HYPNOSIS AND DISSOCIATION

It is thought that all of us have the ability to go into a hypnotic state when the circumstances are suitable. A hypnotist provides these suitable circumstances. To go into hypnosis, it is important for the person to focus on some idea and concentrate on it. We all go into a form of mild hypnosis when we watch a good movie. We become totally involved with the personalities of the characters and sometimes we feel as if we are part of the movie. Some of us may have tears in our eyes when there is sadness in the story, and we may become tense when there are dangerous or horrifying scenes. We can be so involved with the movie that sometimes we may not be aware of our surroundings. We are dissociating ourselves from our normal lives and we momentarily identify ourselves with the characters in the movie.

The swinging of a pocket watch by the magician allows the lady to focus all her attention on the watch. Nowadays it is possible for a person to go into hypnosis by just fixing his eyes on an imaginary point in front of him. With the appropriate suggestions from the hypnotist, the person’s scope of awareness will gradually become narrower and narrower. The appropriate suggestion is important to constrict the scope of awareness away from the surroundings. The result is that the person dissociates and detaches from his thoughts, so that his thinking then follows the suggestion of the hypnotist.

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