Everyone has experienced hypnosis. For instance, you may be watching a commercial that you have seen many times and you find yourself very engrossed in it to the point that should a fly land on your nose you will feel lethargic and give yourself plenty of time to decide if you want it away from you. Daydreaming is also a hypnotic state. Hypnosis as used in a doctor's office is a healing or investigative process. The client's welfare is the sole focus of the procedure and the work is geared towards helping the client.
Stage hypnosis is a show where people perform acts that are used to entertain an audience.
Since the purpose is usually to hold the audience's interest and to entertain them, the subjects are carefully selected and screened before the stage demonstration begins. Usually, you will remember only what you are ready to remember. You may be asked to describe images or sensations or sounds as they come to you. You will be encouraged to avoid explaining or making any sense out of these impressions. You may report these impressions, but this is not the time to make any sense out of them.