Executive sumamry about hypnosis By Sooraj Surendran
When the mind is in a psychosomatic state akin to superficially deep sleep and works at a level of consciousness, which is different from the normal state, we refer to this phenomenon as hypnosis. The "state theory" calls it a mental state while the "non-state theory" refers to it as a role enactment (imaginative). This state heightens the focus of the mind to concentrate on a specific incident or memory, while shutting off the mind to other distractions. Hypnosis is a result of what we call hypnotic induction, which includes several pre-determined instructions to the subject under hypnosis. Hypnosis in therapy takes the name of "hypnotherapy" and they call it "stage hypnosis" when applied for entertainment in front of an audience.
Hypnosis and hypnotism are derivations of "Neuro-Hypnotism," founded by James Braid, a Scottish physician/surgeon, in the year 1841, as he wanted to segregate his philosophy of hypnotism from Franz Anton Mesmer's, "mesmerism."
Today, hypnosis serves as a therapy for several purposes, some of which we provide below for your ready perusal.
Medical: When you use hypnosis for therapeutic purposes, they refer to it as hypnotherapy, which is excellent as an effective pre-surgery process to relax the patients who are due for a surgical procedure. It is also handy for the effective treatment of problems pertaining to skin diseases, weight loss and as a valuable pain reliever.
Some artists either subject themselves to hypnosis or induce it on their own, to find the motivation to turn out exquisite pieces of art with a higher efficiency rate. Several other disciplines like forensic, sports, rehabilitation and physical therapy have drawn full mileage from hypnosis.