Is all Hypnosis Really Self-Hypnosis?
It is very common for hypnotherapists to say all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. I think Charles Tebbets originated the idea, and he has been widely quoted. The idea is meant to allay the common fear, of so manypeople who are unfamiliar with hypnosis, that they are going to lose control.
Here is my bass-ackward proposition: That the oft-quoted idea that we are "de-hypnotizing" people is much closer to the mark. We are hypnotized all day, every day by tv, newspapers, magazines, radio, billboards, authority sources, friends, loved-ones, etc., etc., etc., aren't we? So here is what I propose, and this will allay the fear of control of loss better than ever (the #1 fear of people regarding hypnosis, I think): That folks are NEVER IN MORE CONTROL than when they are being hypnotized by a reputable hypnotist or when they are hypnotizing themselves! It is at those times that we are actually present - that we are actually PAYING ATTENTION to the incoming information. If you don't think your overweight clients have been hypnotized by the media's representation of the ideal woman, or that your smoking clients have not been hypnotized by glamorous ads depicting Mr. Studly riding off into the sunset...well. And I GUARANTEE YOU, these people DID NOT hypnotize themselves. In fact, had they had any idea whatsoever what was going on, they would be outraged, and want to do something about it. That's where we come in.
Here is my bass-ackward proposition: That the oft-quoted idea that we are "de-hypnotizing" people is much closer to the mark. We are hypnotized all day, every day by tv, newspapers, magazines, radio, billboards, authority sources, friends, loved-ones, etc., etc., etc., aren't we? So here is what I propose, and this will allay the fear of control of loss better than ever (the #1 fear of people regarding hypnosis, I think): That folks are NEVER IN MORE CONTROL than when they are being hypnotized by a reputable hypnotist or when they are hypnotizing themselves! It is at those times that we are actually present - that we are actually PAYING ATTENTION to the incoming information. If you don't think your overweight clients have been hypnotized by the media's representation of the ideal woman, or that your smoking clients have not been hypnotized by glamorous ads depicting Mr. Studly riding off into the sunset...well. And I GUARANTEE YOU, these people DID NOT hypnotize themselves. In fact, had they had any idea whatsoever what was going on, they would be outraged, and want to do something about it. That's where we come in.
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