How to hypnotize a person for beginners

So you want to know how to persuade (or hypnotize) a person to do what you want or a least to think in the way you want them to. As you probably know it is very difficult to convince anyone to do something and hypnosis is the best way to do this.


Getting started
So what is the first thing you need to do when hypnotizing a person? This would be a hypnosis induction which is the process of putting the person you are hypnotizing into a trance “or wakeful sleep” where their minds are more open to suggestion. We slip in and out of these “wakeful sleeps” everyday and if you are watching the government warnings about driving on TV they refer to them as micro sleeps where you still function in autopilot on your task at hand (driving, watching TV, listening to a business meeting) but your mind is almost switched off. So the hypnotic induction is about getting a persons mind into this state, there are many different techniques which you can use such as analogies, tone of voice, physical surroundings etc…(look at the link for more information).


Prevent surrounding interruption
When you are hypnotizing a person you need to be sure that there are no outside interruptions because a break in their trance state can cause all your hard work to come undone so when you are in a hypnosis process try to be in a secluded environment that is away from distractions. As you become more advanced as a hypnotists this will start to matter less and less because of the connection that you can create with a person but in the beginning I advise a personal area to do it in.


Subtle suggestion
It is all about being subtle when you start creating suggestion in a persons mind. If you are to direct then sometimes you can lose the affect you desire. Hypnosis is all about implanting suggestion into a persons mind without their direct knowledge and forcing their subconscious to process the suggestion into a solution. This is much easier to do once you have your person induced and you are in control of the conversation. Using a persons emotional triggers works really well by creating a solution to a problem that they might have and confirming that this is the best solution available.


Further in depth information
I would suggest looking at some professional hypnosis courses for more information and the link at the top/right of the screen is the best one that I can find so definitely have a look start learning more today.

The basics of how to learn to hypnotize

Obviously I can not teach you how to hypnotize through a single blog post but I can teach you the basics so that when you want to learn this in more depth you have a solid base.

So the basics that you need to know when learning hypnosis is:

• The Hypnotic Induction
• The different thought processing methods
• Mirroring
• NLP (neuro-linguistic programming)

Hypnotic Induction

This is when you get your subject into a suggestive frame of mind. There are so many different techniques when it comes down to doing this successfully but if you remember that a realxed mind is more open to suggesstion then you will understand the hypnotic induction process. Once our mind is relaxed then we tend to be more agreeable and less resistant (I am sure you can relate).

The different thought processing methods

There are 4 different types of thought processing techniques that we use (as humans) and we tend to favour 1 more than others. These are:

• Visual - Uses phrases such as, "I see what you are saying"
• Auditory - Uses phrases such as, "I hear what you are saying"
• Kinesthetic - Reacts better through physical contact
• Reading - Reacts to reading information of print

When you think about it you will start to notice how people react in these different ways which makes it a lot easier to understand what method to mirror.

Mirroring

So you know the thought processing method of your subject and now it is time to mirror them. This means exactly what you think... Copying their thought processing method by either using the word see or hear or create physical contact etc.. Once you begin to mirror then your subject will become more responsive to your suggestions and you will be in a better position to hypnotize them. All this comes down to our ingrained response triggers which is our neuro-linguistic programming.

NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)

This will be the most important thing you learn if you are serious about hypnotizing anyone especially yourself. NLP is our minds programming to certain situtations and words for example: the word "burn" creates a reaction of pain probably due to a life experience we have had. The more you understand about this the better you will be as a hypnotist. For a professional view of hypnosis look at the link above (Top/right of screen).