I was listening to the Jeremy Vine show yesterday and they were talking about hypnotism and had a guy on that hypnotised one of the staff so she would stop smoking.

Does this stuff actually work or is it a load of old tosh?

 

I've learnt alot about it in the last few weeks and was one of the sceptics, but I'm certainly very interested now.

 

A friend of mine got hypmotised to stop smoking,, he was on 30-40 a day,, and it worked for him!

 

my friend practices it,,,with great results on many people!
but with things like smoking, you have truely WANT to give up and not just think its the right thing to do!

 

i thought it was a load of bollocks until someone did it to my mate...worked for him.

 

I wonder if it can get me to stop eating crap. (Not literally)
Rich

 

For it to work you must want it to work! For example: If your giving up smoking cause your Mum told you to, but your gonna sneak around and smoke it won't work. If your determine to do it, just need some help then it will work (On most people)!

I was talking to someone a few weeks back about it.

 

As said if the person does not want to be hypnotised he can't be, he has to be willing.
The "doc" I buy my flashlights from does this as a profession, stage hypnosis on people, you can do virtually anything, apart from dangerous etc as subject will still have a sense of danger unwillingness to do these things.
Doc is also a comedian and mind reader, www.COMEDY4.EU and www.MAGIC4.EU
tabetha

 

www.hypnosisdirect.com I've used it to stop nail biting and it does actually work. For Ł5 a download it's definately worth a crack. YOu have to be in the right mindset for it. first time I did it I couldn't stop giggling I listened to it for 5 nights in a row and it stopped me. I have to listen to it every now and again if I start but it keeps on top of it.

It also covers self confidence as part of the treatment and bizarrely I found myself a lot more confident as a sideeffect

They do them for all sorts of stuff.

 

So is the download that you got for nail biting going to be any different to say, one for stopping teeth grinding Paul? Is there anyhting specific said, or could it just be copied?

 

load of crap----------
still believe in santa????
tell you what though were all getting brainwashed by this f-goverment!!
and its working------
----------uk---------the nanny state

 

glad i aint as narrow minded as you!

what makes you think its crap? for you personally it was crap? or do you believe nobody can be hypnotised?

 

Sounds like a really fact-based opinion.

I'll write on here about my experience once I have seen it through.

 

unless you're having hypnotherapy to break your Passionford habit and then we'll only know it worked because you haven't been back on here

btw, there's a free download from hypnotism direct for stress relief

http://www.hypnosisdirect.com/guardian-offer.htm

if anyone has the one for bruxism (teeth grinding - not for me), pm me please

 

Nick, we've also got one for healthy eating. The first 15mins is the same i.e. getting you to relax. The second 15mins is focused on whatever you've chosen but does follow the same format.

I can easily see how the teeth grinding would fit in to the format. Happy to send over either if you want to listen to them.

 

You're such a prick.

 

I dont beleive in it. Never have and NEVER will, regardless of how many people try and tell me otherwise.

Its all a load of rubbish in my opinion im afraid.

 

I've never been put 'under' but have seen enough to know that it does work for some people. Just because you haven't experienced it, it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.

 

I would download the quit smoking one, but i usually smoke when i'm listerning to stuff

 

Think you need a sex therapist for what you have mate lol

 

thanks for the offer paul no need though, thanks. i will try her out with the free 'stress relief' one and if that seems to work will get her the teeth grinding one

 

Depends what side of it were talking about really. The 'stage' type stuff i certainly dont believe in, i just cant see 'how' it could possibly work.

Regarding hypnosis where people go to stop smoking, lose weight, overcome certain fears/experiences etc, i think thats purely down to the individual in question. I dont think its the actual 'hypnosis' procedure/process that helps them, its just down to the person believing in themsleves in my opinion, and them 'believing' that the hypnosis will actually help them. But hey, if thats what it takes for people to believe in themselves and it helps them with certain things, then fair play to them.

 

I'm now going for some Sex Therapy actually.

I can't help it if Beccy is insatiable (or is it that I am irresistible??).

 

As for the Hypnotherapy, there is ALOT more to it than the 'getting put to sleep' kind of Hypnotherapy.

As I said earlier, I was extremely sceptical, like I am with anything that fucks with your mind, but I've been for a proper consultation and I'm won over.

 

same here
but after having it done to my self for drinking ive now not touched a drink for over 7 yrs and also i paid extra to be taught to do self hypnotherapy and when done its the most relaxing thing i know , eg i can go any where in the world ive been to when under and its as if you are actualy there ..no i dont mean just thinking bout it ..you actualy feel things n see things that are recorded on in to your brain that when having a thought you dont remember, cant explain it to well in writing but its the most powerful thing ive ever come accross

but you gotta find a good hypnoterpist

 

not every one can go fully under

 

toooooo true you have to want to but , but with me i want to stop drinking as it was killing me with the amount i was drinking and it would have ended my marrage but like so many things alcohol is some times stronger than your want to stop, as said above i would not be alive today if i hadnt gone to hypnotherpy and even after over 7 yrs i still ring my hypnotherpist up now n then to say hi and give him an update which he likes, even used my case as part of his lectures as i was such a sucsess

 

Simple answer YES and NO

YES if you believe in it, or maybe want to believe

NO if you dont belive for for scepticism is greater than your core beliefs on the subject

Theres no magic and cloaks and daggers involved, although obviously this the baggage often associated with it.

Its a simple psycological tool, its works in exactly the same was as advertising, peer pressure or even bribary. If you believe or want to believe (usually) then it will work.

 

I've seen stuff that definitely made me believe. A stage hypnosis fella's performance was ruined by a girl whom was so susceptible to being hypnotised that after he 'put her under' once, just the sound of his voice made her go into a trance.

He sent her out of the hall, to go and sit outside. She heard his voice through an open window and passed out. He had to cancel his show and spend the rest of the evening trying to sort her out! Was bizarre to watch.

 

exactly my point also.

Hypnosis is all about belief, its not a "spell" that can be put on anyone

Some of the people commentins earlier on in the thread are very narrow minded, so maby i should explain it so they can understand

If your a fat bird, and you know your fat, but you want your boyfriend to tell you your "not fat" so you feel better, and then when he come home he says to you "he thinks your not fat at all, and rather sexy" then the fad bird immediatly might think of her self as being thinner, even tho nothings changed.

hypnosis works the same way, you end up tricking your own mind.

I studies Psychology for 2 years a while back and we went over all this crap. It is very suprising how easy it is to manipulate peoples minds.

like last week my father in law was gna be sick in the car after drinking, but buy simply talking to him the whole time about stuff non related to drink he totally forgot he was ill. untill i shut up then he puked.

 

my ex's folks both had hypnotherapy to stop them smoking, lasted a week on her dad and 2 days on her mum. seems hard to break habits like that unless you WANT to quit, i get the impression they did it just for an 'easy way' of giving up smoking, of which there isnt!

 

I have a huge collection of Paul McKenna hypnosis CD's on my PC. Let me know if you would like to try one out...

 

Can i get hypnosis to make me gods gift to woman???


I dont think most stage hypnosis is like its portrayed. hypnosis therapy is a valid therapy but like most therapys you have to be willing to partake in it and trust enough to see if it works.

 

Can i get hypnosis to make me gods gift to woman???


I dont think most stage hypnosis is like its portrayed. hypnosis therapy is a valid therapy but like most therapys you have to be willing to partake in it and trust enough to see if it works.

 

You could potentially hypnotise a woman to think you were "gods gift", but thats bordering on the line of date rape with out the chemicals

 

My mums a qualified Hypnotherapist and it does work for a lot more than people realise, smoking is the obvious one but like a lot of things you need to WANT to get off them of you'll go nowhere.

My mum has practised on me, mainly as I had a problem being around large groups of people, paranoia I suppose, this was traced back to my early days of school, I'm a changed person to how I was, although certain things still bother me which we could look into if they bothered me to much.

I've seen her help lots of people though with problems, fear of flying was a good one although I don't ask how she did as its personal informaton from her client.

To be fair to my mum she hasn't done it for a while now as she is a nurse and can only do it in her spare time which currently is non existant, for anyone interested in it though it does work.

Don't go giving money to the first person who claims to be able to do it, there are plenty of wannabees, the training is very long and most people bail out the min they have a rough idea what their doing which sadly isn't enough to to do it properly.

IIRC It was a Open university course my mum orignally started years ago, quite amazing what you can learn in your spare time !