Frequently asked questions.

Can I get stuck in trance?….
No absolutely impossible, even if the hypnotist was abducted by aliens in mid-session, you would either return to full awareness or drift off into natural sleep awakening very refreshed after a short while.

So can anyone be hypnotised?….
Yes, but only if they want to be. You hear every word and remain in control the whole time. The depth of hypnosis varies from person to person and even from session to session..

But will I lose control of my mind or be made to do things against my will?….
No and no. If people want to volunteer to go up on a stage in front of an audience and do crazy things it’s because they want to.

So if I remain in total control how do hypnotic suggestions work?….
Because they are tailor made to appeal to your imagination and in a contest between your imagination and will-power your imagination will win every time. If a hypnotic suggestion is of benefit to your well being it will be accepted by the subconscious and will gradually become part of your natural behaviour, i.e. feeling at ease with other people, talking confidently and so on.

How many sessions will I need?….
Every client is different. It depends on the level of motivation and whether the cause is obvious or hidden. This will normally become apparent in the initial consultation.

Is there a change in the physical brain?….
Hypnosis is a very difficult subject to research under laboratory conditions but its thought that the beta waves of normal activity (like reading this page) change to alpha (7 - 14 per second) which would normally occur when we are lucid dreaming just before dropping off to sleep or when we wake first thing of a morning.