0 Learn Stage Hypnosis The fast Way

If you are interested in trying to hypnotize someone, there are many ways of doing it. While you have many options available; the effectiveness of any given method may vary depending or your preferences or what works best for the individual you are trying to hypnotize.

The process that helps a person enter the state of hypnosis is known as induction. There are countless ways to induce someone into a hypnotic state, and there are probably thousands of different induction scripts. For Hypnotherapy (or therapeutic hypnosis) you will most likely want to use progressive relaxation. This is a slow process of relaxation; it will take some time for the person to enter a hypnotic state. This is of course very different from 'stage hypnosis' which may be what you are most familiar with. Stage hypnosis uses a much more direct approach to induction, since they must keep their audience entertained. Handshake induction is also fairly common, but is not dramatic enough for the stage, and not gentle enough for therapeutic hypnosis.

Progressive Relaxation is a much more gentle approach. In this process you are helping the person to become increasingly relaxed until they have fallen into a state of hypnosis. This process is a gradual one, which you control with continuing suggestions of relaxation. One popular form of progressive relaxation is done by having the person focus on different muscles throughout the body; helping them to relax each and every part of their body. You can also work to place yourself in a state of hypnosis, will this same process; hypnosis recordings will be helpful for that.

So while there are many ways how to hypnotize someone. The method that you choose will need to be based on your desired result, and upon the individual being hypnotized.

Not a few people have the impression that hypnosis is some sort voodoo or ingenious trick run by stage hypnotists like David Blaine. This false image was created by mainstream media and man's natural fascination for the unnatural.

Ever wonder why all captured footages and photos of UFOs and the Yeti are blurred and almost unrecognizable? It's because man would rather entertain the unnatural side of things for the mere fact that it's unnatural and unheard of. That's exactly why hypnosis and self hypnosis, despite being accepted as a wing of professional medicine, it's still welcomed by a lot of raised eyebrows caused by our innate preference for the unknown.

To settle this myth, let's look a the big difference between clinical hypnosis and the stage hypnotism many people are familiar with.

While watching stage hypnotists perform, recognize some of the techniques they utilize. First the performer asks for volunteers from the audience. These are people who might well have had a drink or three, and their inhibitions are reduced, or someone who's actually part of the whole act.

Let's assume it's the former. Onstage, the performer will try to select those volunteers he or she feels will most readily comply with commands. Those who are judged to be "fighting" or "resisting" will be dismissed. The showman is often very adept at reading body language and other subtle signs that indicate that the subjects want to do as they are told and put on a good show.

After the performer has carefully culled the group to a handful of willing participants, the show begins. Whether the entire group is really hypnotized or not doesn't matter. The participants may be in a trance, they may believe they are, or they may simply act as if they are hypnotized. Once they are on stage, there is a powerful pressure to go along and not "spoil the show."

That's basically the long and short of it.

On the other hand, those who have tried selfhypnosis attest an entirely different experience. Rather than being a form of entertainment, it's often described as an enlightening and refreshing experience.

That's because in real selfhypnosis, you are both the operator/guide and the subject. This is like being both the director of a movie and the lead actor. This deep relaxing moment provides the practitioner loads of opportunities to discover hidden inner realizations. It also allows the person doing selfhypnosis to tap into his inner reserves and bring out the answers and motivations tucked in.

There are remarkable hypnotic effects you can achieve on your own. In areas such as pain control, for instance, major surgeries have been performed with self-hypnosis as the only anesthesia.

Take the documented case of Victor Rausch (1980). A dental surgeon, Doctor Rausch had used hypnosis and selfhypnosis in his practice and was very experienced and confident with hypnotic procedures. When he had to undergo gall bladder surgery, he used selfhypnosis as the only anesthesia. The surgery was performed without complications and without pain.

Other effects you can create via self hypnosis are control over fears, increased self-confidence, and relief from allergies. A decent hypnotherapy home study course can teach a person not only how to go into self hypnosis, but also to create pre- and post-hypnotic cues that could triggers said positive outcomes.