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control freak leanings
& hypnosis listenings
g. m. johnson, phd
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An answer to the question: Can a person that tends to
be sort of a "control freak" benefit from using hypnosis? |
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause
Yes, you can be a "control freak" and still get into hypnosis. (For those unfamiliar with the term, "control freak" is a term sometimes applied to those individuals who like to have a lot of control over themselves, their circumstances, their environment, etc.)
Hypnosis -- at least most modern, cool hypnosis done by people with reasonable hearts and heads -- is an enhancement of self-control. Nobody takes control or forces anything. The listener's mind decides how much focus to foster and any "trance" can be broken at any time by simply deciding to do so.
This is an amazing aspect of hypnosis -- an aspect Freud resented, by the way. (He didn't like that he worked so hard and then found that his patient's thought they were doing the actual work of changing. He was a control freak). Hypnosis is a great self-control, self-influence tool that your mind utilizes to get enhanced control and influence over inner, usually unconsciously "controlled" thought processes.
Hypnosis isn't an experience that is thrust upon you -- in spite of what stage hypnotists want you to think as they do their razzle dazzle. You don't lose control. Decades of modern scientific study has shown that while hypnotized there is always a part of you watching, critically observing, perfectly aware of everything going on, even though many people don't remember doing much more than feeling like they fell asleep.
And, even more helpful is the fact that hypnosis is a tool that you can take your time getting familiar with. You can listen at first skeptically and with an alert mind, frequently distracting yourself from the hypnotic presentation. You can allow yourself to take whatever time you want to relax with the process, letting yourself get deeper and deeper into it each time you try it. (This is the case with seeing a hypnotherapist or using a hypnosis recording -- though the latter is a bit more cost effective if you want to really take several hours letting yourself relax.)
And, last and possibly least, for individuals who want to read a transcript of what they will be listening to, anyone can request a transcript of any Head-Cleaners hypnosis recording by just sending an email asking to see it. Reading a transcript will not interfere with your experience and, especially if it helps you relax quicker and let yourself experience the experience, it can enhance and speed up beneficial effects.
As an enhancement of self-control, hypnosis -- especially recorded hypnosis that can be used whenever the individual using it wants to use it -- is a dream come true for anyone who likes to feel in control and wants to feel more in control. Hypnosis recordings can be a very cool tool to achieve or enhance self-control, self-help, self-empowerment and self healing.
Any questions?
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