Frequently Asked Questions about Hypnosis and TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE RESOLVED VIA HYPNOSIS AND/OR THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY:

Stress
Trauma
Depression
Weight Loss
Fears & Phobias
Sleeping Difficulties
Sports Performance
Anxiety, Panic Attacks
Confidence & Self Esteem
Sexual Difficulties & Problems
Unwanted Feelings & Emotions
Unwanted Habits Or Addictions
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Stress Relief From Child Or Adult Bullying

Following are answers to the most often asked questions about hypnotism:

1. WHAT IS HYPNOTISM? A natural state of mind. Waking is a state of accomplishment. Sleep is a state of rest. Hypnosis is a state given us for self improvement. Sadly, we seldom use it.

2. IS HYPNOSIS DANGEROUS? There has never been a documented case of harm coming to anyone from the therapeutic use of hypnotism.

3. WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE HYPNOTIZED? Hypnosis is a very pleasant feeling of complete physical and mental relaxation. It is similar to that moment between knowing you are awake and going into the sleep state.

4. DO PEOPLE HAVE TROUBLE COMING OUT OF HYPNOSIS? A person may choose to stay in hypnosis after an experienced hypnotist asks them to come out of it. The reason being, it is such a relaxed feeling of enjoyment, they prefer to stay hypnotized awhile longer. The person then goes to sleep, and awakes as usual. In self-hypnosis you have complete control, and set your own time limit. There has never been a documented case of soneone unable to come out of hypnosis.

5. DOES HYPNOSIS WEAKEN THE WILL? No. Self hypnosis strengthens it. Hypnosis works with the will, not against it.

6. CAN A PERSON BE HYPNOTIZED AGAINST THEIR WILL? No one is hypnotized against their will. The hypnotist merely assists the subject, who hypnotizes himself.

7. WHAT IS SELF-HYPNOSIS? Techniques exist by which one can attain a state of self hypnosis and gain complete relaxation under the most stressful conditions. In this state the subconscious mind is open to therapeutic suggestions.

8. WHAT IS THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND? The conscious mind, the mind you are conscious of, is your "ME". It is the critical part of your mind. The subconscious mind is the one that directs your conduct through the habits and emotional desires acquired from the influences of your environment, before you were old enough to reject harmful ideas and concepts.

9. WHAT IS AUTO SUGGESTION? Through proper use of auto suggestion you reprogram the subconscious mind to make decisions favorable to your welfare. The new suggestions help in overcoming unwanted habits, a lack of concentration and any other unhealthy attitudes that doom you to failure.

10. WHAT CAN SELF-HYPNOSIS DO FOR ME? Anything you want it to! Instant learning and photographic memory systems are based on self-hypnosis. Champions in various sports use it to improve their game concentration. You can now learn to overcome undesirable habits, such as smoking, over-eating or drinking with self-hypnosis. You regain self confidence. You now know that success is within easy reach, and erasing harmful emotions leads to a happier and healthier life.

11. HOW DOES SELF-HYPNOSIS DIFFER FROM HYPNOTISM BY A HYPNOTIST? In self-hypnosis YOU choose your own time limits, realizing that you have a choice and can now choose your area for self improvement. Using a hypnotist at the beginning of your awareness training is of great benefit. It speeds up the retraining process.

12. WHO CAN BE HYPNOTIZED? Anyone with an open mind, reasonable intelligence and is able to concentrate.

Following is a discription of TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

Certain thought fields associated with strong emotions interrupt or cause blockages in the body's energy. These blockages of body energy result in an 'encoding' of the experience so that whenever the thought, and therefore the thought field is recreated, as in thinking about the original experience, the encoded memory is re-experienced as the unpleasant or disturbing emotion.

TFT treats the emotional distress of past, present, or even future emotional pain by first having the individual call up the thought associated with the distressing emotion and then tapping on their own body at the appropriate treatment points. This added energy dissolves the blockage and creates relief.

Another aspect of Thought Field Therapy recognizes that the body's energy has a polarity, a positive and negative pole, just like a battery, or the north and south poles of a magnet. If that polarity is reversed it can interfere with thought, emotion, and behavior. Dr. Harold Saxton Burr, a Yale University biologist, in the 1940s, conducted studies with a sensitive instrument and detected that all living things, including plants have polarity.

When the polarity in a person is reversed, the effect is to reverse or sabotage attempts to make changes come about. Distressing emotions, negativity, and other painful situations will then persist. A correction for this self-sabotage is made by tapping a specific acupuncture point while holding a particular thought.

In uncomplicated cases, one treatment process provides lasting relief. In other cases, often due to renewed stress or recurring circumstances, the treatment is repeated. Clients are taught to self-administer the treatment so they may create relief whenever needed