A good hypnotist will also teach you how to use self-hypnosis on your own. A nother misconception is that only weak minded people can be hypnotized. Actually the reverse is true. It is more difficult to hypnotize a person who is mentally impaired, usually because they have difficulty concentrating. Intelligent people often have great focusing capabilities and vivid imaginations that enable them to be very successful in learning self-hypnosis.
Children have great imaginations and are very comfortable with hypnosis.
P erhaps one of the biggest fears people have in going into a trance is that they will be made to do something embarrassing or against their will. The stage hypnotist uses rapid trance induction on volunteers that are capable of going into hypnosis easily. The volunteers are genuinely in a hypnotic state and are willing to accept the suggestions to perform. It is a choice they make . Keep in mind that a stage show, unlike a therapeutic session, is for entertainment.