Hypnosis - Myth and Reality

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Hollywood hype would have us believe that a hypnotist can control and
direct our actions, and that we can be made to do all sorts of
unimaginable things under hypnosis. Following is a list of some of
these common myths and why they are myths.
The hypnotist can make you do things against your will.
Absolutely False. The hypnotist has no powers over you at all, and
cannot make you do things against your will. All Hypnosis is really
self-directed and self-controlled. The hypnotist merely guides you
into a hypnotic state, and feeds your mind with carefully worded
suggestions. If you feel uncomfortable with these suggestions, you may
reject them at will. Hypnosis is essentially a matter of cooperation
between the hypnotist and his subject, not some form of power the
hypnotist possesses which will compel the subject to submit to his or
her will.
Once under Hypnosis, one can't come out of the state on his own.
If you are under hypnosis and the hypnotist suddenly left the room,
two things may happen. You will either realize that the hypnotist is
no longer talking to you, and will open your eyes, feeling fresh and
alert. Or, you may drift into natural sleep, in which case you will
wake up after a few minutes (or hours). So, the subject can come out
of the trance on his own....

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