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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HYPNOSIS How soon do I receive my order? We ship all orders within 3 business days. US orders should receive their package within 5 days of purchase. International orders may take 2 weeks. What can I expect? / What does self-hypnosis feel like? Self-hypnosis feels very much like when you wake up in the morning and hit the snooze button. You are not entirely awake nor are you completely asleep. A state of hypnosis is achieved more often than you might think. We experience some degree of hypnosis on long trips in the car, while watching television or engaging in tasks that involve many repetitions (assembly line work, repetitive computer work, listening to repetitive music, etc.) Under hypnosis, a subject may also feel a very pleasant tingling sensation in the arms and legs. Many times this altered state is accompanied by a slight twitch in your limbs as your nervous system shifts into deep relaxation and you begin breathing from the abdomen (also called parasympathetic breathing). What if I can't be hypnotized? Almost anyone can be hypnotized. The only people who cannot be hypnotized are those with an exceptionally low IQ, those with a psychotic process (thought disorder) and those who do not wish to be hypnotized. The ability to be hypnotized is often considered a sign of intelligence. Many brilliant inventors, authors and scientists such as Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein used various self-hypnosis techniques for problem solving and creativity. This powerful "in-between" state is key in the creative process. Is there a hypnosis test to see if I can be hypnotized? Yes, one test that many hypnotherapists give there clients before undergoing hypnotherapy is the "lemon test." You'll like this. Relax for a moment and imagine holding a lemon in your hand. Now, imagine the porous texture and the bright yellow color. Now imagine taking a common kitchen knife and cutting the lemon into neat little slices. Now, imagine placing it under your nose and smelling the lemony scent. Now, visualize taking a bite out of one of the slices. Pause for a moment. If you find yourself salivating, you've passed the test. If you didn't salivate, it doesn't mean you can't be hypnotized. However, if you did salivate from that little bit of visualization, you are definitely "hypnotizable." This gives a better understanding of how hypnosis works. The brain cannot distinguish between an image created in your head and an image you are seeing in reality. Therefore, when you bite into that lemon, a series of things happen that go unnoticed. You salivate. Your lips pucker. Your brain sends digestive juices to your stomach to break the juice down into usable nutrients. Here's another test. You'll like this, too. Take a second and smile. Okay, you can do better than that. Imagine something great happening in your life. You won the lottery. You became a rock star. You passed the exam. Whatever. Pretend that you are the happiest person on the planet. Give a good solid smile and hold it. If you smiled for just one minute, you'll find that for no apparent reason at all, you become a happier person. Instead of smiling because you're happy, you are happy because you are smiling. It may sound strange, but, its true. Its the same concept as the lemon test. You are sending messages all over your body that are going unseen. Your blood pressure and stress levels drop. Your brain would produce an increase in beta-endorphines. You may even find yourself chuckling for no reason. And, then people around you smile just because you're smiling. Then you find yourself in a perfect environment for meeting new friends, loved ones or business partners. You just created a more positive situation in your life in just one minute. Then the same works with frowning. Don't try this. Keep smiling. A person might have just won a Grammy, but, if they decided to frown for no reason for one minute, they'd find themselves sad or depressed for no apparent reason. Now, take this idea and run with it. Take a moment out of each day to visualize yourself as a wealthy person, a thinner person, a healthier person or as a non-smoker. There is great power in this form of visualization. Now, this is not exactly self-hypnosis, but its close. Let's call it a light version of self-hypnosis. What if I don't want to be hypnotized? Then you simply won't be hypnotized. Self-hypnosis requires cooperation from both the subject and the hypnotist. A person cannot go under hypnosis thinking "I'll bet he can't hypnotize me" or "I know this won't work." Attitude and trust are very important in traditional hypnosis (person to person) and self-hypnosis (meditation and audio recordings). To be hypnotized, the subject has only to do 3 things: focus on the words of the hypnotist, use their imagination and be willing to be hypnotized. Why are positive affirmations so important? Positive affirmations are key in personal growth and self-improvement. Every day, we are flooded with negative affirmations from people, television, radio, magazines and virtually every form of media. During our lifetime, our subconscious mind has recorded every single negative thing we've ever heard. That is, every time a person told us that we were ugly or stupid or clumsy, our subconscious mind remembered even though we may not recall every instance. Every time we saw a television show where the characters tried to succeed at something and failed on every episode, our subconscious mind recorded it. In short, our subconscious minds are constantly being "programmed" by unsuspecting outside sources. The fact that many people overlook is that our subconscious minds are ALSO largely responsible for our achievements or failures in life. So, "re-programming" with positive affirmations is very important. A good analogy for positive affirmations is "its like going to church. You already know what they're going to tell you but hearing it over and over (daily/weekly), creates positive changes." Can hypnosis hurt me in any way? No. The Council of Mental Health of the American Medical Association approved hypnosis in 1958 as a safe and effective means of behavioral therapy with no harmful side effects. BACK TO TOP OF PAGE Copyright 2002 GlobalHypnosis ALL RIGHTS RESERVED