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The question of whether hypnosis is real or not has been a hot topic<\/a> of discussion for over 200 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exciting new research in the field of brain studies is now settling the argument once and for all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read a Good Book Lately: Then, Welcome to Hypnosis!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve ever lost\nyourself<\/em> while reading a really good book, you\u2019ve already been :::this:::\nclose to hypnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re really into a book what happens? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

   a) You feel\nincredibly relaxed, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

   b) Have an amplified\nsense of imagination, and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

   c) You are highly suggestible<\/em> (more open to receiving and\nacting upon the suggestions of others, like the story the author is telling\nyou).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guess what? This is exactly what happens during hypnosis.\nIt\u2019s known as a trance state<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going Deep! Your Subconscious\nMind in Action<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To understand what\u2019s going on in a trance state, we need to first define the difference between conscious<\/em> and subconscious<\/a><\/em> mind<\/a> states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your conscious mind is associated with the left hemisphere\nof your brain. It is your \u201ccontrol center,\u201d and it operates on deduction,\nreasoning and convention. It tells you what\u2019s possible and not possible based\non your past experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, your subconscious mind is aligned with\nthe right side of your brain, which is responsible for creativity, freedom, and\nemotion.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is more holistic, emotive, and universal. It solves Big\nPicture problems. It allows you to go beyond \u201creason,\u201d and frees you from\nconvention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers believe that trance states are activated when you\nare able to circumvent the inhibitions and walls set up by your conscious mind\nand begin accessing the subconscious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More specifically, when you can \u201cshort circuit\u201d the\ninhibitions and \u201ccan\u2019ts\u201d that your conscious mind has set up, you can do many\nof the things that are associated with truly therapeutic hypnosis, e.g., break\naddictions, overcome phobias, work through deep-seated emotional issues\n(psychiatric hypnotherapy), ease chronic pain (medical hypnotherapy), and even\nsolve crimes (forensic hypnosis is fascinating field of study being explored by\nlaw enforcement agencies now). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scanning Rhythms:\nYour Brain Can\u2019t Lie<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But, is there science to support this hypothesis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using electroencephalographs, or EEGs, experts studying the\neffects of hypnosis on the cerebral cortex have documented that activity in the\nleft hemisphere of the cerebral cortex decreases during hypnosis. At the same\ntime, brain activity in the right hemisphere increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is this important? It shows that hypnosis is able to pacify\nthe conscious mind and its logical and \u201climiting\u201d functions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, it also shows that the subconscious mind \u2013\nwith its creativity, emotiveness, imagination \u2013 takes control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These findings prove that something researchers long\nbelieved to be true about the effects of hypnosis are indeed accurate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA Trance State Sounds\nPretty Awesome: How Can You Turn It On?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, so how does hypnosis activate this trance state?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers believe that hypnosis calms your left brain and\nconscious mind. With your logical-self taken out of the picture, you\u2019re more\nable to directly connect with your subconscious mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this state, you are highly suggestible. In other words,\nyou\u2019re able to believe, enact, and go<\/em>\nfor things that your conscious, logical mind might have kept you from believing\nyou could do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It allows you to free yourself from convention, from being\nlimited based on the outcomes of your past experiences, and to experience the\nworld and yourself in it in new and powerful ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, hypnosis can help boost your confidence,\nincrease your brain power, aid in weight loss, increase your money-making\npotential, and take you to places you never believed you could go (much like\nthat feeling you have when you\u2019re reading a great book). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By short circuiting long-held self-beliefs and deep-seated\nbehavioral patterns, hypnosis can often deliver real-world results that simply cannot\nbe achieved in any other way… all because your brain allows you to believe in\nyourself in new and empowered ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sites like Hypnosis Bootcamp<\/a> offer great resources for anyone looking to learn more about the current benefits and newest applications of hypnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we are just now discovering, the world of hypnosis is\nable to unlock doors beyond our comprehension \u2026 but still within the reach of science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be sure, this is an exciting time to be alive!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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