Hypnosis is a normal state of mind, one which most people go in and out of every day. When you are watching a TV programme or film that you are engrossed in, driving down a long monotonous road, listening to music that captures a mood or engrosses you, you are in 'hypnosis'.
We experience hypnosis every day and don't even know it.
The work of the Hypnotherapist is to help you access this state quickly and easily to enable positive and helpful suggestions to be absorbed and acted upon.
When you are in a guided hypnotic trance session, or driving down the road in trance, you have an observer self, which is an actual part of you that is always aware and watching out for you. This observer self has been documented as a credible aspect of our mind that keeps us safe, even when asleep. During hypnosis you can trust that your observer self will watch over you.
This is not a guide or spiritual being, it is a scientific discovery of a function of our brains. During a hypnosis session you would instantly get up and leave the room if it caught on fire, even if it had previously felt like your arms and leg were too heavy to move.
Will I Remember Everything?
You may, or may not, be able to remember everything afterwards - but at the time you will hear everything that is said. We are all different - some people go into a very deep trance and remember nothing at all afterwards, others remain in a light trance, which can work equally well as a deep one - but - more often than not - people drift into different levels of conscious awareness and remember parts of the experience.
Will I be in Control?
You can never be made to say, or do, anything you don't want to - and if I - or anyone else were to give you suggestions that you didn't morally approve of - you would come out of hypnosis. You will never give away any secrets - or be made to act in any derogatory way. You are in control - but at the same time you are also very deeply relaxed. You will be able to hear everything during the hypnosis session - you'll be aware of outside noises and movements - this is perfectly normal - you are in a heightened state of awareness in hypnosis.
What Do I Do Next?
Simply call me on 01257 266815 for an informal chat and/or to make an appointment.
Norma Gillett MA
Member National Council for Hypnotherapy (Reg)
Member National Guild of Hypnotists
Hypnotherapy Practioner Diploma
Diploma in Clinical and Advanced Hypnotherapy
Practitioner Diploma in Neuro Linguistic Programming
Certified EFT Practitioner
HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator
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