1. A hypnotized person is unconscious or asleep. False.
Various measurements of brain wave functions (fMRI and PET) show that hypnosis
is a different state from that of being unconscious or asleep.
2. A person may not come out of the hypnotic state. False.
A person cannot remain asleep or awake forever under normal circumstances. This is because
of what has been described as "Circadian Rhythm," a 25 hour biological cycle.
A person cannot remain in a hypnotic state, because of what has been described as an Ultradian Rhythm,
where one needs rest after 90 minutes of concentration and activity.
3. The hypnotized person will obey any suggestions given by the hypnotist. False.
The subconscious will reject ideas which are antithetical to their basic beliefs.
What about the stage hypnotist who makes a volunteer do strange things, which the audience
believes is against the volunteer's will? The answer is that the volunteer volunteered to
do strange things!
4. A post hypnotic suggestion lasts lifetime. Sometimes.
Reminders are usually needed to reinforce hypnotic suggestions for issues you are working on.
Of course, we have all experienced suggestions that last a lifetime. We all have smells and melodies
that instantaneously take us back to especially wonderful or otherwise compelling incidences, people,
and places in our pasts.
5. Only weak-minded people can be hypnotized. False.
Hypnosis is an altered state we all experience several times a day, while daydreaming, for example.
6. A person has to be in deep trance for hypnosis to be helpful. False.
There seems to be no correlation between the depth of trance and success of
most types of hypnotherapy. One notable exception is anesthesia for major surgery, for which you need
profoundly deep state of hypnosis.
*Ideas expressed on this website are that of Grace Fleming ("Megumi") only, and do not
necessarily represent that of any organization or group.
*See the website by
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis for more information about hypnosis.
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