What Is Hypnosis?
Most people's only exposure to hypnosis takes place in ways that typically both intrigue and frighten them. They often see hypnosis in films and television shows where it is portrayed as a frightening instrument of mind control. They see it as a tool used by unscrupulous villains to enslave the will of helpless victims, or they see stage show artistes who use hypnosis to make people do and say things that seem well outside of the realm of what that person would likely ever do or say under normal conditions.
Fact & Fiction About Hypnotism
This page attempts to correct some common misconceptions about hypnotism and hypnotherapy.
Hypnosis is dangerous
Hypnosis is no more dangerous than meditation or relaxation, which it resembles. There no credible reports of anyone ever being harmed by hypnosis. Several experiments have been conducted in this area and have failed to provide evidence for the notion that hypnosis is dangerous.
