Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Common Myths That Surround Hypnosis

By Mark Watson

In this article I am going to be speaking about hypnosis and some of the common myths that surround it. There is much debate between scientists and hypnotists as to whether or not hypnosis is actually real. Scientists argue that there isn't any concrete evidence to suggest that hypnosis exists. While this is true the same theory can be applied to a lot of things in life, not just hypnosis.

A popular claim made by hypnotists is that you will not remember anything of when you were hypnotised. The truth is though that this rarely ever happens, sometimes hypnosis can result in a mild case of amnesia, but this hardly ever happens.

There is also a claim that hypnosis can help improve your memory. For example, people say that if you are hypnotised it can help you to recall a crime you were witness to that you may have repressed away. But, as mentioned above, hypnosis can make you lose your memory, not get it back.

A further example of hypnosis myths is that it can push your athleticism, which has been fuelled by the media. However, hypnosis will never make people stronger than they already are, so when normal people hear of athletes doing it they want to get it too, to achieve the same results, but this just wouldn't work.

Hypnosis can be used for many things, but I think that the most popular way of using it is to aid with weight loss. The first thing you want to do when you are on a diet is eat junk - cutting it out will only make you want it more. Therefore, people believe that being hypnotised will make them forget their cravings.

The most popular form of hypnosis is definitely conversational hypnosis. This is very clever as it works by a person talking to another in a style that will make them see the person points of view as their own - this is very common amongst hypnotists on TV.

There are many conversational hypnosis courses being sold these days throughout the internet. Some of them are very informative for beginners and with the correct amount of dedication to learning a complete newbie can grow to an intermediate level of hypnosis skills. Unfortunately because there is a market for these kinds of courses it has also paved the way for some bogus products from people that are looking to make some quick money from a hungry market. - 2361

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