Hypnosis - What Does It Feel Like? - By: Pesic Milos

Although a subject under hypnosis appears to assume the characteristics of a person asleep, they are in reality totally alert. Hypnosis is very complicated to describe, as nobody actually knows what is hapenning inside the mind of a hypnotized subject. What we do know is that while in trance state the subject becomes exceedingly suggestible. A subject`s attention, whilst they are going into hypnosis, is narrowed down progressively. Firstly, the sense of sight is lost as the hypnotic subject is required to close their eyes. After some time it is not uncommon for the hypnotic subject to lose total awareness of their body. Although one by one the senses are gradually slipping away, one sense is deeply enhanced by the induction process. This is the sense of hearing. A subject put under hypnosis can repeatedly hear faraway sounds that they wouldn`t be able to hear in the standard waking state. This, undeniably, means that during the course of the whole process the subject is able to hear everything that the hypnotist might say. When you start to induce trance state in people you will frequently find that upon awakening the subject, they will think they could not have been put under hypnosis as they could still hear your voice. The misconception that they won`t be able to hear your voice often comes from those persons who suppose hypnosis to be identical to sleep.

A person in the state of hypnosis is truly suggestible. One of the reasons for this is that, while in the trance, you are only able to concentrate on just one thing at a time. For example, if I were to tell you that you are a pretty ballerina, you would instantly compare this hypnosis suggestion with what you already know to be valid, and, unless of course you are a ballerina, you would tell me I am talking nonsense. The hypnotised subject however is not able to entertain the thought that they may not be what I have suggested, as their incomplete concentration is taken up by the thought that they are essentially a delicate ballerina. The result, as desired, ends in the subject jumping to their feet to execute a series of pirouettes across the stage.

The human mind is divided into two so different sections. The conscious mind, which is accountable for all our conscious thoughts and decisions, and the subconscious mind, which organizes our autonomous activity. The mind can be best thought of as a computer, the subconscious as the processor and the conscious as the monitor and keyboard. Our subconscious mind is a kind of protector; it watches over our body and helps us to stay alive.

Even though our subconscious can do lots oftasks that consciously would be unachievable, it also has one extremely essential feature. Somewhere between our two minds is what we call the critical factor. This is most likely best defined as a door, at which is a guardian. Our subconscious mind will process anything that enters it no matter how bizarre. So, as long as you can get a suggestion through the door it will be adhered to. This is precisely why hypnosis works. The guardian's door can be haphazardly opened while we are under hypnosis.

About the Author

Milos Pesic is a professional hypnotist who runs a highly popular and comprehensive Hypnosis and Self Hypnosis web site. Also visit his Hypnosis squidoo lens for more articles and resources on hypnosis related topics, self hypnosis, weight loss hypnosis, stop smoking hypnosis, hypnosis scripts and much more.

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