The state of hypnosis is a condition that involves increased responsiveness and suggestibility, and in which the inner world of the imagination and feelings is granted a degree of importance usually given only to outward ‘ordinary’ reality.
It’s easier to describe than define. Under hypnosis, no stress hormones are released, the breathing and heart rate slow down and blood pressure drops. The stomach produces less acid and the bronchi dilate within the lungs. It also seems that hypnosis may boost the immune system, because within the blood vessels of a hypnotised subject the production of lymphocytes (white blood cells) is increased, and these defensive cells cling more firmly to the insides of the veins qnd arteries. These discoveries would seem to support the belief that hypnotharpy can help alleviate all manner of physical complaints, from asthma to cancer.
Scientists at Stanford University in California, have also discovered that during hypnosis the brain emits alpha waves—tiny rhythmic electrical impulses generated by brain cells. Alpha waves denote a condition of mental alertness coupled with physical relaxation; they are also produced instates of meditation and when practising yoga.
Freud taught that the unconscious is the repository of memories and impulses that are repressed by personal consciousness. [I think Freud had some serious mother issues]
Imagination if perhaps the most powerful function humans possess. Imagination and creativity have been the sole domain of humans for centuries. New studies, using non-human criteria, which is very hard to do, being humans and all, have shown creative problem solving abilities in dolphins and a few species of monkeys/apes. Human imagination, creativity, fantasies, inspiration and intuition all bubble forth from the unconscious mind. The ability to put two unrelated things together to make something totally new is what makes us who we are. Adding friction to a hunk of wood made fire for the caveman. Compressing highly flammable fuel and adding fire makes an explosion.
Putting an explosion in a sturdy cylinder makes a cannon. Shrinking the cylinder, adding a little projectile makes a rifle. Putting cylinders around an axle makes an engine. Putting an engine on a kite makes an aeroplane. Putting the combustion chamber inside the projectile makes a rocket. We do this all the time. We do this with everything. There are a zillion cookbooks in print. Each recipe has come from someone who said, “I’ll just add a bit of this and a bit of that, and see if it tastes good.” Sure cave men ate bird eggs, but somewhere down the line we found that whipped eggwhites, sans yolks, can be baked into Pavlova.
Humour is, for the most part, a story with a funny ending. The whole purpose of having an intellect that enables us to recognise the vignette, is so that we can learn from past experiences and predict future outcomes with the same recipe of experiences. Our minds race ahead to the anticipated ending, and the joke-teller makes a right turn and the last minute, a surprise ending.
When in a relaxed state, we can imagine feelings and experiences. We actually feel the emotions that are attached to the experiences. And we can change the emotions attached to an experience. “What if I change my frustration towards my mother-in-law to pity? Then I’ll feel much better about her upcoming visit.”
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For more information, go to: Grassel Hypnotherapy
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