Self-Hypnosis — Hypnosis Portland

Geoffrey Knight
Sep 3, 2018 · 2 min read

Everyone has experienced a trance-like state many times. We go into light hypnotic states every day of our lives. Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming and not been aware of things happening around you? Have you ever been so absorbed in a book or watching a movie that you haven’t realized an hour or two has gone by? What about driving in your

car and at the end of your journey not remembering a thing about the details of your journey? These are all forms of hypnotic trance. The main difference between these types of trance and purposeful self-hypnosis is the lack of specific motivations and suggestions towards a goal. Hypnosis channels the trance to achieve some desired result like pain or stress-relief.

The trance state is so familiar that it is common for people to disbelieve that they have been hypnotized the first or second time it occurs. The trance state is a subtle phenomenon and we all experience hypnosis differently. No one has yet discovered how hypnosis works; we can only describe its effects. People in a hypnotic state appear to be asleep, but their brain wave patterns show alert wakefulness. You are physiologically deeply relaxed but your unconscious mind is absorbing the images and instructions the hypnotist is giving it.

A lot of people don’t realize that all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The hypnotherapist is simply the facilitator. In fact, you can put yourself into hypnosis without a hypnotist. In my practice I regularly teach my clients self-hypnosis, because using it between sessions helps compound the suggestions and speeds up reaching the desired goal. It can be used in any situation where you need to change your physical, mental or emotional state. In fact, it is such an important tool for making changes that I regularly teach classes in self-hypnosis.

Some of the areas where self-hypnosis is really helpful are:

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Geoffrey Knight has over twenty years of experience as a clinical hypnotherapist. He has been conducting a full time practice in Portland

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