4 Common Techniques To Hypnotize Someone Hypnosis or hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation, intense concentration, and focused attention to achieve a certain state of awareness that is sometimes called a trance. When doing so, the person's attention is so focused that he is temporarily not conscious and aware of the things that are happening around him. While looking for a hypnosis therapy in Southern CA, here are a few hypnosis techniques that you probably want to know: Relaxation technique Relaxation is a common method used by therapists, and, it is also a beginner hypnosis technique. If one is relaxed, he may fall into trance and the mind is open to suggestion. During this episode, the person may talk to you and be open to indirect suggestions. A few common methods of relaxation include laying down, counting in your head, controlling of breathing and speaking in a soft tone. Visualization Visualization is most of the time used as both to induce trance and to make suggestions. For instance, you can ask a person to recall a room they are very familiar with. Ask him/her to imagine every detail in that room- the floor, the shape of the windows, the painting on the wall, the smell, the light. Then, you can move onto a room that the person is less familiar with. As he/she struggles to recall the exact details, the person tends to open his/her mind to suggestion. Eye Fixation Have you ever found yourself in a “zoning out” situation and starring at something while someone is talking to you? And, you may have also completely missed what they said to you. Well, you may have been in trance. Any object can also be used to induce trance. Some of the most common objects that most people use are the “power pendulum” or a “swinging pocket watch”. The use of objects keeps the conscious mind occupied, opening the subconscious to suggestion. And, the eyes also get physically tired when they fixate or move back and forth. Direct Suggestion In conversational hypnosis, a direct suggestion is used as an explicit command to perform a certain action. This type of technique is sometimes viewed as unethical because as the authority, you hold power over the client. The client does not control the decision to change behavior with this method. To conclude, when you look for a hypnosis therapy in Southern CA, make sure that you get the one whom you feel confident and comfortable in a therapeutic relationship.
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