Saturday, May 18, 2013

Understanding Covert Hypnosis And Common Uses

By George Turner


There are different types of hypnotism. Covert hypnosis, otherwise known as conversational hypnosis, is one type. It is the use of words and body language or gestures, to hypnotize an individual without their knowledge. Some people also know this type of hypnotism as subliminal suggestion, or simply the power of suggestion. While many people consider this hypnotism as a type of brainwashing, the truth is that it is just a way of getting into the subconscious mind and making suggestions that work to change what a person thinks or does.

Conversational hypnotism is used by many different kinds of people. Marketing and sales professionals use this hypnotism to provide suggestions to potential customers in their advertisements and commercials. It can be compared to subliminal messaging, but more like suggestion instead of brainwashing. This hypnotism is particularly helpful in clinical applications for therapy sessions that help people with psychological problems, chronic pain, and distress.

A person who has learned to hypnotize in this manner has the ability to make it appear as though a normal conversation is taking place. Subtle suggestions are made to the person being hypnotized. In this way, desires and thoughts in the subconscious can be manipulated. The goal is to change what a person thinks about saying or doing something.

Conversational hypnotism has three steps involved. The hypnotizer must first build a rapport and gain the trust and confidence of the individual through finding common ground, asking various questions, and talking about things that foster comfort. After a rapport is built, a hypnotizer can ask different questions that open the subconscious through forcing him or her to use their imagination. Once these steps are completed, hypnotizers make the desired suggestions to gain influence.

Unfortunately, there has been a lot of negativity gained about this hypnotism. It can easily be used in performances and as tricks. Many people do not know that it has actually been used as a therapeutic aid for years. It is beneficial in psychotherapy when the therapist is seeking to help patients cope with trauma or get through hard situations.

Medical professionals of different areas have used conversational hypnotism for treatment as well. The behaviors of people that may be harmful have been changed. Problems such as overeating, substance abuse, and smoking can be handled with multiple sessions of this hypnotism.

There are several ways that conversational hypnotism can be harmful to people. If criminals, for example, are able to learn how to hypnotize in this manner, they gain the ability to manipulate people to do what they want and have no idea why they decided to do such things. Throughout history, people have been able to hypnotize individuals for their own gains, both immoral and illegal.

As with any type of treatment or hypnosis, it is always possible for someone to figure out how to misuse the ability and wreak havoc. Even though there are many benefits that exist when you learn the art of covert hypnosis, it is important to pay attention to what people are saying to you, or how you present things to people. The mind is a complicated thing and not one that should be used for entertainment.




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