Stage hypnotists have created many misconceptions about hypnosis, especially the belief that a hypnotist can place you in a trance, and make you do things against your will. This is a fallacy.
When a person is in a hypnotic trance their body is fully aware of what is being said to them, and what they are being asked to do, and it is not possible to make someone do anything they don’t want to do. Even if you have fallen asleep in hypnosis, your subconscious is constantly monitoring events, and it will wake you if anything is being said which is against your moral code or wishes.
You have as much free will in hypnosis as you do when you are fully conscious.
The subconscious mind will never reveal any information which the person wishes to keep secret.
It is not possible to remain in a hypnotic state for longer than you wish to. You can exit hypnosis whenever you want to, simply by counting slowly from 1 – 5, and if the internet link is cut during an online hypnosis session you will awake naturally, just as you would from normal sleep.
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