How To Hypnotize Someone

All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The hypnotist is just a guide helping the client achieve relaxation state. (Though not impossible, it's extremely difficult to hypnotize someone who doesn't want to be hypnotized.)

Steps

1. Ask your subject to sit in a comfortable chair in a dimmed room. Make sure your subject is not lying down, otherwise it will increase the chances of your subject falling asleep, which is not the goal of hypnosis.
2. Use relaxation techniques to slow the brainwave patterns to alpha, theta or delta depending on what work your client wishes to accomplish (see example technique below).
3. BETA WAVES - 14Hz to 20Hz. Beta waves are associated with normal waking consciousness. They are present when you are focused on activities in the outside world.
4. ALPHA WAVES - 8Hz to 13Hz. Alpha waves are likened to a light meditation. They are prevalent when you daydream. They will become stronger when your eyes are closed.
5. THETA WAVES - 4Hz to 7Hz. Theta waves occur during heightened states of creativity and are found with a deep meditative state.
6. DELTA WAVES - .5Hz to 3Hz. Delta waves are found in a deep sleep state or unconsciousness. Also, Delta waves are common in very deep meditation.
7. Ask questions to the client's subconscious to discover the root and perhaps hidden cause of problem. The client can even be asked what is the best method for his or her recovery.
8. Offer suggestions specifically geared to the goal of the therapy. The suggestions can be specific or creative imagery to bypass the judgmental mind. Programming instructions should remind the client's subconscious to go to the new suggestions when problem situation arises.
9. Bring the client back to alert beta brainwave patterns.
10. Discuss highlights of the session with the client.

Advice

Sample technique: Ask your subject to take 10 deep breaths, (while counting out loud) and relax, to forget about all his/her tensions. Try and use mental props such as telling the subject there is a bucket at the bottom of his/her feet, and all his/her tensions are draining into it. Once your subject is relaxed, tell him or her that he/she is at the very top of a staircase, and is going to take a walk down. Tell the subject there is a landing at the bottom and there are ten steps to the landing, and he/she should walk down. Ask the subject if he/she would like you to walk down with him/her. Tell the subject that with each step, he/she will become more, and more relaxed. Repeat this as many times as you want (no more than 3). Tell the subject to open his/her eyes and stare at a blank wall with a small object such as a button taped, glued or nailed to it. Tell the subject to pay close attention to the button, and listen to your words. The subject should stare continuously at the button, the subject's eyes should begin to water, so tell the subject that as he or she watches the button he/she will begin to become more and more relaxed, and his/her limbs are becoming heavier and heavier, then tell the subject to close eyes when he or she is ready.

Hypnosis is used to help, not control.

Hypnosis is easy since it's a state we all enter naturally without knowing it in daily life. The part which requires great skill is utilizing the hypnotic state to best aid the subject to achieve the desired results. You want to learn hypnosis? Go get some proper tutelage!!

Light states can be achieved easily and with practice (like learning a musical instrument) mastery is achieved.

The hypnotist is an educator instructing the participant in how to change his or her brainwave patterns. Giving them the information needed to get there.

Everyone has experienced trance states in everyday life. States of trance occur when daydreaming, watching a movie, driving home on autopilot, when falling into sleep and again upon awakening from sleep, practicing meditation or other relaxation techniques.

When in an altered state of trance, you are still fully aware of where you are and what you're doing.

If taking hypnosis classes go to an accredited school not a weekend diploma mill. Hypnotism can not be mastered quickly.

People who say they can't be hypnotized really just aren't letting themselves achieve the state. Anyone with the ability to focus can be hypnotized.

Some people may consciously want to be hypnotized but their subconscious may be resisting.

Remember, it is difficult to achieve hypnosis if the patient doesn't want to be or if his or her train of thought is not clear.

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