Covert Hypnosis - What it is, What it Does, and How it Can Be Recognized

Covert hypnosis is a method of communicating with the subconscious mind of another in order to alter or change the others thoughts and/or behaviour. Unlike traditional hypnosis, this kind of hypnosis takes place without the knowledge or consent of the other person. Thus, covert hypnosis can have either a positive or negative outcome.
Traditional hypnosis operates on the premise of quieting the mind so that a relaxed and receptive state can be achieved. In fact, the very word hypnosis is derived from Greek Mythology where the god Hypnos is put forth as the god of sleep.
Hypnosis, however, is now understood to be something broader than simply a quieting of the mind. To quiet the consciousness, external stimulation is reduced or claimed, thus leading to a state open to suggestion or hypnosis. On the other, increasing or heightening external stimulation can equally lead to a state open to suggestion or hypnosis.
For example, religious practitioners often use such techniques as chanting to achieve an altered state of consciousness. On the other hand, people attending a rock concert can equally achieve a state of altered consciousness. However attained, this state can leave a person open to suggestion. Both are forms of hypnosis. In this state, reason and critical analysis are suspended.
Whether by calming or heightening the external stimulation, what is involved in hypnosis is increased focus that leads to the bypassing of the conscious mind. This happens often in our everyday lives. Being engrossed in a conversation or movie are examples of hypnosis. We speak of "being lost" in a conversation or movie. Furthermore, when in the presence of an authority figure, we often find our consciousness altered making us susceptible to suggestion. This also is a form of hypnosis.
As mentioned, covert hypnosis differs from other forms of hypnosis in that it is performed without the knowledge or consent of the other person. By the careful choice of words or by utilizing certain gestures or body language one can communicate with the subconscious mind of another without them knowing it. This skill can be a great asset to a salesman. A person can be subconsciously led to making a certain choice while believing the decision was their own.
This technique can be used or misused, for the good of the other or for our own personal benefit. A classic example of the negative use of covert hypnosis is Adolph Hitler. By the use of carefully chosen words, gestures, and body language he was able to turn otherwise good people into ones who followed him into evil. Hitler was also a master at fabricating external stimulation, as seen in his mass rallies.
On the other hand, covert hypnosis can be used as a technique that brings about good, not only for oneself, but also for others, it can enable us, and those around us, to become more confident, convincing and successful.
By understanding the principles and techniques of covert hypnosis we can enhance our lives, and the lives of those around us. It also enables us to recognize when covert hypnosis is being used on us. Studying covert hypnosis from a reputable source can be of great use in making us aware of its setting and techniques.

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Get More Out of Life Through Conversational Hypnosis

Imagine you are going into a job interview for a job that pays great while still allowing some flexibility in the work schedule. You know you're qualified for the job. You're sure you'd really like to have the job, but when you enter the office there are about 40 other applicants for the same position.
Now, a normal person would be sweating bullets and feeling extremely nervous and self-conscious right about now. But you're not the average person, are you? You've mastered the techniques of conversational hypnosis so you know that you'll have a very successful, memorable interview and will be at the top of the pack.
Think this is imaginary? It's not. Conversational hypnosis is a series of speaking techniques that are used by the rich and powerful around the world. This doesn't mean everyone with money and power has taken a course in conversational hypnosis, but many of them have attended motivational speaking lectures. They are still using similar techniques.
If you pay close attention to successful motivational speakers such as presidents, CEOs, and celebrities, you'll notice there are a number of similar attributes they all share while speaking which make you want to believe what they are saying is true.
There are, literally, thousands of techniques presented in motivational lectures around the world. Some of them work, some of them work only sometimes, and some of them just don't work at all. However, with the techniques presented in conversational hypnosis, all of the techniques work. Even better, they work every single time you use them correctly.
Many of the techniques of conversational hypnosis are based on presuppositions. In other words, they are based on the fact that you will assume you already know the answer. They also depend on how you word questions and control the conversation.
For example, by asking someone "how happy are you to be participating in this meeting?" you have already assumed they actually are happy to be there. Once you've planted that thought in their brain, they will nearly always respond in the positive. They'll find that your positive phrasing persuades them to believe there are happy to be there.
The only thing standing in the way of your personal success and keeping you from having your way all the time is you. The techniques are widely available and only require a minor time commitment on your part, but surely your future success and happiness are worth this.

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Hypnotic Susceptibility

Hypnosis is a fascination field of study - it's a way of exploring the uncharted territories of our minds.
Hypnosis has been successfully used for medical, therapeutic, business and personal matters.
Just a couple of months ago, the Queen Fabiola of Belgium at the age of 80 years used hypnosis instead of drugs to undergo surgery without the use of anesthetic drugs. Medical doctors performed open heart surgery with patients successfully only by sedating them with hypnosis.
But different people have different kinds of hypnotic susceptibility. Some people can experience deep hypnotic trances very easily. Others seem almost "unhypnotizable".
Research has shown that about 10% of the population is extremely hypnotizable. Then there is about 70-80% of the population who have medium hypnotizability. And then there are 10-20% of the population who have a very hard time to experience hypnotic states.
What is the reason for that? Well, just as each one of us has his or her own personality traits, his or her own fingerprint, each and every one of us also has his or her own way of going into trance.
This is specially true for those 10-20% who are seemingly "unhypnotizable". These people go into hypnotic states in very different ways from the majority of the population. Trying to hypnotize them with the methods that work for the majority of the population is just not gonna do it. It's like trying to open a lock with the wrong key. It won't work. But that doesn't mean that something is wrong with the lock - it's just the key. If you have the right key, the lock will open.
Unfortunately, most hypnotists don't have those "keys". They learned the standard procedures with slight variations, and they are satisfied with that. They call those "unhypnotizable" clients resistant, and tell them: if you don't really want to be hypnotized, then I can't hypnotize you.
The sad part is that many of these people paid a lot of money because they wanted to be hypnotized. But they just can't if the hypnotist doesn't come up with a hypnotic induction that suits their mental blueprint.
Everybody is hypnotizable. It doesn't matter if you're left-brain or right-brain dominant. It doesn't matter if you're young or old. It doesn't matter if you're smart or dumb. It doesn't matter if you're this or that.
What matters is that you get the kind of hypnotic induction that suits you. That's the problem with all those "hypnosis CDs". They are done to suit "the majority", but people with a different kind of hypnotic susceptibility won't respond to that.
In fact, hypnotic susceptibility can change over time for each one of us. Research indicates that prolonged isolation and sensory deprivation lead to enhanced susceptibility.
It can also be "trained", by exercising the mind in specific manners. If one extremely absorbs himself in imaginative activity, this has shown to enhance hypnotic susceptibility.
Michael Diamond reported about studies that tried to alter susceptibility by experimenting with music, psychedelic drugs, operant conditioning, relaxation training, biofeedback and other methods. These studies haven't been scaled up to be confirmed, but on a small scale it worked.
If you want to experience hypnotic states of consciousness but are having trouble to let go of conscious control, the first thing you should do is relax. There is nothing wrong with your way of doing things. Finding a skilled hypnotist, learning more about the hypnotic process and exercising your mind are all things that you can do to enhance your hypnotic susceptibility.

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