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Achieving hypnosis is a matter of directing the suggestibility that we all possess into the channels that may eventually produce the hypnotic state. It can be much more complicated than this explanation in many cases, but let us use this as a working premise.
Everybody can be hypnotised. The time needed for achieving hypnosis will vary from subject to subject. We will discuss some of the explanations for this in a successive chapter , but for our discussion at this time we want to understand this point. I have run across numerous individuals who were extremely disappointed because they didn’t respond to hypnosis right away or after a few attempts. They wished to know “what was wrong.” An explanation that nothing was wrong somehow didn’t satisfy these individuals. “After all,” they disagreed, “didn’t I am going to a hypnotist especially to be hypnotized?” Some insinuated that maybe the hypnotist wasn’t too good.
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may I explain that most subjects need to be conditioned for hypnosis, and this conditioning is helped when the [14] subject practices certain conditioning exercises that I shall discuss in detail in chapter six, titled “How To Attain Self-Hypnosis.” In my teaching, i have found that about one out of ten subjects reacts to the first attempt at hypnosis. One can’t make a definite statement as to the length of time important to learn self-hypnosis, but it’s my experience this usually takes about one month. I have had subjects learn self-hypnosis in about half an hour, but I must also relate that I have worked with subjects for one year before they achieved it.
For the most part, the laws of learning apply to self-hypnosis as with anything else that one would want to learn. It can be a comparatively easy process, or it can be very perplexing. The answer lies not so much with the hypnotist as with the subject.
One question that arises is : “if I am under hypnosis, how am I able to give myself suggestions?” in the hypnotic state, it must be recollected, the topic is always mindful of what is going on. He hears what is declared, follows directions and terminates the state when told to do so. In the self-hypnotic state, the subject is in full control. he will think, reason, act, criticize, suggest or do whatever he desires. He can audibly give himself suggestions, or he will be able to mentally give himself ideas. In either case, he doesn’t rouse from the hypnotic state till he gives himself specific suggestions to do so. Many feel if they audibly give themselves recommendations, they may “awaken.” In hypno-analysis, the subject answers questions during the hypnotic state. Having the topic talk doesn’t terminate the state. You can keep the chatty subject under hypnosis so long as you want. Additionally, the subject can be sitting erect with his eyes open and still be under hypnosis. Carrying this further, the subject may not even be aware that he’s [15] under hypnosis. He can be given a cue not to recollect when the specialist makes a certain motion or announces a certain word that he will go into the hypnotic state but still keep his eyes open. Only a seasoned hypnotist could detect the change.
Another frequent question is : “How do I arouse myself from the self-hypnotic state?” You just say to oneself that upon counting to five you may open your eyes and wake up feeling good. Many times the topic drops off while giving himself posthypnotic proposals. This isn’t undesirable since the recommendations will spill over into the subconscious mind as he goes from consciousness to unconsciousness.
A popular opinion about hypnosis is that the subject surrenders his will to the hypnotist in the midst of being hypnotised. Furthermore, many think that once the topic is hypnotized, the hypnotist has absolute control of the topic and the topic is defenseless to oppose recommendation. Both beliefs are erroneous. I think the first misconception comes from seeing techniques where the hypnotist requests the topic to check out his eyes. The hypnotist suggests to the subject that as he continues to have a look into his eyes he is going to fall into a deep hypnotic state. This, then, becomes a matter of who can outstare whom. The subject generally starts to blink his eyes and the hypnotist follows this up with fast ideas that the subject’s eyes are becoming watery and heavy and that the subject will fall into a deep hypnotic sleep just as soon as he ( the topic ) closes his eyes. This procedure gives the impression to the observer that the subject is “willed” to go under hypnosis. It appears that once the hypnotist concentrates or wills adequately, the subject succumbs. In actual fact the hypnotist in this method isn’t looking into the eyes of the topic. [16] He fixes his attention on the bridge of the nose of the subject.

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