Suggestibility

The impact of a direct suggestion can heavily depend on its meaning to the individual being hypnotized. When offering suggestions, it’s essential to consider the language being used. A good example of this would be a particular case involving an individual from a different country where a common implication (as opposed to their dictionary definition) of the word “fat” would mean healthy, whereas calling someone “fat” in English would commonly be used offensively. In other words we benefit from considering cultural connotations, before we rush to decide that our own language is what works for the person being hypnotized. Rapport building and conversation is key to knowing the best approach. We are not the same, but the same in that we are all different.
Cultural environment plays a factor when indirectly influenced. Since studies have shown that indirect and direct language can equally be effective, it makes sense to consider the cultural desires and dislikes of the client when using indirect suggestion before putting the person into a deep trance.

Single parenthood is extraordinary and unparalleled. There is an assumption, however that in order for single parents to live their dreams, they must wait until a child grows independent. At this time, the parent’s mind grows weary and physical capabilities can diminish if a healthy diet and exercise is not part of their routine. Sometimes a typecast is mentioned as the reason for seeking help. “I’m a single mother” is mentioned as a stigma and not a simple statement of fact. To think independently may seem more difficult than to simply accept how many in society, family, and friends believe a single parent should live. Independence equals creativity. Assuming a role everyone else feels you should play impedes on your overall growth & individuality so that seeking a holistic health practitioner, a life coach or therapist offers little help if the individual is not willing to let go of those belief systems holding them back from reaching desired results.

When a friend tells us something like,"Boy, Jason and Jessica really know how to push my buttons," many of us know all to well how it feels to be in our friend's position. And, if we are highly sensitive people and our button pushers are expert technicians, our inner control panels may be consistently flashing as brightly and variously as that of a commercial jet in flight mode.

And, while our family members and friends are flicking and pressing our psychological switches and buttons, we may be having something like the jet's experience: coasting comfortably for a while on autopilot, all at once, we find that we're streaking above the clouds with elation, hardly noticing the light mist of confusion that is beginning to gather around us until we are in a zero visibility fog of disorientation. As we break through into the light, there is momentary relief until we note that the ground is straight ahead, and rapidly approaching.

It could be several times per day. Sometimes salespeople, administrators and managers use neurolinguistic programming techniques to trigger trust and compliance (see numbers 1-3.) Since this is a detailed topic, a separate blog will be devoted to how these techniques work and how you can sidestep them.

Sometimes, family members and friends unconsciously hypnotize us (see numbers 4-7.) If you are interested in this topic, let me know, and I can devote a blog to the nuts and bolts of that, too.

Often, we hypnotize ourselves from within or through our connection to the environment (see numbers 8-16.) Relating to nature and listening to music can be enhanced to create a deeper and potentially very pleasurable and even healing trance state. Another blog will give specific steps on how to do that.

Meanwhile, here's the information you were wondering about, that is, how to determine how many times per day you may be in a hypnotic trance without knowing it. You are probably in a trance state if you are experiencing a situation similar to one in which, for example, you find yourself: