The
factor of personalization
Each
person responds to different stimuli e.g. 85% of the world
population can reach a medium trance which is all that's
needed to make impressive changes. About 10% of the
population can reach a very deep trance, while another 5%
cannot be hypnotized because of mental disability.
Hypnotherapy as a science is still fairly new but becoming
increasingly popular as people are talking about their
success and writing about the effects on social network and
blogs. Hypnosis is often used by the British National Health
Service. Numerous dentists are using hypnotherapy to numb
pain, and some doctors are even using hypnosis to perform
surgery.
Dominant
men can be easily hypnotized, although they believe
otherwise, because some people like to think that they are
in control, and that nobody could ever "put them under" or
take control of their decisions, but in reality the level of
trance doesn't depend on will power or dominance.
A
hypnotherapist cannot force you to act against your will.
The hypnotist simply gives suggestions, and you may carry
out these suggestions only if you accept them.
Dominant,
logical people who are always in control, who are
independent and strong minded, usually sink into a deep
trance within minutes, especially if the hypnotist is using
the confusion technique. This method will confuse the left
side of the brain, and therefore let the right-hemisphere
take over, guiding them into a trance.
Most
people when watching a good movie will fall in and out of a
trance without even realizing it. Artists who paint, draw or
make music will often say how they worked for 6 hours and it
felt like only a few minutes, because in the trance state
time can be distorted, slowed down, or speeded
up. When we are in a state of trance the right side of
the brain takes over, and this part of the brain has no
interest in time.
Many
people think that being hypnotized means acting like a
zombie or a slave to the master, but this is only a
Hollywood portrayal, and stage hypnosis trickery. In the
real world, self-hypnosis is where one being can achieve a
trance state where the mind and body is totally relaxed, and
open to suggestions. This state can be like a daydream, or
like lying in a jacuzzi after a few glasses of wine.
After
practicing with self hypnosis the trance gets easier and
deeper. If you are a person who enjoys smoking and has no
desire to stop, and sees no reason why to stop, then no
amount of hypnosis will help. If you have doubts, and there
is a small part of you that thinks about stopping smoking
and getting healthy again, then hypnosis will be of enormous
help, and give you the courage and motivation to stop right
away.