Further Answers To Your Questions.
Are
there some people who cannot be
hypnotised ?
- Apart from some people suffering from certain forms of mental handicap, most people can achieve this state, although the degree will vary from person to person.
- Yes. Probably more aware of events than you would be normally.
- No. That is why hypnosis is sometimes referred to as an Altered state of awareness. If you were asleep or unconscious you would not be aware of what was happening.
- No. You would return to your normal state of consciousness immediately if any such suggestion was made.
- Some problems such as changing habits can be dealt with very quickly, whereas others may take longer. It is impossible to be precise as to the number of appointments needed, as the differences in personality of both therapist and client may vary so much.
- The word, in its broadest meaning, refers to the help provided by any form, to influence a person's feelings, reactions, and habits.
- This word is used to refer to the use of hypnosis as a means of helping to influence feelings, reactions and habits.