There is much mis-information about hypnosis and hypnotherapy, this can lead to many people deciding against it as a form of therapy due to concerns of safety and effectiveness.
Below are a few facts thet will answer some of the questions you might have about the safety and the usefulness of hypnosis.
The hypnotic state of mind has the potential to enable you to learn new things more efficiently and tap inner resources and innate abilities that may not be available to you in your waking consciousness.
Hypnotherapy is commonly viewed as a natural, altered state of consciousness, where the conscious (analytical) mind is bypassed, and the subconscious (creative) mind is accessed.
People experience hypnosis in different ways.
Under hypnosis you are not unconscious or asleep. Hypnosis is an altered state of mind in which the you are in a state similar to daydreaming.
You will at all times be in control and aware of what is happening to you, and can come out of hypnosis anytime that you choose.
Hearing and remembering what the hypnotherapist said to you is completely natural.
Hypnosis is a state of mental and physical relaxation, along with a more focused sense of concentration.
You cannot and will not get “stuck” in hypnosis. Even if the hypnotist walked away after inducing the hypnosis, you would either come out of hypnosis by yourself or drift off to sleep.