Can I hypnotize myself, or do I need someone else to hypnotize me?

Can I hypnotize myself, or do I need someone else to hypnotize me?

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...

Understand that you hypnotize yourself several times a day whether you know it or not. It's just a natural transition. Can you learn to do it on purpose? Absolutely. We call that auto-hypnosis or self-hypnosis. In fact, all hypnotherapy really is self-hypnosis. The difference between doing it yourself and allowing someone to lead you into the state is that it's a little easier to be lead into the state because you're not trying to do two things at once. When you're doing self-hypnosis or auto-hypnosis, you are both the operator (the hypnotist) and the subject, so your brain has to almost split in two and do two things at once. It is a very easy technique to learn. Most people who want to do hypnosis do better if they are taught by an experienced hypnotherapist or hypnotist first.