I’m often asked this question, “Does hypnosis work?” And the person asking often follows up with “My cousin/brother/friend gave up smoking with hypnosis”, proving they know it can work.
What they really want to know, of course, is “Will it work for me?” And that fear of it not working could be the very thing that gets in the way. Top sports-people have it drummed into them to focus on the outcome they want – its proven that this makes it far more likely to happen, simply because that’s where their energy and resources are being directed.
There are thousands of academic studies showing that hypnosis is a highly effective way of treating many conditions, both physical and psychological. People have dental work and invasive surgery using hypno-anaesthesia every day – mind-blowing, but true.
Hypnosis doesn’t carry a guarantee, because it isn’t done TO you, but with you. Part of the job of a trained hypnotherapist is helping their client remove any blocks that may be preventing them from getting the results they want.
So yes, hypnosis does work. Sometimes straight away, and sometimes after a little bit of groundwork to get stuff out of the way.
Hypnosis isn’t magic – but it can be magical.
