Yes, completely. Hypnotherapy is an approved technique, recognized worldwide, which has no side effects. Throughout the therapy session, you are in complete control of the situation.
Hypnotherapy and “Expanded Consciousness” therapy are not only safe but are often recommended by doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists and other medical specialists.
However, despite this, people are often afraid of hypnosis. Some of the fears include: fear that someone will “tickle my mind and spoil it with some unfavorable ideas,” that “I will be manipulated or controlled by someone,” that “I will lose self control,” or “I might reveal secrets.” People are also afraid they won’t be able to remember anything or they won’t even be able to enter the hypnotic state at all, or be able to get out of it.
And here’s why all those fears are unfounded. As we have already stated, the client is fully aware at all times, in complete control over the situation. They remember everything, and they receive a video or audio recording (upon request). During this state of expanded consciousness, it is impossible to force a person to do anything he/she does not want to do, including revealing any secrets.
Every person in this world can be hypnotized. Proof of this is that we all immerse ourselves into daydreaming, we engage ourselves into playing games or watching movies – all of which are, in fact, a state of hypnosis.
In addition to all that, it is important to know that your certified and licensed therapist has a duty and obligation to work only in your interest. That is, they will only suggest that you focus on those parts that your subconscious has discovered on its own. Any “insertion” of ideas would not only be unethical and forbidden, but it is absolutely impossible for it to happen because your subconscious mind would automatically reject it.
Here are two examples that explain how that happens. In one example, a patient came to support weight loss and stated that she wanted to lose 20 pounds. The therapist accidentally made a mistake during the therapy and said “20 kilograms”. The client reacted immediately and said: “No, I don’t want to lose 20 kg, but 20 lbs.”
In another case, a client came in for support of “finding a solution for conflicts with his mother.” In one part of the session, the therapist accidentally said “… and every day you find new ways to resolve conflicts with your mother.” The client refused this in a state of hypnosis and said: “I do not want to find new solutions over and over again. I want to find solutions that work and stick to them.” Therapists are human after all, and they can make mistakes. But your subconscious mind is extremely wise. It allows only things that you want and that are for your highest good.
And finally – if hypnotherapists were so influential, and if they could instill in your brain anything they wanted, they would all be millionaires by now. They would simply instruct their clients to send them all the money from their accounts or transfer all their assets after the therapy ends. In reality, that’s not what happens :).
Also, people are afraid they will remain in a state of hypnosis if the connection is broken or an emergency situation breaks out during the session. First of all, it is important to know that our mind works so perfectly that if the connection breaks, it would easily and spontaneously bring you to the usual frequency of brain waves in just a couple of minutes. In the case that you need some relaxation, your system would allow you a bit of restful sleep before it puts you back into your daily functioning. Also, at the beginning of the therapy, we instruct your mind to act quite naturally in all situations where your reaction is needed.