You may be wondering how to hypnotize people but it is actually a lot easier than you might think! Scientific evidence has proven that hypnosis can be very effective in the treatment of pain relieve, increased healing, achieving personal goals or breaking bad habits.
Not all people realize it, but most of us enter a state of hypnosis several times a day.
Something like daydreaming or being captivated by a fascinating book or good movie represents a similar state of consciousness as hypnosis.
One can therefore argue that hypnosis is a completely natural state during which your body experience something similar to falling asleep or entering a state of complete relaxation.
In order for you to hypnotize another person, you have to gain his or her trust.
If the other person fears you or the whole process, you will not be able to hypnotize him or her.
While the person is in a state of hypnosis, you should not ask them to do anything that can harm them.
The easiest way to hypnotize a person is by using the Progressive Relaxation technique.
Follow the steps below and you will be able to hypnotize a person: Your subject must be in a comfortable position; this can be sitting or lying down.
If the subject wishes to sit, make sure the back of the chair supports their back.
Their feet must be flat on the ground and their knees and ankles uncrossed.
Their arms should comfortably rest on the arms of the chair while their head is facing forward.
If your subject wants to lie down their arms should be relaxing next to their body with their head somewhat lifted.
Their legs and feet must be uncrossed with the toes pointing outward.
Once they are comfortable start talking to them in a slow and calming tone of voice.
Ask your subject to take a deep breath and as they breathe out, he/she must close their eyes and feel their body and mind relaxing.
Now start to focus your subject's attention on different parts of their body, start with the tips of their toes and continue to the top of their head.
During this you can give your subject the following instructions: "Focus your attention on your feet, now relax your feet, and let every muscle in your feet become loose and limp and more relaxed, notice how good your feet are feeling.
" It is important to include positive encouragement during the whole session, include terms such as "You are doing well" and "That is excellent".
Take your time with this exercise allowing your subject to relax completely while enjoying the experience.
Depending on your subject, you might need to repeat the whole process a few times.
Most people only need to stay in the hypnotized state for ten to fifteen minutes.
How can you tell if a person is hypnotized? There are a few indicators that signal a state of hypnosis such as; fluttering eyelids, watering of the eyes, relaxation of the body and facial muscles, difficulty swallowing and/or fingers, arms or legs might twitch faintly.
Each person experiences hypnosis differently and the signs of hypnosis will vary from person to person.
Once you are done with the session and wants your subject to emerge, you can guide them out of the state of hypnosis by counting.
Start by telling your subject that you are going to count to five and that he/she will open their eyes before or when you have reached five, tell your subject that he/she will feel stress-free and revitalized once they have opened their eyes.
Then you can start counting up to five very slowly with your voice growing more awake with each count.
There you go, you have hypnotized people! It is really as simple as that, but you might have to practice your technique a few times before you are successful in hypnotizing other people.
Keep on practicing and remember that hypnosis must be a good and positive experience.