Hypnosis and Suggestion
For these changes to take place, they need to happen within the subconscious mind. Because this is where our automatic patterns of behaviour, habits and ‘past programming’ exist. Everything that we have ever seen, heard, experienced or learned, is also stored within the subconscious mind. When a person is experiencing the state of hypnosis, the conscious critical mind becomes more passive, and the subconscious mind becomes much more dominant and hence more open to the suggestions of the hypnotherapist.
Through the application of Hypnotherapy or clinical hypnosis, appropriate helpful suggestions and ideas are given to you while you are experiencing the ‘hypnotic trance’. The Hypnotherapist structures these suggestions and ideas so as to help you to achieve your desired outcome or positive change. Hypnosis is a completely natural state of consciousness in which we all enter into, in fact many times a day. Whenever we are concentrating with great interest ie: working at the computer, watching a good movie, driving over familiar roads or on long trips, or maybe just daydreaming. All of these, are examples of naturally occurring hypnosis.