Hypnosis  FAQs and Facts

Hypnotism  FAQ's and Facts Who is Wendi Friesen?

You are averse to serenity, presumably because you have had to walk the ways of sadness... even tho for some this may well be a flight  - this would not lessen the value and splendour of genuine serenity, the serenity of the sky and the mind...Such cheerfulness is neither frivolity nor complacency, it is supreme insight and love, affirmation of all reality, alertness on the brink of all depths and abysses...It is the secret of beauty and the real substance of all art. Herman Hesse From The Glass Bead Game

Wendi Friesen is a clinical hypnotherapist who has recorded a huge variety of different hypnotherapy scripts onto CD. She has over 10 years experience helping her clients to overcome, phobias, pain, self limiting behaviour and has developed a number of encouraging scripts to enable her clients to reach for  better work, better relationships and happier natures.

Can I try before I buy?

Go to Wendi's site and click on Wendi's message in the top menu, this has a small hypnotherapy session which will introduce you to the tone of her voice and the words that you will come to expect. Wendi has a free introductory CD that you can get for the cost of postage and offers some small scripts (email hypnosis - how cool!) that she will send you by giving your email address and she has a widget called whispers in the dark. There is also the opportunity to to take the hypnoism test on the site. You will love the warm soft tone of her voice and if you're asking "but does it work?" read my story for a testimonial .

 Was I really hypnotised?

After listening to a self hypnosis cd you might ask if you were really hypnotized. Some people feel deeply hypnotized, while others feel they were only a little relaxed. Even if you were lightly relaxed, you were in a state of trance, it is not necessary to be in a deep trance state to make changes, every person experiences hypnosis differently.You need to teach your brain and body to achieve trance and this can be done with only a few sessions, as long as you are willing to allow it to happen. 

 What if I don't visualize anything?

People often feel that if they don’t see technicolour, they are not really under hypnosis. Visualizing is not essential! All your senses are important and a memory is just as evocative as a reality. Some people expect to see very clear images, and in some cases the visual and the smell, sounds, touch and emotions all can become very real. Just enjoy the way your mind imagines the moment. The more you try to literally see it, the more elusive the images become. Her Self Hypnosis DVDs cover many topics and techniques that don’t require visualization. You will learn how to resolve conflicts, create a future timeline, implant new beliefs about yourself and much more.

 How do hypnotists make my eyes stick closed and my arm feel limp?

The words (script) on the audio cds  tell your brain that the more you try to open your eyes, the more difficult it becomes. You really can override the suggestions, but then you are told you that you are too relaxed to even think of it. Remember how you feel when you've just settled on the lounge after a long day and the kids come in and ask what's for tea? You really don't want to move do you? Your arms are plastered to the lounge and all your get up and go has gone. The words evoke this feeling, suggesting your eyes don't have to open and your arm doesn't have to move. You know you don’t have to follow a suggestion, but you just do. It's the power of suggestion. 

 If I don’t follow suggestions does it mean I am not hypnotizable?

People who like to feel in control of themselves may have to learn to allow themselves to be hypnotised and they may need a number of sessions before they trust the process sufficiently to surrender control to something that is outside of themselves. We all 'allow' ourselves to be hypnotised, but for some people it is easier for them to allow it to happen, just like some people get easily drunk on a sip of champagne. If you prefer to feel you are in control, this is always the case anyway but,  try the CD - Wide Awake which is a combination of sessions that you can do with your eyes open, without a need to be in deep trance.

How can I stay focused?

Stay sitting upright during the quiz. Put your hands on your lap with your palms facing up and use headphones to bring the voice inside your head. Turn off the phone, throw the kids and animals out, and make sure you are comfortable then let all the sounds around you relax you deeper. This is such an important part of learning hypnosis and in reducing stress in your life. If you can come to believe environmental noise is a trigger to relax you, your daily life will feel more calm.

What should I do next?

Learn about how your mind works. It is the most valuable thing you will ever do. Everything we think is a result of how our mind perceives the experience. Use your brain in a different way and experience several techniques that don’t require you to be in a state of hypnosis such as Creative Brain Blast. You will learn to be more creative and use your daydreaming ability to achieve deeper states. Power Nap Essential is a method of teaching your brain to go into trance fast. You will learn cues and triggers that will allow you to go deeper in short bursts.Great for a lunch break refresher.

Will there be residual effects? 

I know I have seen movies about assassins who are subliminally directed to act on a trigger for example, ten years after the hypnotic conditioning, when they get a phone call saying a specific keyword, they jump up in a zombie like state and kill someone. Is this possible? Perhaps but unlikely. It would greatly depend on the suggestability of the person and their background. Perhaps a soldier who has killed before could be hypnitised in this way, I don't know. It is highly unlikely that many people could be hypnotised to kill. Their inner sense of right and wrong would reassert their self control and refuse to follow through on such a command. Hypnotism as therapy is nothing to be afraid of but if you are concerned have someone nearby the first time you try it, to help you should you need it.

A residual effect is actually something you want to have happen. For example if the suggestion is 'you deserve to love and be loved again' and this helps you to overcome the self limitations of your past experiences or parental controls - this is a good thing and you will want to allow it. Wendi's scripts are all positive suggestions and you need have no fear of subliminal negative messages. No nutty behaviour will ensue from listening to a script that helps you overcome fear of public speaking and have you suggesting the audience take off their clothes so you can feel more comfortable:o)    (ok poor joke but funny!)

Stage hypnosis is only one small entertaining aspect of hypnosis, self help hypnosis is relaxing and enjoyable and the only residual effect you will have is the overcoming of bad habits, negative thinking and outdated limitations. Try it and see.

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