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ypnosis is best described as a state of focused and narrowed
attention where the surroundings become unimportant. Hypnosis sometimes looks like deep
relaxation, however it is not a sleep state. Hypnotic subjects are always fully awake and
aware of what is going on around them.
CAN ANYONE
BE HYPNOTIZED ?
Yes. In fact
we all enter hypnosis throughout the day. Hypnosis occurs naturally
when we become deeply absorbed in a book, or movie that we lose
interest in events that are happening around us.
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT
HYPNOSIS
Only weak minded people are
good subjects.
FALSE:
The best hypnotic subjects are often intelligent, strong willed people
with active imaginations.
People are slaves to the hypnotist and will do anything he says.
FALSE:
The hypnotized subjects are in complete control of their faculties and
will not violate their moral code.
Hypnosis is occultic.
FALSE:
Hypnosis is a naturally occurring phenomenon and has nothing to do with
the occult, witchcraft, or any other New Age practice.
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