Hypnotherapy
Offered by Brandon Tocco

See also Guided Meditation, Hypno-Beginning

What is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a completely natural state of mind. In fact, you have been in a hypnotic state of mind often in your lifetime. Have you ever driven home and not remembered turning at a certain corner? Yet, you arrived home safe and sound. This is what it feels like to be in hypnosis. Hypnosis uses your subconscious mind to make the changes or to create new ideas that you desire in your life. You can use hypnosis to bring about health, wholeness, and creativity. Hypnosis uses your mind's ability to relax and become centered. The hypnotherapist then uses positive guidance to assist you to Every Day in Every Way Become Better and Better.

Why Hypnotherapy?

Hypnosis helps you to make the changes you want in your life.  Many of the problems people experience are a result of old programs that are active beneath conscious awareness and influence behavior.  Hypnotherapy uses powerful techniques to discover and change these programs as well as create new more fulfilling choices for the client.  Hypnosis is used around the world and on every continent.  Hypnotherapy may be used in conjunction with your medical care.  The hypnotherapist will gladly work with you and your physicians.

Here are a few examples of what hypnosis can help you to accomplish:

• Achieve Your Goals
• Build Confidence
• Change Bad Habits
• Increase Productivity and Sales
• Increase Energy
• Increase Motivation
• Improve Memory
• Improve Study Skills
• Lose or Control Weight
• Personal Growth
• Quit Smoking
• Reduce or Even Stop Pain
• Relaxation & Stress Reduction
• Remove Anxiety & Fear
• Self-Hypnosis
• Sleep Better
• Strengthen Relationships

Common Myths Regarding Hypnosis

Myth:  When a person is hypnotized, they are unconscious.

Reality:  Hypnosis is a level of awareness that puts you in contact with both the conscious and the subconscious mind, and you are at no time unconscious.  Clients can hear everything that is said during hypnosis and remember it afterwards.

Myth:  A hypnotist can make you do something you don’t want to do.

Reality:  A hypnotized client is fully capable of refusing any suggestion even in a deep state of hypnosis, and your subconscious mind automatically rejects suggestions that conflict with your personal morals.

Myth:  A person in hypnosis will reveal things about themselves that they would rather keep secret.

Truth:  Hypnosis is not a ‘truth serum.’  A hypnotized person is fully capable of withholding information and lying if they choose.  (Of course you will get better results if you are honest about information that is relevant to your issue.)

Myth:  Strong-minded/highly intelligent people can not be hypnotized.

Truth:  Anyone who wants to be hypnotized can be hypnotized.  Since entering hypnosis is a sort of mental skill, intelligent people are often especially good at being hypnotized.

Further Information

• Mayo Clinic Article on Hypnosis