Hypnosis: What is it? Hypnosis can be defined as a state of increased concentration, a focused state of awareness where you bypass the critical mind and work directly with the subconscious. In this state you are more open to suggestions, allowing healthier life changes to take place. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. No one can force you into a hypnotic state. You allow the hypnotist to guide you into a hypnotic state. What does a Hypnotist do? Most things we learn become part of our Autopilot System or our Subconscious. These are things we don’t have to consciously think about to do. For instance, picture yourself walking or driving a car. After all the work you have done to master these skills you now do them effortlessly. It becomes rooted in your subconscious or your autopilot. Problems arise when the map we have given to the autopilot is now taking us where we no longer want to go. How do we give the autopilot a new map? How do we get where we want to go? How do we make changes to benefit our lives? This is accomplished by allowing a hypnotist to guide you into a hypnotic state where you are open to suggestions. These suggestions become part of the new map (or behavior) which your autopilot or subconscious will follow.
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