Am I hypnotizable?

Am I hypnotizable?

John McGrail, C.Ht. (Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist) gives expert video advice on: How does hypnosis work?; Can I hypnotize myself, or do I need someone else to hypnotize me? and more...

Probably. I would say that 95% of the population is hypnotizable. In fact, I would speculate – and this, of course, is my opinion – that almost everyone experiences natural hypnosis. Now, whether or not, someone's hypnotizable in the clinic, in a setting which we would call hypno-therapeutic, is going to depend on, first of all, whether they allow it to happen. It is an allowed state. I cannot make you enter hypnosis, any more than I can make a dog stay if he doesn't want to. So, you have to allow it to occur. Anybody that wants to be hypnotized, and of course, clients who come into the clinic generally do because they want change, and can allow themselves to focus, and let their brain do what it knows how to do, can be hypnotized. So, if you ask me, I would say that chances are very, very high that you could – even people who “can't” be hypnotized, “could be” – they don't want to be.