypnotized. Basically, it is a sort of trance that allows for extreme suggestibility, relaxation and a heightened sense of imagination. The subject is not asleep, but more of a feeling like you would get when you "lose yourself" in a book or a movie. Your focus is totally intent on that particular subject and nothing else. When you have been hypnotized, you see the suggestions of the hypnotist as a reality. Just like when you get into a horror movie, and feel so close to being involved in the movie, you jump out of your seat when you're frightened. While under the hypnotic "trance," the hypnotist has a more direct link to your subconscious mind.
The differences between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind is that the conscious mind is the main inhibitive component in your brain-the part that puts the brakes on when you know something isn't right and the subconscious mind is in the driver's seat for your imagination and impulse. When your subconscious mind is in control, you feel freer and may actually be more creative and less inhibited. Hypnotized people do those crazy things because their conscious mind is not filtering through everything.
Many studies have been done of how the brain and body works when a person is under hypnosis. These studies show there were no physical changes in the body. However, the heart rate and respirations were dropped, due to the heightened sense of relaxation. There seems to be a change in the makeup of the brain while the subject is hypnotized. While looking at EEGs (electroencephalographs), the research has shown that under hypnosis, different brain waves are created. Different brain waves are also used when a person is asleep, or dreaming, as well as when they are fully alert and thinking.
One may not realize that you don't necessarily need a specialized hypnotist to arrive at this heightened sense of your subconscious. It is easy to hypnotize yourself by using the appropriate relaxation and focusing techniques.
How exactly does hypnosis work? You probably have heard that the person that is hypnotized is under a "spell" or in a trance. This is not true. When a person is hypnotized, they are actually in a heightened sense of awareness and still have complete free will. Although we have made exceptional advances in the field of hypnosis, there is still an air of mystery to it. Psychologists have begun to realize some of the general characteristics of being hypnotized. Basically, it is a sort of trance that allows for extreme suggestibility, relaxation and a heightened sense of imagination. The subject is not asleep, but more of a feeling like you would get when you "lose yourself" in a book or a movie. Your focus is totally intent on that particular subject and nothing else. When you have been hypnotized, you see the suggestions of the hypnotist as a reality. Just like when you get into a horror movie, and feel so close to being involved in the movie, you jump out of your seat when you're frightened. While under the hypnotic "trance," the hypnotist has a more direct link to your subconscious mind.
The differences between the conscious mind and the subconscious mind is that the conscious mind is the main inhibitive component in your brain-the part that puts the brakes on when you know something isn't right and the subconscious mind is in the driver's seat for your imagination and impulse. When your subconscious mind is in control, you feel freer and may actually be more creative and less inhibited. Hypnotized people do those crazy things because their conscious mind is not filtering through everything.
Many studies have been done of how the brain and body works when a person is under hypnosis. These studies show there were no physical changes in the body. However, the heart rate and respirations were dropped, due to the heightened sense of relaxation. There seems to be a change in the makeup of the brain while the subject is hypnotized. While looking at EEGs (electroencephalographs), the research has shown that under hypnosis, different brain waves are created. Different brain waves are also used when a person is asleep, or dreaming, as well as when they are fully alert and thinking.
One may not realize that you don't necessarily need a specialized hypnotist to arrive at this heightened sense of your subconscious. It is easy to hypnotize yourself by using the appropriate relaxation and focusing techniques.
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