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Can the Average Person Really Learn to Hypnotize Their Friends, Family and Co-Workers?
The Truth Might Shock You. There are Five Things You Need to Know Before Buying Any Hypnosis Book
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
By Michael Stevenson, CCHt
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and a member of the American Board of Hypnotherapy

Looking for real information about hypnosis on the internet can make your head spin. There are so many hucksters and con-artists on the internet, it's hard to figure out just who to trust. When you want to learn how to hypnotize people, it helps to have an expert lead the way.

My name is Michael Stevenson. Six years ago, I was a computer programmer and a heavy smoker and had never heard anything about hypnosis except the silly tales created by Hollywood and horror story writers. Out of curiosity, I bought a quit smoking self-hypnosis tape at the county fair. After listening for just three days, I never picked up another cigarette. As amazing as this seems, my story is not out of the ordinary. Thousands of people quit smoking, lose weight and improve themselves each and every day with hypnosis.

Of course, I wanted to learn how to do this myself. So I surfed the internet for hypnosis, just like you're doing today. Needless to say, I got burned by the several shady "authors" selling their lies on the internet. I finally decided to get professional training that gave me the skills I needed to become a professional hypnotherapist and change the course of my life. The good news is, there are great resources available to help you learn hypnosis without spending thousands of dollars, like I did.

In my journey to learn to hypnotize people, I learned five things that everyone needs to know before they embark on their quest to learn hypnosis:

1. Hypnosis is real, but it's not what most people think it is
This is the secret that most hypnotists don't want you to know. Hypnosis doesn't require any magic, hocus pocus or special powers. Most people don't know it, but hypnosis is actually a natural state that everyone has experienced ¡§C even you! See, most hypnotists are like magicians ¡§C they closely guard their methods behind a curtain of secrecy. I'm here to tear down that curtain and tell you that these methods are only secret because they don't want you to know how easy it is. The average person can learn to hypnotize themselves and others in a matter of minutes or hours. Once you know what to say, you'll be able to hypnotize almost anyone. No hocus-pocus required.

2. Hypnosis is powerful, but not in the ways you might think
The second misconception is spread by amateur hypnotists selling their books and trainings. They will tell you anything to get you to buy their books for anywhere from $60 to $300, making some of the wildest claims. Those are the modern-day "snake oil" salesman. Many of them are not even real hypnotherapists, and they cannot be trusted. Most of these con-artists will promise to teach you things like "covert hypnosis" and "persuasion techniques" that simply don't work. Think about it... if these methods were real, they would be widely-known and people would be making billions of dollars using them everywhere. Use a bit of common sense when dealing with these types of people and avoid getting ripped off.

3. Despite all that, hypnosis can be used to do some amazing things
Millions of people have quit smoking, lost weight, eliminated diseases and improved their lives in countless other ways using hypnosis. Hypnosis taps the power of your subconscious mind, the part of you that runs your body, your memory and your habits. It has been used by everyone from Sigmund Freud to Tony Robbins. The famous Mayo Brothers did more than 17,000 deep-abdominal surgeries using hypnosis as the only anesthetic. If hypnosis can do all that, just imagine what it can do for you.

4. Hypnosis requires no degree and no training. In most places, it isn't even licensed or regulated
This is both good and bad. On the one hand, this means that almost anybody can learn and practice hypnosis. There is no reason to attend long, intensive, training seminars or to attend college to learn hypnosis. It's a natural phenomenon and cannot be regulated. On the other hand, this means that anybody can write a book on hypnosis, spreading false information and lies, just to make a buck. So be careful who you trust, and make sure that whoever you decide to learn from has the knowledge and experience necessary to teach you.

5. There are good, credible resources available for learning hypnosis. Knowing how to find them is the key
Like any industry with its share of con-artists, those of us with credentials and experience suffer. But there are many good-natured hypnotists and hypnotherapists who teach hypnosis through books, audio or live trainings. Do a little research. Find out what training and experience a hypnotist has. If they don't list a valid address and phone number, and if they don't invite you to contact them directly, think twice before spending your hard earned money.

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Michael is a clinical hypnotherapist, trained and certified in Hypnotherapy, Advanced Hypnotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, TimeLine Therapy, Advanced Parts Therapy and Business and Life Coaching, and has more than six years of practical experience in his own clinical practice. He is the author of the book, Learn Hypnosis... Now!, which teaches people who have never used hypnosis to hypnotize themselves and others in just a few hours. He has hypnotized tens of thousands of people around the world and is considered one of the world's foremost experts on the subject of hypnosis. You can contact Michael directly via phone, mail or email, here.

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