 | I won't remember what happened or even know what's happening when it occurs.
You will not be unconscious at all; you will be fully conscious and will know everything that happens. You will know where you are and will be able to speak throughout the session. You will remember what happens. You will have mental control and can wake yourself up when or if you want to do so.
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| Not all people are hypnotizable. I may not be able to be hypnotized.
If you are a human being, you can be hypnotized. Hypnosis is an innate, natural, familiar state of mind. You go in and out of hypnosis every day without even realizing it. It will not feel much- if any- different to you than how you feel after a few moments rest.
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| Someone else will be controlling my mind.
This is not true, in fact, hypnosis will enable you to control your own mind better. You will always be able to reject a suggestion you do not want. Hypnotherapy empowers, validating that the answers are within the person. You will always be in charge of your mental process.
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| I will be made to cluck like a chicken, like they do in stage shows.
This is not stage show hypnotism. You will never do anything that is against your moral values. This process is for therapy and growth, not for shaming anyone.
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| If I open my mind to hypnosis, the devil will get in.
Hypnosis is the same state of mind as the state of prayer. If the devil doesn't get in when you pray, why would it get in when you are in hypnosis? Hypnosis is a natural, God-given state of mind.
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| I will discover things that I don't want to know.
It is true that hypnosis releases what has been controlling your life. It is like tooth decay, if the decay remains, you never know when it will abscess or cause you pain. Once you have taken care of it, you are empowered and have nothing to fear. That is healing. |
