Does hynotism work??

Sorry thats hypnotism obviously.

Yes, hypnotism works. I actually learned how to self hypnotize myself, which works. The only down side it that it only lasts a day. They say to practice every day for 28 days, but I found that after 28 days of hypnotizing myself, I reverted right back to my old habits or gained the weight right back, or whatever I was working on at that time.

I've even purchased hundreds of dollars of tapes and cd and got the same result. They only worked for a day.

I think the only way to actually retrain your brain to do certain things for lasting results is to get hypnotized by someone who is certified.

As Christie stated, the typical reaction to hypnotism (ESPECIALLY that which is done 'TO you' rather than you to yourself) is a quick start but a slow finish, if one finishes at all.

Hypnotism does work if you CONDITION it through constant repetition and life application practice and as you would have to do with Affirmations, Mantras, or Resolutions.

NOTHING in the way of habitual human behavior changes without LITERAL, PHYSICAL changes being instilled into the brain.

If you go the hypnosis route to change, DO NOT SPEND $3K unless you are getting PERSONAL, EXTENSIVE attention over a significant period of time from the trainer him/herself. You can spend FAR LESS than that and receive not only professional hypnosis services, but certification training as well.

A good introduction for you would be to acquire a work such as Healing Yourself With Self-Hypnosis, by Dr. Frank Caprio & Joseph Berger. Give it (or similar) a good read so that you thoroughly understand the cognitive technology associated with hypnosis. Even Marshall Sylver sells course materials on his website that would suffice for getting a solid understanding without blowing thousands of dollars.

Then, find a pro (not an entertainer) who will simultaneously provide hypnosis service and either basic training so that you can continue the process yourself, or certification training so that you can help yourself and perhaps somebody else; perhaps even make a little money in the process.

The most important, fundamental thing that hypnotism can address for the sake of real personal change is that it goes directly to the source of ALL personal change, which is YOUR MIND.

Make your THOUGHTS the focal point of personal growth, and everything else will take care of itself.

I've tried the books, cds, and even dvds. I think my problem was not knowing what I was doing and not sticking with it for more than a few weeks!

Good detailed steps Dynamic.

In addition to training thoughts- consuming the right food and physical activity effect one's thoughts. Most people miss this this.

It works, but with one important caveat... You must trust your therapist.

Also, if you are interested in self-improvement work, get some NLP training from a good NLP program, not a business NLP program - very important! I recommend anything associated with Richard Bandler. PM me, if you like. I can tell you where I go for my "self-improvement retreats."

hypnotism takes a skills, and it's very difficult if the subject is unwilling to allow themselves to fall into the trance..another branch of this science is nlp..

I never found nlp to be much help. I found hypnosis to work better.

Yes it does work. But it only works if you allow it. The one Marshall is using is stage hypnotism. That's a show in my opinion. Then you have the real professionals that work in private practice. That's real.

The bottom line is, it will never work for you if you are not in agreement with the practitioner. Where two or three of you gather in agreement...

Basically, if I say, "you are going to relax now," you immediately allow yourself to relax instead to talking yourself out of it in your head. It's not about fighting the suggestion. It's about accepting it.

So, you can seat down right now and say, "I'm going to close my eyes and see myself basking in the sunset on the beach in the Caribbean." Then close your eyes go there and feel the scenery. That's the beginning of self-hypnosis.

^Yeah, that's what I do for myself before I go to bed at night or if I am stressed out by something. I say to myself that everything will work itself out and that I will be okay...and I notice instant physical affects from that. Or when I cannot sleep at night for some reason, instead of getting increasingly frustrated and more worked up about it, I tell myself that whatever hours of sleep I do get -- they will be exactly what I need and I will wake up refreshed and feeling better. These two exercises have worked for me reliably.

Hypnosis works. Like anything else, it works as well as you expect it to. Check out this site (I'm not an affiliate of this program). When you first log onto the site you'll see a no-obligation offer for an extremely comprehensive free course on learning hypnosis. Good luck to all!

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My philosophy professor, back in college, discussed hypnotism and dowsing with us. He taught us how to dowse not to hypnotize. He said he only teach or try to hypnotize his postgrad students because it's too dangerous.

hypnotism probably doesnt work

I have some books about hypnotism and i believe on it, but i think it's realy hard to learn it from books.

The best (and easiest) book I've ever read on hypnosis is "Hypnotize Yourself With Your Eyes Open." It's super easy to hypnotize yourself with this book. All you have to do is read out loud. The book has worked wonders for me.

Here's a website I found the offers free hynosis audios for anyone who wants to try it. I'm not an affiliate, but thought it would be helpful. Hypnosis Audio Treatment - FreeHypnosisTreatment.Com

Hypnosis depends on three things to be a success.

Firstly, a desire by the subject to want a permenant change to occour at the time of the first visit.

Secondly, the belief that it will work.

Thirdly repetition. It generally takes 30 days for a habit to form so a good hypnotherapist should give you a CD to take away with you which will reinforce the suggestions given in the session. Where most people fall down is failing to listen to the CD as instructed and so they talk themselves out of the hypnosis because their subconcious would sooner cling on to the old habit than change to a better more positive one.

yeah it sometimes usually works

I've been to a Marshall Sylver event...he's way too "vegas" for my tastes. Kept pitching everything under the sun, showed us slides of his "casa de sylver" (the latest and greatest multimilliondollar mansion he just HAD to have) and how we could mentally program ourselves to be millionaires. Eh. Marshalll...(insert rolling of the eyes here)

But in terms of hypnotism, yes, I believe it works if you want it to. I wholeheartedly subscribe to the idea that we program ourselves with good and bad habits, and sometimes hypnotism can get reveal why.

Personally, I went to a hypnotist for weight-loss several years back. During a session, I came to realize one of the reasons why I have a hard time controlling myself in eating fitness bars, (balance bars, etc) is that a girl used to steal my granola bars out of my lunch when I was a kid...that compulsion to eat as many as possible was a safe guard against someone taking it away from me.

Of course, the hypnosis itself didn't help me with weight-loss, or give me motivation to exercise, but that one little nugget was definitely revealing.