Hypnosis has been widely used in psychotherapy, medicine, criminal investigation and sports. In psychotherapy, hypnosis has been used to treat alcoholism, sleepwalking, suicidal tendency, overeating, smoking and so on. But unless the patient's motivation is very strong, hypnosis will generally not get obvious results immediately. Hypnosis will be more effective if it can be combined with other psychotherapy.

Hypnosis refers to the hypnotist providing hints to the subjects to awaken some special experiences and behaviors. Many psychologists believe that hypnosis is similar to other general states, including relaxation, concentration and association. Under hypnosis, a person may experience "some changes in perception, thinking, memory and behavior", including temporary paralysis, hallucinations and forgetting to "respond to the hypnotist's advice".

Hypnotic grade

Not all hypnotherapy needs to be carried out under deep hypnosis. A clever hypnotist will bring the hypnotized person into the hypnotic depth that is most suitable for his treatment, and will make appropriate adjustments in time according to his different states.

At present, Arons' six-level depth method is widely used in the world. Among them, it can be divided into three hypnotic States: shallow, medium and deep, and each hypnotic state can be further divided into two different levels. Therefore, there are always three hypnotic depths and six hypnotic levels. The main feature of shallow hypnosis is motor inhibition; The main feature of hypnosis is sensory inhibition II. The main feature of deep hypnosis is hallucination.

Characteristics of people who are easily hypnotized.

Since18th century, people have known the different reactions of individuals to hypnosis. People call the hypnotized person's ability to respond to hypnotic suggestions hypnotic sensitivity. When an individual has a strong ability to respond to hypnosis, it is called high hypnotic sensitivity; Conversely, when the response is weak, it is called low hypnotic sensitivity. General hypnotic hints include: after holding a person's arm for a few seconds, the arm will become heavier and heavier so that it can't be lifted; The association of a fly close to the face; Forget the association of some things that happened during hypnosis. Subjects who hardly believe this information are considered to have low hypnotic sensitivity; Some subjects who believe most information are considered to be highly hypnotic.