Is Hypnosis Dangerous?
I have heard it said countless times by our people (hypnotherapists) that hypnosis is not dangerous and there has never been any reported cases of hypnosis doing actual harm. That is SO not true. Hypnosis practiced by hands that are unethical and/or those that have their own dark agenda can be incredibly dangerous.
I took a class from a hypnotherapist who lost his practice and paid megabucks to a lady who he insisted was possessed with dark energies that needed to be exorcised. This woman was severely disturbed (had to be institutionalized for a time) as a DIRECT result of working with this hypno who had his own agenda. I personally do not believe that people can lose their souls. They would have no essence (life-force, mojo, whatever you wish to call it). Their soul might be disturbed but they can not lose it. Guess what, though? It really doesn't matter what "I" think or believe at all. It matters what the client thinks and believes! The only time the concept of soul retrieval should be brought up is when the client brings it up FIRST. Same with possession and things of that nature. Otherwise you are practicing dangerous hypnosis, my friend. And, in my book, unethical hypnosis.
Don't forget, your client has all the answers - they always have. It's your job to return them to authenticity, and never to take them for a ride on your own agenda.
I took a class from a hypnotherapist who lost his practice and paid megabucks to a lady who he insisted was possessed with dark energies that needed to be exorcised. This woman was severely disturbed (had to be institutionalized for a time) as a DIRECT result of working with this hypno who had his own agenda. I personally do not believe that people can lose their souls. They would have no essence (life-force, mojo, whatever you wish to call it). Their soul might be disturbed but they can not lose it. Guess what, though? It really doesn't matter what "I" think or believe at all. It matters what the client thinks and believes! The only time the concept of soul retrieval should be brought up is when the client brings it up FIRST. Same with possession and things of that nature. Otherwise you are practicing dangerous hypnosis, my friend. And, in my book, unethical hypnosis.
Don't forget, your client has all the answers - they always have. It's your job to return them to authenticity, and never to take them for a ride on your own agenda.
2 Comments:
I practiced hypnosis for many years and have to admit it canbe dangerous.
When I started, and remember this was a long time ago, there were no controls on the profession and not much was known about the dangers. I gave people suggestions like, "From now on you will always be happy" - what disaster. I was driving my clients into breakdowns. One man who was a deep trance subject couldnt function emotiionally after that. Fortunately, another hypntherapist told me what I was doing wrong.
The other danger, is of course, transference. As a therapist, you are sometimes seen as all powerful by a client who lacks confidence. They can become dependant on you or imagine they "love" you. Hypnosis, like all therapy can be addictive because of this. I stopped practicing 6therapy because I wasnt convinced this danger oculd be controlled.
BH
I'd really like to know how to hypnotize someone into a deep trance for a book I'm writing. Or maybe it would just be to hypnotize a subject with a simple phrase. I've worked on this book for a year and I didn't want to waste my finances with hypnotizm books- so that leaves me with a story with so many holes in it that it seems totally and completely illogical. I don't even have to know HOW to actually perform hypnotizm, just the details on how the hynotist and the subject get along and how the sub/un/conscious mind somehow separate.
-HF
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