Everything is Hypnosis & All Hypnosis is Self Hypnosis
by Karen Hand, BCH, CI
The way a person dresses or talks sets up an immediate impression in any observer. Seeing a Police Officer in uniform or a police car can invoke safety or fear. When you’re driving down the highway the sound of a police siren behind you can trigger an increased heart rate and is likely to instantly draw your attention to the car’s speed-o-meter. You may experience a sense much like fear that you’ve been caught even if you’re driving at the posted speed limit. On the other hand, if you’re being held at gunpoint and hear a siren in close proximity or see an officer in uniform, you may breathe a sigh of relief and instantly feel calmer believing you’re about to be saved. The Same stimulus produces a different emotional/subconscious response because of an instant change in the belief system, which is housed in the subconscious mind.
That’s an example of the statement: “Everything is Hypnosis”. A sudden change in response occurs in the subconscious mind, often outside of conscious awareness. The change that is experienced is perceived as real and occurs because: “All Hypnosis is Self Hypnosis”. As our belief about a current situation changes, emotions, perceptions, and actions change accordingly. We are always in one trance state or another and the following story proves both statements.
You may know Adam Lambert as the Season 8 American Idol runner-up. But you may not know that he’s a master Hypnotist. Then again, Adam Lambert himself may not know of his Hypnotizing ability even though he’s hypnotized me several times.
When I first witnessed Adam Lambert’s audition for American Idol, I saw a 20-something handsome and eager man with an incredibly powerful voice. I was captivated and interested to see what he would do on the show.
As I eagerly followed his progress that season, I became more and more entranced by his “star quality”. Even though Adam Lambert finished the season as the runner-up (despite my relentless voting!), I was a fan…. and a believer! He had me acting like a teenager. I joined his fan club, joined Twitter just so I could follow his every Tweet, and dragged my husband along to his GlamNation tour when it stopped at an Indiana Casino.
As a woman in my 50’s, it wasn’t as easy as it once was to wait in line, standing in high-heeled boots, for five hours before the doors opened to the general admission show. (My husband played Blackjack while I held the place in line and he joined me just a few minutes before the doors opened). For the teenager in me, the wait was worth it because I got a place right against center stage in the standing-room only venue.
Even though I made some new friends standing in line and then waiting for the concert to begin, I started to really notice how much my feet hurt. The closer it got to show-time, the more painful it was to stand on the balls of my feet and the sillier I felt at having worn high-heeled boots that I wouldn’t have removed even if I could have. The opening act was very good, but did little to assuage the growing pain in my feet.
And finally it was time for Adam Lambert to take the stage. I was Hypnotized from the moment his picture appeared on the screen at the back of the stage and the opening strains of his first song began to play. I couldn’t take my eyes off of him and I danced and screamed right along with all the other teens, 20-somethings and middle aged women in the crowd. I forgot all about my painful feet! (And forgot about my husband for awhile too!)
Then Adam left the stage for a costume change and my attention went right back to my throbbing feet. Oh how they hurt, right up until my Idol returned to the stage and my full attention returned to him with no regard to pain of any kind. I fully believe that had I been confined to a wheel chair I would have risen to my feet to dance.
As soon as the encore was complete and the show was over, I realized I could barely even walk to leave the concert hall. That’s when I gave total disregard to whatever might be on the floor and removed my boots so I could walk the length of the casino and return to the car. The pain and throbbing was almost unbearable!
It made me laugh! I immediately understood the power of a Healer or Charismatic preacher, or the power a stripper has on a male audience. And I knew I had allowed Adam Lambert to hypnotize me and take away my pain by transporting me to a desired trance state of joy!
Of course, I knew the truth! I had relieved my own pain by simply putting full attention onto something else more pleasant instead. I shifted my own focus to produce desired results. I had discovered for myself a new form of self-hypnosis. Any time I have an unpleasant chore such as cleaning my kitchen, I play Adam Lambert music as loudly as possible and dance my way through it. I once used Adam on my iPod to shift focus away from an argument I’d had with my mother and return my state to one of calm and joy instead of agitation. It proved to be a valuable tool for me to use. And it proved to me: Everything is Hypnosis and all Hypnosis is Self-Hypnosis.
I explore a wide variety of self-hypnosis techniques with my clients including favorite sounds, smells, sights, tactile pleasures, and even tastes. Almost anything can alter a state. Just realize where you go mentally when you hear a familiar song from your youth, or smell freshly mown grass, or see a breathtaking sunset, or touch silk, or taste a ripe strawberry. You may not be moved by all of the mentioned choices, but one of them may have attracted your attention. At the very least, you can understand the power of changing your state with an outside influence. And each can occur by happenstance or on purpose.
Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to pump out loud music for a trance induction or produce a desirable outside influence. That is why it is vitally important to practice the power of the mind and body to create joy or whatever your desirable state might be.
Your chosen technique might be to improve your state by changing your posture-- standing up straight, head held high with a bright smile on your face. You may choose to close your eyes and go inside for a few moments to recharge your mind by taking in a long deep refreshing breath and blowing off any steam that has built up in your mind or muscles. You may choose to count to ten; or notice everything around you that you really like; or count the number of things in the room that are red. Your power of imagination is the key to reach a goal or desired state.
One technique I teach for pain control is to notice the source of the pain. Instead of trying to run from or ignore the pain, focus on it instead. Notice what shape it is, how big is it, how much does it weigh, what is the texture, the temperature, the color, the sound that it might make. Give it any attributes that you can notice and then imagine, if you had the power to change something about it, what might you change. As you make the change in your imagination, you can notice as the discomfort decreases and the more you change it, the better you can feel.
Discover a variety of techniques and use the ones that work best for you. That is the power of Self-Hypnosis. When you learn the techniques and practice them, you will become adept at reaching goals, changing state, and living the life you desire.
Adam Lambert is not likely to ever become an NGH Certified Hypnotist. But I am a Certified NGH Instructor and I will continue to use his Hypnotic Induction whenever I need it the most. After all, Hypnosis isn’t magic or Voodoo…Hypnosis is YOU-DO!
EVERYTHING is Hypnosis—And ALL Hypnosis is Self-Hypnosis.
That’s an example of the statement: “Everything is Hypnosis”. A sudden change in response occurs in the subconscious mind, often outside of conscious awareness. The change that is experienced is perceived as real and occurs because: “All Hypnosis is Self Hypnosis”. As our belief about a current situation changes, emotions, perceptions, and actions change accordingly. We are always in one trance state or another and the following story proves both statements.
You may know Adam Lambert as the Season 8 American Idol runner-up. But you may not know that he’s a master Hypnotist. Then again, Adam Lambert himself may not know of his Hypnotizing ability even though he’s hypnotized me several times.
When I first witnessed Adam Lambert’s audition for American Idol, I saw a 20-something handsome and eager man with an incredibly powerful voice. I was captivated and interested to see what he would do on the show.
As I eagerly followed his progress that season, I became more and more entranced by his “star quality”. Even though Adam Lambert finished the season as the runner-up (despite my relentless voting!), I was a fan…. and a believer! He had me acting like a teenager. I joined his fan club, joined Twitter just so I could follow his every Tweet, and dragged my husband along to his GlamNation tour when it stopped at an Indiana Casino.
As a woman in my 50’s, it wasn’t as easy as it once was to wait in line, standing in high-heeled boots, for five hours before the doors opened to the general admission show. (My husband played Blackjack while I held the place in line and he joined me just a few minutes before the doors opened). For the teenager in me, the wait was worth it because I got a place right against center stage in the standing-room only venue.
Even though I made some new friends standing in line and then waiting for the concert to begin, I started to really notice how much my feet hurt. The closer it got to show-time, the more painful it was to stand on the balls of my feet and the sillier I felt at having worn high-heeled boots that I wouldn’t have removed even if I could have. The opening act was very good, but did little to assuage the growing pain in my feet.
And finally it was time for Adam Lambert to take the stage. I was Hypnotized from the moment his picture appeared on the screen at the back of the stage and the opening strains of his first song began to play. I couldn’t take my eyes off of him and I danced and screamed right along with all the other teens, 20-somethings and middle aged women in the crowd. I forgot all about my painful feet! (And forgot about my husband for awhile too!)
Then Adam left the stage for a costume change and my attention went right back to my throbbing feet. Oh how they hurt, right up until my Idol returned to the stage and my full attention returned to him with no regard to pain of any kind. I fully believe that had I been confined to a wheel chair I would have risen to my feet to dance.
As soon as the encore was complete and the show was over, I realized I could barely even walk to leave the concert hall. That’s when I gave total disregard to whatever might be on the floor and removed my boots so I could walk the length of the casino and return to the car. The pain and throbbing was almost unbearable!
It made me laugh! I immediately understood the power of a Healer or Charismatic preacher, or the power a stripper has on a male audience. And I knew I had allowed Adam Lambert to hypnotize me and take away my pain by transporting me to a desired trance state of joy!
Of course, I knew the truth! I had relieved my own pain by simply putting full attention onto something else more pleasant instead. I shifted my own focus to produce desired results. I had discovered for myself a new form of self-hypnosis. Any time I have an unpleasant chore such as cleaning my kitchen, I play Adam Lambert music as loudly as possible and dance my way through it. I once used Adam on my iPod to shift focus away from an argument I’d had with my mother and return my state to one of calm and joy instead of agitation. It proved to be a valuable tool for me to use. And it proved to me: Everything is Hypnosis and all Hypnosis is Self-Hypnosis.
I explore a wide variety of self-hypnosis techniques with my clients including favorite sounds, smells, sights, tactile pleasures, and even tastes. Almost anything can alter a state. Just realize where you go mentally when you hear a familiar song from your youth, or smell freshly mown grass, or see a breathtaking sunset, or touch silk, or taste a ripe strawberry. You may not be moved by all of the mentioned choices, but one of them may have attracted your attention. At the very least, you can understand the power of changing your state with an outside influence. And each can occur by happenstance or on purpose.
Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to pump out loud music for a trance induction or produce a desirable outside influence. That is why it is vitally important to practice the power of the mind and body to create joy or whatever your desirable state might be.
Your chosen technique might be to improve your state by changing your posture-- standing up straight, head held high with a bright smile on your face. You may choose to close your eyes and go inside for a few moments to recharge your mind by taking in a long deep refreshing breath and blowing off any steam that has built up in your mind or muscles. You may choose to count to ten; or notice everything around you that you really like; or count the number of things in the room that are red. Your power of imagination is the key to reach a goal or desired state.
One technique I teach for pain control is to notice the source of the pain. Instead of trying to run from or ignore the pain, focus on it instead. Notice what shape it is, how big is it, how much does it weigh, what is the texture, the temperature, the color, the sound that it might make. Give it any attributes that you can notice and then imagine, if you had the power to change something about it, what might you change. As you make the change in your imagination, you can notice as the discomfort decreases and the more you change it, the better you can feel.
Discover a variety of techniques and use the ones that work best for you. That is the power of Self-Hypnosis. When you learn the techniques and practice them, you will become adept at reaching goals, changing state, and living the life you desire.
Adam Lambert is not likely to ever become an NGH Certified Hypnotist. But I am a Certified NGH Instructor and I will continue to use his Hypnotic Induction whenever I need it the most. After all, Hypnosis isn’t magic or Voodoo…Hypnosis is YOU-DO!
EVERYTHING is Hypnosis—And ALL Hypnosis is Self-Hypnosis.
