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Comment by Dr Bryan Knight on July 17, 2009 at 5:46am

Regression Hypnosis

Regression hypnosis is imagining an earlier time in your life while you’re in hypnosis. It is a valuable technique for hypnotherapists who help you to change a negative experience into a positive one.

Regression hypnosis is valuable for:

* building self-esteem
* filling emotional voids
* healing abuse
* releasing creativity
* ending phobias

Just recalling an event from your childhood is enough to put you into hypnosis, according to some experts

But the imagined regression doesn’t have to be to your childhood. Forty-nine year old Tom, for example, had lost one job after another simply because he didn’t stand up for himself. The hypnotherapist regressed Tom to recent instances in which he suffered humiliation and firing. Not only was Tom able to release sadness and anger about his weak behaviour but with the hypnotherapist’s help, he imagined himself behaving differently.

Hypnotised Tom handled the disgruntled bosses with confidence and calmness. These imagined experiences translated into real-life behaviour so in the next workplace Tom was calm and confident.

The subconscious accepts all experience – actual or imagined – as real. That’s why regression hypnosis helped Tom to change. The calm, confident, strong, imagined Tom replaced the man too frightened to stand up for himself.

Regression hypnosis is similarly helpful for people who grew up without a loving parent. A common experience is that of the absent father. Many times the absence was caused, not through negligence, but because the father had to work long hours outside the home.

When regressed in hypnosis to the childhood feelings of abandonment about the absent father a client can effectively deal with such negative feelings through a combination of imagining a strong parental presence and suggestions for loving herself.

Survivors of childhood sexual abuse find regression hypnosis to be a powerful tool in changing the horrific aftermath of such violation. One example is the hypnotized client who imagined her 4 year old self wearing a hockey mask so she was protected against her father’s demands for oral sex.

The survivor creates his or her own “mind movie” to replace whatever trauma they suffered. This positive, or at least protective, scenario results in feelings of control, confidence and strength in the present.

The same approach can be used to overcome a phobia – especially if the phobia was caused by a particular event such as being trapped in an elevator or terrified when a doctor jabbed a needle into you.

Regression hypnosis can also be used to enhance creativity. Let’s say that in Grade 1 you drew what you thought was a great picture but a teacher severely criticized your painting. Perhaps this inhibited you for ever after from attempting to paint. With regression hypnosis you could go back in your imagination and deal with that teacher. Perhaps have him praise your work instead of shaming you. This would then release your creativity as an adult.

So, yes, you can go back in time. At least in your imagination. And, coupled with hypnosis, that can transform your life today.

This article was written by Dr Bryan Knight
http://www.hypnothoughts.com/profile/BryanKnight

Comment by Gail on March 3, 2009 at 5:34pm

I just joined and am quite excited. Hope I can contribute. ~Gail

Comment by Pattie Freeman Ch.t, CSH on February 25, 2009 at 12:08am

Great Group to have...this was a good idea!

Comment by Stage Hypnotist Simone on January 19, 2009 at 9:47am

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Comment by Jon Rhodes on January 15, 2009 at 10:33pm

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Comment by Alexander Duvall - HypnotizedTV. on January 13, 2009 at 11:18pm

You’ve got to ask yourself

Do you really want to go down the route of becoming a stage hypnotist? And why? The reason Alexander Duvalls asks this is because once (and I mean just once because that’s all it took for him) you have been on stage and have built up your circuit of venues, returning to a normal, 9-to-5, Larry LowWage or Manual Labour, work-a-day pedestrian existence is difficult — maybe impossible.

Alexander Duvall is living proof. Especially after you’ve experienced the thrill of performing stage hypnotism and are well received! Another reason Alexander is asking basically what your motivation is, is because that building process can be slow and fraught with letdowns and frustrations. It can be a slow process to generate an income to make it worthwhile; you also have to think about the working hours, short-changes to your social life, maybe to family and friends, and such.

For years now, Alexander Duvall has work almost every evening (yes, that’s at least five evenings and sometimes as many as seven evenings, week in and week out, and some nights he performs two shows) over a six month period.Sometimes, when people in my audiences are drinking and laughing, and enjoying themselves, and Alexander Duvall would like to be with them relaxing.


People are sometimes strange or cautious, a little reserved when meeting a stage hypnotist because they know you hypnotize people for a living. And, you’ll hear all the same, stale jokes and statements like ”can you hypnotize my Bank manager”. Regardless, expect it and smile because for that person it’s usually the first time they’ve met a stage hypnotist. Allow them their curiosity and humour at your expense as the professional you are.

How about money? Travelling constantly, working evenings and weekends can get tiring and become hard on you, even though you realize that you are earning $200-$5,000 for as little as one hour’s work, in spite of the odd, late-night hours. On the other hand, if you decide that after 1 or 2 years stage hypnotism’s not for you, you could end up returning to a normal routine, working harder and earning less money.

This article was written by Alexander Duvall
http://www.hypnothoughts.com/profile/AlexanderDuvall