What's Behind Hypnosis?

By Garry Waligore

I have been a hypnotist since 1983 and have seen attitudes about hypnosis change. In the 1980s people showed a lot of interest and curiosity. By the 1990s there was more skepticism. "That there is nothing behind Hypnosis. It's just a parlor trick." But the point is, hypnosis produces results!

What's behind Hypnosis? A baby has a conscious mind in its awareness and an unconscious mind not in its awareness. The unconscious contains the deep programming and is unknown at present. As this child grows up her conscious mind fills up with school, experiences, habits and more. It becomes too big for awareness and splits into the conscious mind and the inner mind which is also called the subconscious. The conscious mind usually dominates awareness. Anger, competitive sports, a good movie at the theater are instances when the inner mind takes over your awareness.

The inner mind is what's behind hypnosis. It contains your imagination, memories, habits, emotions, creativity, helps direct body and more. Hypnosis brings your inner mind into your awareness so that you can work on these parts to quit smoking, lose weight, get better grades, whatever you want.

You can change bad habits into good ones. You can tap into your creativity to finish that article that is due today. You can discover what is holding you back. Your inner mind is a valuable resource and it is waiting for you.

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