THE FIVE MYTHS ABOUT HYPNOSIS

I have read about myths about hypnosis from a book which i want to share

LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
It is imperative to remove the most common misconception about hypnosis before attempting an induction.The most common of these is that the subject is asleep, unconscious, or in a "knocked out" state. The stage hypnotist has contributed to the widely held notion that hypnosis is a "trance" or a "sleep like" or "out-of-this-world" state. Apprehensive patients should be informed that they will not necessarily lose awareness or fall asleep. Rather they will be more
awake! One should explain carefully that all levels of hypnosis including deeper stages are characterized by increased attention to the operators suggestions, that this concentration facilitates to suggestions and that the profound concentrations achieved is one of the principal reasons for the use of hypnosis.

WEAK MINDEDNESS
In this connection, constant hypnotic induction does not weaken the mind or make an individual more suggestible. Thousand of subjects have been hypnotized hundreds of times without the slightest demonstrable harm.

REVELATION OF SECRETS
Few patients reach the deeper stages of hypnosis if they think that intimate secrets will be revealed, as might under anesthesia or "truth serum ". They should be informed that they will be aware of every thing while hypnotized and afterwards, unless a specified amnesia is suggested. As a result, guilt laden subjects relax and become more amenable to hypnosis.

DOMINANT PERSONALITY REQUIRED
Another widely held misconception is that to have a strong personality to be a hypnotist and that males, having supposedly dominant personalities, are better hypnotists than females. This is not true, as a male hypnotist can be an excellent subject for a female hypnotist.

as usual i want to give a free source, this is a ebook of hypnosis for beginners please enjoy
http://tinyurl.com/2g7hrb