Hypnosis has been around ever since man first walked the earth. That seems like a very long time ago, but it’s a fact nonetheless. Hypnosis is a trance-like state, and people have been entering these trance-like states for thousands of years, in fact, you enter a state of hypnosis several times a day, perhaps without even knowing you are. For example, when you watch the television and your mind wanders away, and then you realise that you missed what they were saying in that scene. Or when you are washing the dishes and you look outside, your mind drifts away to another time and place. Also, when you are driving to work and you suddenly arrive and wonder how you got there so quickly today.
The word Hypnosis comes from early Greek Mythology, the God of sleep – Hypnos. It refers to the sleep-like state you achieve during the therapy, although you don’t actually go to sleep and it is not a requirement of the therapy. In fact, most people actually become more aware during hypnosis. Their senses become heightened. You, the client, are totally aware of what is going on around you and you are in full control. There is a misconception that the Hypnotherapist has the client under their power and can make that person do whatever they want to……well that’s not true, quite the opposite actually. This kind of thinking comes from watching old horror movies and from watching stage shows.
Whilst you are in Hypnosis, it is easier to appeal to your subconscious and it is there that we do all the work. It is the subconscious that deals with all the learned behaviour; the fears, the unhealthy eating habits, the stress and anxieties, and the chronic pain that we hold onto.
