What is hypnosis?

Hypnosis is a special conscious trance psychological state similar to sleep but not sleep, which is induced by people (such as relaxation, monotonous stimulation, concentration, imagination, etc.). ). It is characterized by the weakening or loss of the hypnotized person's independent judgment and autonomous action ability, and the distortion or loss of feeling and perception.

In the process of hypnosis, the hypnotized person follows the suggestion or instruction of the hypnotist and reacts. The depth of hypnosis varies with the individual's hypnotic sensitivity, the reputation and skills of the hypnotist. The effect of suggestion under hypnosis can continue to the awakening activity after hypnosis. The method of inducing the hypnotized person to enter the hypnotic state through certain procedures is called hypnosis.

Using special behavioral techniques combined with language prompts, normal people can enter a temporary, sleep-like state. Hypnosis can also be induced by drugs and can be divided into self-hypnosis and hypnosis of others. Self hypnosis is caused by self suggestion. Hypnosis of others is produced under the influence and suggestion of the hypnotist, which can arouse the repressed and forgotten things and tell the medical records, illness, inner conflicts and tensions. Hypnosis can also be used as a therapeutic method (i.e. hypnotherapy) to relieve or eliminate patients' mental and physical diseases such as tension, anxiety, conflict and insomnia.

In China, hypnosis has a long history. In ancient times, "You Zhu" and some religious ceremonies, such as "jumping to the gods", all contained hypnotic elements, but at that time they were mostly used for deception or a superstitious activity. In Europe and America, people have been studying hypnosis for a long time. The earlier record is that in Paris in the18th century, there was an Austrian doctor named FranzAntonMesmer who loved psychotherapy. He can treat patients with "animal magnetism" through a complex set of methods, including letting patients lie on their arms. The mechanism of hypnosis is explained by mysterious animal magnetism, which is a suggestive force according to modern understanding. It is said that the French government prepared to pay him a large sum of money for treatment, but he refused, probably because he didn't know it himself. Later, a Scottish doctor, james braid, became interested in this phenomenon, which would anesthetize surgical patients. /kloc-in the 9th century, he put forward the word "hypnosis", and made a scientific explanation of hypnosis, thinking that it was a passive state similar to sleep caused by the healer, and borrowed the Greek word "hypnos" (meaning sleep) to change it. Later, under years of systematic and in-depth research by a group of people led by Pavlov, a biologist in the former Soviet Union, hypnosis has made great progress, and hypnosis has really become a rational and useful applied science. Now, famous universities and hospitals in many countries have hypnosis laboratories, and actively carry out feasibility studies on applying hypnosis to medicine, teaching, industry and other fields.

Hypnosis at first glance gives people a mysterious and magical impression, which is also reasonable. However, if you study hypnosis carefully, you will know that hypnosis is not an illusory thing like magic and divination, nor is it just a simple hypnosis and hypnosis process. In fact, it has a very strict and complete theory, and it is an ancient and young science with great achievements.

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