The 6 Factors that Show Someone has been REALLY Hypnotised!

Woman being hypnotised

Frequently, when talking about the benefits of hypnosis I will have someone stop me in mid conversation  and say…” Come on David, just how do you know that someone is telling the truth, and not just faking or pulling your leg? Do you not think some people are just pretending ?”

So in response to this I have put together a 6-Point Check-list to indicate when someone has genuinely been hypnotised:

The 6 Factors of Hypnotic State:

 1. The hypnosis promotes the cessation of movement, however occasional involuntary movements, such as fluttering of the eyelids occur which indicates that the the individual concerned is in trance (catalepsy).

2. Stillness – during hynosis it will become amazingly evident just how relaxed the muscles and body of the person is who is in hypnosis. The jaw may lower and their mouth may hang slightly.

3. Tears – Eyes running due to the relaxation of the ducts occurs, not because the person concernedmay becrying or sad in any way.

4. The person’s breathing and pulse totally slows down as the para-sympathetic nervous system associated with involuntary movement becomes dominant and the sympathetic nervous system connected with conscious thought surrenders control. Consequently changes in the pallor of a person’s face occur ( more or less colour ) as the blood in the relaxed body drains in to the back.

5. Twitches occur sometimes in the fingers and around the mouth due to the nerves discharging their last bits of energy as the body relaxes.

6. Sometimes there is eye movement and so the person may roll their eyes upward indicating that they have gone past the dominance of the conscious mind and firmly into hypnosis.

I hope you enjoyed the first of many hypno-quizes from my last post. Below are the answers..how did you do…?

Q1   The therapeutic technique of Life Scan is most often

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          b. Preparation of regression

Q2   Creating Credibility is a technique used  by the hypnotherapist to:

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          b.   Increase the level of trust with the client

Q3.   When a client contracts their pupil in a pre-induction briefing, they may be:        

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          a.   Suspicious

Q4.   Catalepsy in hypnosis is generally defined as:

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          b.   Relaxed limbs

Q5.   When you have counted a person out of hypnosis they are:

          ANSWER

          c.   Still highly suggestible

Q6.   A person who smokes about 60 cigarettes a day is more probably

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          b.   Smoking through compulsion

Q7.   In terms of body language, a personal zone is generally in the west:

          ANSWER

          a.   Less than 1 metre away

Q8   If a you tell a hypotherapist that you, “feel there is no hope…” you are talking in a:

          ANSWER        

           a.   Kinaesthetic Mode

Q9.   The Spiegel Eye Roll Test is best used to:

          ANSWER

          a.   Measure susceptibility

Q10.   It is safe for you to listen to a hypnosis recording such as cd or tape when:

          ANSWER

          b.   You are lying down

Wake up Happy!

David Power

Medical Hypnosis Expert and Practical Parenting Expert

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