What Is It Like To Be Hypnotised?

There is nothing magical about being hypnotised.

Hypnosis is an everyday experience familiar to us all. When we daydream, losing awareness of the world around us, we are in a state of mind that is very similar to hypnosis.

There is no loss of consciousness, even with the deepest forms of hypnosis.

Put simply, being hypnotised resembles that comfortable, easy, totally relaxed feeling we experience in the moments before we drift off to sleep.

Ask yourself the following questions. If you can answer YES to any of these, you have experienced what it is like to be in a kind of ‘hypnotic state’.

Have you ever:

• Been so absorbed in a book, television programme or activity, that you totally lose track of time?

• Been so fascinated by an activity, that you don’t hear someone calling your name?

• Driven a journey on ‘automatic pilot’ and been surprised when you reached your destination so quickly?

• Been transported back to a specific time or place from your past by a particular song, or even a distinct aroma?

• Noticed that you were automatically nodding in agreement when someone else was speaking?

• Been so completely relaxed that you found it difficult to start moving around again?

• Enjoyed yourself so much that time passed very quickly?

All of the above are merely examples of everyday hypnosis.