What happens under hypnosis?

If you’ve ever undergone hypnosis, you know the answer to “what happens under hypnosis?” is “nothing much”. You’ll just experience a sense of relaxation, or being more focused than usual. It’s similar to a daydream.

So why bother learning hypnosis?

The Dilbert Blog: Hypnosis reports:

“I describe the state of hypnosis as acquiring a power. The subject has all of his regular faculties operating plus he gains some more, if he has no objection to those new powers. For example, a subject under hypnosis would get a little extra power in one or more of these areas:

1. Extra relaxation
2. Extra imagination
3. Extra focus”

Which is the best description of the common benefits of hypnosis I’ve ever read. As Scott Adams points out, these are common benefits of hypnosis. This means that you can achieve them with hypnosis, even if you’re not sure what hypnosis is.

Discover the power of hypnosis, and how you can hypnotize yourself and others.