Hypnosis is a state of heightened awareness a person enters into where the focus is entirely on the Hypno therapist's voice. Contrary to popular belief about Hypnosis a person who is undergoing Hypnotherapy is not under a deep sleep but in a trance like condition where the subconscious mind is revealed and the conscious mind is suppressed. To hypnotize someone is to suppress the conscious mind.

The voice of the Hypnotherapist is able to fully cement ideas and suggestions in the subconscious mind of the individual being hypnotized. This allows people to utilise Hypnosis as a means for ending bad habits such as smoking or bulimia. The conscious mind itself desires the comforts of these habits but with Hypnotherapy the subconscious mind counteracts this and allows a person to reject these habits and addictions. Hypnosis is often used as a means for helping people to give up smoking, gain weight, loose weight, stop eating a particular item, or give up alcohol. Hypnosis is an effective method of eliminating a problem or addiction.

To hypnotize a person, a Hypnotherapist, uses tactics and methods to alter their state of consciousness so that the logical and definite left side of the brain is turned off and the creative right side of the brain is turned on. It has long been a general practice for artists to learn to turn off the left side of their brain while working on artwork to avoid interference. In Hypnosis this has the effect of turning the conscious mind off and the subconscious mind on.

The subconscious mind is a deep and instinctive creative force that can alter our behaviour and perceptions. Hypnosis is also used as a means to conquer fears and phobias. A person may wish to be hypnotized in order to eliminate their fear of spiders, pigeons, heights, bees or anything else that may be causing them distress. Hypnotizing is a popular and effective method of reprogramming the brain to abolish these fears and phobias.

Hypnosis and to hypnotize, is often associated as being the practice of promoting positive healing. This is referred to as Hypnotherapy and the removal of irrational fears and bad habits is a part of this positive development. Hypnosis can help alleviate pain, nausea, indigestion and other general ailments to promote over all well being in the individual undergoing the therapy. Hypnosis is not about control and will not be used to alter the normal behaviour or actions of the patient being hypnotized.

The person undergoing the therapy session actually remains fully aware of the surroundings and cannot be "commanded" by the Hypnotherapist to do anything they would not wish to do. The person being hypnotized is not put into a deep sleep but actually enters a state of awareness and focus. In order for the treatment to work the patient must want it to and a relationship needs to be built up first with the therapist in order to achieve effective results. You may need several Hypnosis sessions before you notice considerable changes in your behaviour or habits. Even being hypnotized is not an instant solution but it will yield quick and effective results.