By Dr. Karen for Boomeryearbook.com

According to the American Psychological Association (APA)’s Division of Psychological Hypnosis, hypnosis is a procedure during which a health professional or researcher suggests while treating someone that he or she experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behavior. Hypnosis involves a lot of visual imagery and suggestions to induce relaxation and calmness. Clinical hypnosis is used to treat psychological disorders as well as to make people more responsive to medical treatment.

How does hypnosis work?

Hypnosis works by delving into the subconscious. Our subconscious is a storehouse of everything that we may or may not be consciously aware. Some unrealized potential, a forgotten memory, the cause of an unexplained problem…they are all filed somewhere in our subconscious. Clinical hypnosis induces a trance like state in which we can get in touch with our inner-self.

Can anyone be hypnotized?

People can be clinically hypnotized only if they are willing. Unlike what is depicted in films and TV soaps, people don’t lose control over their minds under hypnosis; it’s simply a different state of awareness. The degree to which a person may be hypnotized depends on his/her ability to silence the conscious mind’s chatter and accept the given suggestions. Generally people who meditate regularly are able to go into a deeper trance state.

Though clinical hypnosis is not a treatment in itself, it is often used as a means to treat some physical and psychological disorders. It is an effective tool as it works with the mind; the most powerful organ in our body.

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