Hypnosis - Will I Die From it Or Will it Make Me a Vegetable?

Effectively, you're in a hypnotic state whenever you read an interesting book. At the moment, you're looking at your computer screen, reading this article, which I hope you find interesting! While you're reading it, you're awareness is limited. You've forgotten about how your feet feel on the floor. You aren't thinking about your clothes, whether or not you should buy that nice purple shirt you saw in the store the other day.

You may have a grandfather clock in your room where you're reading this and if it's an old one, it probably has quite a loud 'tick' to it. You'll be aware of that sound on the periphery of your consciousness. A state of hypnosis at this stage is called concentration. It's invaluable to us, because the more we concentrate, the more we take in.

If our minds were all over the place as we read that book, or this article, then we'd end up not knowing a thing about what we'd read. I have two main interests in reading for enjoyment. Spy and historical novels. I love them and will become extremely engrossed while I'm reading them. My wife might say something to me, and either I simply don't hear her, or I know she's said something, but I haven't clue what it is.

If it's very important, something like; "Mike, I hate to tell you, but the house is on fire," with a necessary and understandable urgency in her voice, then I'll snap out of my concentration on the book and do whatever's to be done.

But to come down to earth, I'm quite sure you've been in the same situation.

Driving's another example of the hypnotic condition. We've been driving for any number of years and we don't have to think about changing gears, applying the brakes or signalling. This is now quite automatic to us. Therefore, our minds will wander until we find something that may be bothering us, something that interests us, anything upon which our minds land that, one way or the other, is of particular interest to us.

It's quite possible that we'll be driving merrily along and completely miss our turning. I know I've done this, and I'm sure you have too. You're in a light, hypnotic state. So to answer the questions; Will hypnosis kill me or will I turn into a vegetable, the answer has to be an emphatic 'no.'

You know those flashlights you can buy that have adjustable beams? Usually, you rotate a sort of ring on the bulb end and the light broadens so that it shines, not so brightly, but gives a far greater area of illumination. However, the more you twist the other way, the more the beam narrows, becomes brighter, until there's what appears to be just a pencil width of light piercing the blackness.

That you could call 'deep trance,' far deeper than reading or driving. You're alone in your room, or in your therapist's office. Because of a series of suggestions, your mind is now at a laser sharpness of concentration, far greater than you'd normally experience.

In truth, you're more alive than you were twenty minutes ago when you first walked into your therapist's office

Mike Bond, explaining the basis of hypnotism. There's an awful lot more on his Website, The Hypnosis Attraction. Also, you'll find two excellent FREE downloads;'Why Worrying is Hypnotic and What To Do About It' and a Free Audio Training Course on Self Hypnosis. Simply click on The Hypnosis Attraction to be taken to both