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FAQ: Hypnosis Commonly Asked Questions

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“Hi. I hope you can help me. Does hypnosis work with confidence?”

“Does hypnosis help with getting rid of negative thoughts?”

“How does Hypnosis work to help me improve my game?” (Baseball, golf, tennis, riding, swimming, basketball, football, running, soccer, lacrosse)

“I can’t stop my hair pulling. Can hypnosis help?”NGHLogo800res

Most people who call us at The Center of Success are just like you. People who sometimes find themselves stuck. People who want to change part of their lives, but are struggling.

It’s normal to want to improve your life. But sometimes it’s difficult. It’s hard to change your habits. It’s hard to change your thoughts. Sometimes it’s hard to get out of that “stuck” place.

What Does Hypnosis Feel Like?

Generally, as long as your issue is doesn’t require surgery to improve, then hypnosis can help. If it’s in your mind, we can help. We help by using hypnosis, EFT Tapping, (the Emotional Freedom Technique), and Thought Training (aka Thought Repatterning).

Briefly, hypnosis is a natural state. Hypnosis is also simply one of the most effective tools to help you change and improve by connecting with your subconscious mind.

You might consider hypnosis to be a cousin to meditation. You are aware of everything around you, you can speak while you are in hypnosis, and you can remember everything.

While you are at home practicing self-hypnosis, you will be reinforcing the positive changes that occurred during your session.

Some people worry that a hypnotist can make you do things you don’t want to do, such as quack like a duck. This myth came from the old stage shows of the past where it appeared as if the hypnotist controlled the people on stage. The truth is that no hypnotist can make you do something against your moral values.

What hypnosis feels like is similar to that hazy feeling you get when you are in between your dreamlike state and awake state. Your first hypnosis session is about 1 1/2 hours long. You’ll be experiencing hypnosis and answering questions about your issue. Of course, everything is confidential.

During your sessions, you’ll learn new tools that will help you feel better about yourself and your life. At home, you’ll be reinforcing what you experience in hypnosis by doing self-hypnosis. Self-hypnosis takes about 5 minutes in the morning and evening. Self-hypnosis is easy to learn and is essential in helping your inner mind make the changes you want.

Am I asleep when I am in hypnosis?

No. Even though the word “hypnosis” comes from the Greek word meaning “sleep”, you are fully awake, able to talk and move around.

Hypnosis is a natural state. It’s that state you pass through right when you wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night. Tomorrow when you wake up notice how nice that feeling is…you know…that feeling between your sleep state and awake state.

Hypnosis is described as a state of “focused concentration”, similar to watching a movie and no longer aware of the people around you.

Many people have experienced “Highway Hypnosis” too. This occurs when you are driving and realize that you haven’t remembered the past few miles.

So hypnosis is kind of like meditation?

Yes. The main difference is that rather than letting your mind wander, you will focus your attention on the outcome you desire.

Can I get stuck in hypnosis?

No. You can open your eyes at any time.

Will I remember things when I open my eyes?

Yes.

Can you make me reveal any secrets when I am in hypnosis?

No. The US Government tried this back in the 1970s. It didn’t work.

Can you take control of my mind and make me do things I do not want to do?

No. If I could, I would have hypnotized my kids when they were teens. I tried. It didn’t work.

Can everyone be hypnotized?

Young children, people high on drugs or alcohol, and those with developmental disabilities are not good candidates for hypnosis.

What Is Self-Hypnosis?

Every client who experiences hypnosis also uses self-hypnosis at home. Self-hypnosis is easy to learn and use. It’s also the most effective way to reinforce the changes you desire that we work on during your hypnosis session.

How will I know if I am a good candidate for hypnosis?

As long as you want to experience hypnosis, you will. During your session, you will experience a short “practice session” so you feel totally comfortable and understand the state of hypnosis.

Is there any research about hypnosis?

Yes, and more research is published yearly. There are over 5,000 research studies on the subject.

Do you think hypnosis will help me?

As long as you want to make a change, then hypnosis is the easiest way to create the change you want.

What is the difference between hypnosis and therapy?

Hypnotherapists help everyday people with everyday issues.

Hypnosis is a strong outcome related field. Unlike therapy, there may be very specific goals you want to address during your hypnosis session.
As a hypnotherapist, I want to know what is going on, how you want to feel, and what you want to do differently.

While traditional therapy is a conscious process, hypnotherapists work with the subconscious mind to help you change how you feel about yourself.

More importantly, you learn the tools you need to help you retrain the neural pathways in your mind so you consistently feel good.

Most traditional therapy works with the conscious mind with the goal of insight and understanding. When a client experiences insight sometimes the issue can dissolve. But those feelings may still be there.

Hypnosis is a short process compared to therapy.  Hypnotherapy is complimentary to therapy. Our average client sees us generally for five to ten sessions for issues such as getting over a fear, increasing confidence, increasing motivation, or stopping a bad habit, such as trichotillomania.

Thought Training:

Everything starts with a thought. When your thoughts aren’t in alignment with your desires, then you are guaranteed to struggle.

Through your sessions, you learn how to change your thoughts to reach your goal – without STRUGGLING. We have developed Thought Training(TM) which is a technique to stay in control of your thoughts and stop the spiral of negative thinking. You will learn this tool to help you create the positive thoughts that you need to achieve your goals.

Lifelong Benefits

During your sessions, you’ll also learn how to apply what you have learned to other parts of your life. You can use your new tools to help you with other aspects of your life. You can also use self-hypnosis to:

  • Enhance your career
  • Get over fears
  • Motivate yourself
  • Attract what you want in your life…and more…

Hypnosis and hypnotherapy have been proven to help people to stop smoking easily, lose weight, stop hair pulling (trichotillomania), improve sports performance, eliminate fears, and anxiety about speaking in public. If it begins in your mind, then hypnosis can help.

WILL HYPNOSIS HELP ME GET OVER MY FEARS ABOUT SPEAKING IN PUBLIC?

We’ve helped hundreds of people get over their fears and anxiety about speaking in public. Whether you feel nervous talking to one person to a thousand people, it’s really all in your head. Just as it was so easy to develop your fear, it’s just as easy to get over it.

When you are ready to feel better, increase your confidence, and achieve more, call us. We are here for you.

Discover a proven way to train your thoughts and reduce your stress while increasing your confidence in Wendy Merron’s book and audiobook, Powerful Thinking on Purpose.

Want to learn more? Schedule a free consultation with Wendy Merron, Board Certified Hypnotherapist.

The Center of Success has been helping teens and adults since 2009 and is located in Wayne, PA, close to Chester County, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. We are in the heart of the Mainline and a short drive from Philadelphia, Bala Cynwyd, Malvern, Villanova, Chadds Ford, West Chester, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Jenkintown.

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Did You Know?

Hypnosis is a widely-recognized tool in helping individuals overcome fears or achieve life goals. Though often misunderstood thanks to misconceptions arising from television and movies, hypnosis techniques are becoming a mainstream and credible self-help vehicle to help all walks of people, including business professionals, executives, golfers, athletes, actors, entertainers, and much more. Learn more about hypnosis and how it can help you!

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    • Wendy was tremendously helpful to me in learning to manage the stress and anxiety I was experiencing, stress and anxiety which had led to elevated blood pressure. The techniques she taught me were very effective. I now practice self-hypnosis daily, and my medication has been reduced 50%. I owe Wendy a debt of gratitude. Because […]

      —Blood Pressure Medication Reduced by 50% after Five Sessions

    • My fear of traveling and what can go wrong was very strong.  The morning of my trip I took control. I was ready to go.  The airport and shuttle were fine, I was fine and the trip went well.  I enjoyed it. The return trip which was 3 hours in the shuttle, 2-1/2 hours at […]

      —Got Rid of My Fear of Traveling

    • I would highly recommend Wendy and her services to anyone who may find themselves struggling with what life has thrown at us This woman has made and helped me have a HUGELY successful impact in my life in a short amount of time and my family as well She has also given me the necessary […]

      —Johnathan Kelly

    • I wanted to thank you for the work we did together.  This has been a transformative experience for me.  I am surprised at how much change was accomplished over these few weeks. I will continue working through the exercises and using the tools you provided. I really appreciate your care and compassion. – Sherry Hall, […]

      —Thank you

    • “I’ve been a hypnotherapist for 8 years and my practice has me living on both coasts.  My mentor was a former president of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis in NJ.  By all accounts, I was successful but felt deep down something was missing in my work and I wasn’t the best I could be. […]

      —HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE

    • “Wendy’s class was AMAZING! She has such a special and beautiful manner of teaching. Through all of my years of graduate training, I can honestly say she is one of the best teachers I’ve encountered. She truly has a gift of educating others in such a simple and enjoyable way. As a clinical psychologist, I’ve […]

      —HYPNOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE

    • “I’ve lost 28 lbs, 10% body fat and overcame some social awkwardness to begin building friendships with my fitness class teammates. We now eat healthy the majority of the time and are feeling really good. I’m putting together written goals and pursuing them with confidence this year rather than an attitude of failure and skepticism […]

      —WEIGHT LOSS & POSITIVITY

    • “After our sessions, I interviewed very well and very confidently at 3 separate companies and even made a tough decision to turn one down instead of groveling to be there. I landed the position at the top of my list with a great company and held up very well during the interview process with the […]

      —PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY

    • “I have spent years hiding behind emails and doing all that I can to avoid these types of situations and it has hurt my career. I was definitely skeptical, but as you will remember, I was very distraught at the thought of suddenly having to address a board of VP’s at a large multi-million dollar […]

      —FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

    • “Everything went great when I presented last night.  It helped that only 5 people showed up but regardless I did my presentation and I wasn’t that nervous at all.  People told me what a good job that I did and how well prepared I was.  Thank you so much for helping me through that whole […]

      —FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

    • “I’m back from FL and crushed my speech last week!!!!  Thank you so much for all your help…we’ve been setting up meetings all week since I’m back! I look forward to continuing to work together!    – Brandon R, Villanova, PA

      —FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

    • “I’ve always been into the mental side of sports performance and was hoping Wendy could give me some new techniques to help with my own visualizations. She went above and beyond. Took the time to discuss exactly what I was looking for, discussed how I would get there and helped me maintain that thought process […]

      —LACROSSE & SPORTS PERFORMANCE

    • “I did my Hypnotherapy training with Wendy Merron through the Center of Success 6 years ago. It was a thorough, hands-on experience that allowed me to confidently begin helping people right away. I had a background in hypnosis before I started The Center of Success course because I teach Hypnobabies, a hypnosis for childbirth program. […]

      —HYPNOSIS TRAINING

    • “I wanted to share with you how different I feel today yet, I cannot specifically put a characteristic tag to it.  There is no real desire for wine at night. And today I was able to work through a frustrating emotion and get a positive result. All the issues I wanted to work on are […]

      —REDUCE CRAVINGS

    • “Hi! I made it to Italy and back!! I did so great flying and being away. Thank you for helping me experience the trip of a lifetime!!”

      —Chris Simons

    • “Hi wendy, don’t know if you remember but I saw you for fertility hypnosis at the end of 2011. I wanted to let you know that I had a beautiful healthy baby boy. I wanted to thank you for everything. You really helped me through so many difficulties.”

      —Catherine Fraser

    • SPORTS IMPROVEMENT- TENNIS 14 year old  “I wanted to let you know that yesterday was a very successful day in terms of my serve!  During match play, I picked a spot in the service box and repeated to myself “I like the idea that my serve goes THERE.”  Then, I imagined the ball landing in […]

      —Hillary, Philadelphia

    • AGORAPHOBIA  “Thank you for the session today.  Just returned from the supermarket !  It went really well.  John noticed that my body language was much calmer and I didn’t appear jittery. I didn’t feel the compulsion to flee the supermarket, so I was not having the normal internal dialogue with myself trying to override the flight […]

      —Karyn R., London

    • WEIGHT LOSS and EMOTIONAL EATING  “I can’t even begin to tell you how much better I feel.  What happened today was amazing.  However, I do remember you saying that when I walked out that everything would seem brighter and then thinking, “Highly unlikely to happen today!” And then when you said I eat less and […]

      —Helen B. DE

    • HAIR PULLING – TRICHOTILLOMANIA  “I am SO excited that my hair is growing. It feels incredible especially after struggling for over 15 years! I’ve tried so many other techniques that I almost gave up. I love your approach. It has permanently changed my mindset and I am so grateful. Thank you!”

      —Shannon Thompson, CA

    • STOP EMOTIONAL EATING & WEIGHT LOSS  “I just wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge with me; it really stuck.  I’ve been eating more live foods and get this, no sugar, no cookies, no candy.  Amazing for me, especially around the holidays.  I’ve lost six pounds in about a month, of course working and […]

      —Laurie N.

    • “I was thinking about you and how well I have been living since I took your course.  EFT has been a blessing!  I use it every day and it really works to set me right and on the right path.”

      —Dierdre S.

    • FEAR OF FLYING  “I wanted you to know that I had good flights both to and from Denver in October.  I was/am very excited.  I am now using the same tools to lose weight.  Every morning and evening I repeat 10 times that I love losing weight, I eat well, drink lots of water, exercise […]

      —Ginger R.

    • NAIL BITING  “Three years ago I had three sessions of hypnosis to get over my worst habit – biting my nails and picking my toenails. I bit for 50 years and I never thought I could stop. I wanted to tell you that it’s been over three years and I have not bitten my nails once. […]

      —Jane Ann S.

    • FEAR OF FLYING  “Hi Wendy, it’s me, Kieran. I’ve been really busy on vacation but anyway, I made it through the plane flight. I was scared before take off but after we got in the air, I was okay! So all in all I guess I did pretty good!”

      —Kevin S., NY

    • STOP SMOKING  “I am doing well; more specifically, I am amazed at how well I am doing. Not one cigarette. No desire. I really did not anticipate that.”

      —Joni C., Boston

    • HYPNOSIS TO GET PREGNANT  “I just wanted to say thanks for all your help and let you know that I’m 5 weeks pregnant.  So yes, hypnosis works! The two week wait was a nightmare but finally last Monday I had my blood test and everything shows that our baby is well. I’ll keep my fingers […]

      —Marissa M., London

    • SPORTS IMPROVEMENT SWIMMING 16 yr old. “I have some good news about Senior Champs!  In my 400 Free, and 400 Medley relay, I went my fastest times out of the whole season in both!  But the best part is, my medley team broke the record!  I now have senior record even thought Im not a senior! […]

      —Lori S., Malvern, PA

    • HAIR PULLING – TRICHOTILLOMANIA  “Before I went to see Wendy I didn’t think I could overcome my tricotillomania and I almost gave up. I was surprised that being hypnotized could help cure myself. I found myself actually wanting to practice my new skills and felt confident in myself. It never occurred to me to see a hypnotist for my […]

      —Meaghan Alyward, Haverford, PA

    • FEAR OF SPEAKING IN PUBLIC  “I just arrived from our Toastmasters meeting: Digerati Toastmasters Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Thank you very much for the MP3 that helped me feel calm and relaxed. If I were going to compare myself the first time I spoke, my heart was pounding fast and I was not relaxed.  […]

      —Belinda Balce, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    •  SPORTS IMPROVEMENT (BOSTON MARATHON)  “Wendy, I did it!!!  The 1st 20 miles was fairly easy and went seemingly fast.  The last 6 were tougher but had my husband to keep me company.  The last .2 went very fast as the crowds were tremendous at the finish line ( they were really heavy throughout the entire run) […]

      —G. Stafford, Bryn Mawr

    • SLEEP BETTER  “Last night I used what I learned in your Drift Into Sleep webinar last night for my two 6 year olds…they were asleep in minutes! When my daughter (who is usually a great sleeper) has trouble sleeping, I remind her about the jars and she falls asleep fast too. Thank you!”

      —Bridget McGee, Baltimore

    • TRICHOTILLOMANIA – HAIR PULLING  “Was thinking of you this afternoon, thinking if I lived closer, I’d come by to give you a hug.  I’m feeling better, more relaxed and enjoying having a better tool/behavior in place of the old one, and so I wanted to thank you for being so open and understanding.  Every time […]

      —Melissa S., Wilmington

    • CONFIDENCE AND JOB INTERVIEW  “I want to provide you a follow-up after our great session this morning.  As we talked about positive thinking and career affirmations today, I received a phone call from the University scheduling a phone interview on March 30th.  This tapping and positive thinking really, really works. Thanks for an enlightened session.”

      —H. Brown, NY

    • “The techniques that you taught and shared with me really helped me in calming my fears about a new and unfamiliar experience, particularly testifying in a court case.  Participating in hypnotherapy eliminated some the stress and nervousness I had associated with speaking in front of a jury, being cross examined by another attorney, and hearing […]

      —W. Mitchell, West Chester

    • MOTIVATION TO EXERCISE   “I wanted to let you know that the exercise work we did had an unbelievable and immediate impact. I have done 7 workouts of 25 – 35 minutes each since we met which was 11 days ago. I can’t explain it and don’t need to – I can only report and […]

      —Francis B., Philadelphia

    • CAN’T SWALLOW PILLS  “Thank you Wendy SO much for giving me a confidence within myself that I don’t know if I have ever had, for ridding me of my anxiety, and for curing my pill phobia!! I really owe you my life for this and I am forever grateful. You will remain in my thoughts for […]

      —Emily B. Wayne, PA

    • Wendy made the whole subject of hypnosis come alive for me as she shared her vast personal experience with the class. She gave each student a lot of feedback and personal attention as well as ideas on how we could best use our certifications in building new careers or enhancing our current life’s work with […]

      —Steve W., Collegevlle

    • SPORTS IMPROVEMENT – GOLF  “Just wanted to let you know that my golf season has just started and I actually won the first event yesterday shooting a 70! My putting has improved measurably!”

      —S. B., New York

    • “Helped me get over my fears about flying.”

      —Superman

    • FEAR OF FLYING  “Thanks very much for spending so much time with me. The session was very helpful –- not that I didn’t think it would be; I just didn’t know what to expect. I’m really starting to look forward to my trip. Instead of thinking, ‘Maybe the flight won’t be bumpy,’ I’m thinking, ‘It […]

      —S.G., Bryn Mawr, PA

    • FOOD ISSUES  “Wendy is a very warm and nonjudgemental person who makes you feel completely at ease. The experience was an overwhelmingly positive one. I saw results right away and I continue to use the insights and techniques I learned to improve myself and my attitudes. I felt very comfortable and at ease even though […]

      —Matt Stromberg, Chester County, PA

    • WEIGHT LOSS  “The mind-body connection is such an AMAZING thing! Hypnosis is a wonderful, safe way to connect with yourself on a much deeper level. You do have the power to change, and it lies within! Wendy is an awesome hypnotherapist – she gets right at the heart of your issue and her voice is […]

      —Stacy Meyers, Providence, RI

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