What is Hypnosis
Hypnosis
is psychology is described as cooperative interaction in which the participants
respond to the suggestions of the hypnotist. That is to say, when a person is
hypnotized, their actions are heavily guided by the hypnotist.
People react differently under hypnosis, but they are
not as incapacitated as they appear. In fact, psychologists refer to this as a
state of hyper-awareness. In this state, they experience focused attention,
heightened suggestibility and vivid fantasies. People are brought into this
state with the use of visualization and verbal repetition.
This
tells us that not everyone can be hypnotized (clearly, you need to possess a
keen ability to visualize things). The percentages of people (Adults) who cannot
be hypnotized at 10%. That leaves about 90% of us susceptible which is shocking
considering how strongly a lot of us feel about hypnotism.
I suspect that some of the negative feelings we have
about hypnotism is due to wrongly held beliefs about it. Here are some of the
more common misconceptions we have:
1. Hypnotism
puts you under the complete control of your hypnotist in the movies, we are
made to believe a person who is down under would have their actions controlled
by the hypnotist. In reality, this is not true. While hypnosis relies heavily
on suggestions, if your mind is not in agreement with those suggestions, you
would reject it outrightly. So, no. you will not be crawling on all fours and
mooing like a cow…not unless you want to.
2. You
may not be able to snap out of hypnosis
The mind is more complex than we make
it out to be. The same self-protective mechanisms that make it almost
impossible for your hypnotists to control your actions also keep you alert and
if there is any immediate danger, you can snap out of it in a moment’s notice.
3. Hypnosis
is some kind of dark magic or spiritual event
Sorry to disappoint you but this is
pure science. It is based on the research work of renowned psychologists like
Sigmund Freud. There is a method and process to it and none of it requires
wooden dolls and red candles. All that is needed is your consent
4. You
can be hypnotized against your will
Again, we have Hollywood &
Bollywood to thank for this kind of thinking. A man walks on stage and
hypnotizes an entire crowd and make them do his bidding? Given what we now
know, not likely. As an I said, they need your consent.
5. Hypnosis
can enhance your abilities
This is somewhat true and false. It
depends on what you are looking at. Hypnosis can enhance your memory, but it
can also give you false memories or detort that same memory as well. So, the
results are really not as great as you would have hoped. It has also been
linked with enhancement of performance but doesn’t expect to be running the 5k
marathon overnight.
Now
that we have looked objectively at hypnosis or what it is, I can now tell you
that at the hands of a psychopath or a person with dark intentions, hypnosis
can also be dangerous. hypnosis doesn’t always involve you going into a
trancelike state for it to be effective. The key elements in hypnosis are the
power of suggestion and the repetitive use of words that resonates deeply with
the victim.
This Article Is taken From Dark Psychology
Written by Arshad. A
