Many people believe that hypnosis is relatively new - but the truth of the matter is that hypnosis, in one form or another, has been around for literally thousands of years. Even longer than chocolate milkshakes - (but more on that later.)
Once you discover what hypnosis really is, (the power of suggestion) - you'll soon realize that it's very possible that it is - and has been - used both for the benefit and unfortunately - for the detriment - of mankind in one form or another since the beginning of time.
Hitler used the power of suggestion in a detrimental way when he made his troops march while doing the "goosestep." It took a great deal of concentration to do the goosestep, and helped enable him program their minds with suggestions that HE wanted them to do - while they were focusing on marching.......
On the other side of the coin, in traditional hypnosis, the subject is placed in a highly suggestible state designed to help - rather than cause harm or create havoc. And - best of all......... each subject has the ability to immediately reject or disregard any suggestions that he or she does not want to take. When you go to a competent hypnotist you will have absolute control over what you are focusing on! Absolute control! You get to choose! Period! End of story!
Reputable and qualified hypnotists help you solve problems in your life. We will give you suggestions that you want and you will know what those suggestions will be - in advance - at least in my practice. Suggestions that will help you with the problem you came in for to help make your life better - not worse. Suggestions that will help you form new habits and correct behavior that has caused you problems in the past or is currently causing you problems.
A hypnotist is merely a guide who helps you reach a deep state of relaxation, where you can focus on what you want, and then feeds you those suggestions while you are in a highly suggestible state. If there are any suggestions that you don't want - or like - for any reason whatsoever, you will do one of two things. You will either disregard the suggestion - or you will come out of the relaxed state of mind immediately.
You've seen stage hypnosis before. They usually begin with a stage full of people but before long they've whittled it down to just a few people. Here's the reason why. I'm also a stage hypnotist and when I have subjects on stage I find people who won't take a suggestion for one reason or another.When that happens, they either come out of the trance, or they disregard the suggestion. Either way I can't work with them and have to send them back to their seat.
By the same token, you can be in a deep state of hypnosis, (on stage or in an office) and suddenly realize that you forgot to turn off the burner on your stove or whatever, at which time you will immediately come out of the relaxed state in order to do something about it! It's the same thing if there were to be a fire or something. You are not - and can never be - "locked in" to a place that you don't have control of - or can't get out of - at any time - for any reason whatsoever. You have a self-preservation mode that is always in effect to protect you and the things that you hold dear. It is always in effect - always.......... You can always come out of hypnosis at will. Always! There is nothing to fear. You are in control, not the hypnotist.
THE PROBLEM lies in the fact that even in a light stage of relaxation we are all highly suggestible. Advertisers know this............... That's why they spend so much money on television and radio advertising. I'll give you a quick example of how you are being influenced and manipulated without your even being aware of it.
Think about this................. After a hard day's work you come home, grab the refreshment of your choice, kick off your shoes and melt into the couch to relax - as you watch one of your favorite programs. But then, as surely as night turns into day, along comes commercial after commercial. "Traaa Laaa Laaa Boom Deee Ayyy - Have you had your fatburger today. Come to blankety blank and get a gut bomb! Gettem' while they're hot!"..............
Those suggestions that you hear while you are relaxed - as you watch (and listen) to TV - are finely tuned to reach both you and your children's ears - (and subconscious mind)..... The next thing you know, you find yourself in "Goofy Land" having a fatburger while your kids play as they wait for their own little fatburgers.
And all the while - your kids are becoming addicted to Goofy Meals - as they happily play in Goofy Land." Another generation of "Goofy Addicts" is on the rise, even fatter than the ones before them. (Sorry but I'm not interested in being politically correct here - this is an epidemic!) The facts tell the tale. Over half the American population is now overweight and if I'm not mistaken - nearly 1/3 of them are obese and the pounds and numbers are rising every year.. Literally!
Here's another (suggestion) from a local business that in the long run could easily add 50 pounds of fat to your behind as well as all sorts of problems over the course of this year.
It's on a signboard in front of a local fast food place that reads, "New Years Resolution - Enjoy a chocolate milkshake every day this year!"
Sounds yummy, huh! Well, as good as it sounds, think what you would look, (and feel) like next year at this time if you took that suggestion............ Did you know that eating only 4 pistachios a day will add a pound and a half to your weight at the end of the year. And I used to eat them by the handful............
Every day as I drive to and from my headquarters at Alpha Hypnosis I see that sign and I have to admit, more than once I've been "tempted" to stop in and get a chocolate milkshake - because they are good. Luckily I'm in great shape and have the willpower to resist such temptation. Many people aren't so lucky - or so alert to things all around us that can and will lead us into temptation and deliver us into evil. Yummy but bad for the behind, right? I can have one once in awhile - but every day? NOT!
Now I'm not suggesting that the people running the place are evil. I'm just saying that if a person took their sign (suggestion) literally - and too many do.............. at the end of the year the only one who benefits is the business selling the chocolate milkshakes, while the people who drink them have to pay - and pay - and pay.
I'm going to jump up on my soapbox for just on paragraph. Please bear with me......
They end up paying in terms of dollars spent = nearly $1000 for the year just for one chocolate milkshake a day. They pay for new clothes because the old ones won't fit anymore.They pay in terms of self-esteem and self-respect as they begin to join the ranks of the obese. They pay in terms of health and income as they miss days of work from illness. They pay in terms of loss of energy as they begin hauling around more and more weight as the weeks fly by. They pay in terms of pain as their back, feet and knees begin to complain from all the excess weight. They pay in terms of medical costs as the doctors put in new joints since they have worn out the old ones. They pay in terms of increased medical insurance as their weight continues to climb and their health continues to decline.
I'll get off my soapbox now..................
.................... and back to the good kind of suggestions - hypnosis - the kind that is meant to help people. The kind that helps people take control of their lives - often for the first time ever - so they can replace self-defeating habits with self-empowering ones. So - at the end of the year - they find that they not only look much better, but they feel better as well. (Hypnosis can be especially helpful for people who were raised on fast food.) It's become a way of life for them. It's "normal" for them and that "set point" has to be replaced in order for them to thrive.
PLUS........... all those things they have been paying for in the past soon become credits as they begin to fit into "nice clothes', their self-esteem begins to rise, their energy level begins to sky-rocket, they begin to feel better, their pain begins to diminish or goes away altogether, and their insurance and medical costs begin to decrease as they begin to enjoy a healthy body once again.(Hmmm - with all that, the cost of hypnosis is beginning to l00k like a heck of a good deal - now that I think about it.)
"Begin" - I sure used the word "begin" a lot in that last paragraph - because that's what it's all about - New Beginnings! And that's why I named my company Alpha Hypnosis back in 1994. Alpha means "The Beginning" and Omega means "The End"..................
Alpha Hypnosis - The Beginning- with a New End in mind. A better ending............. New beginnings with new endings!
We call ourselves hypnotherapists but in actuality, hypnotherapy is unlike any therapy you have ever experienced before. It's relaxing and enjoyable - as well as being very helpful. Once you have experienced it you will look forward to your next sessions with anticipation.
You'll laugh at any negative or frightful thoughts or ideas that you may have gotten from someone who didn't know any better or maybe a B-Grade movie showing hypnosis as "Mind Control" where the subject had to do whatever the hypnotist commanded. That's a bunch of malarkey and anyone who has ever been hypnotized will agree with me. That's just Hollywood!
And the good thing is, the only known side effects of hypnosis are increased energy and reduced stress. (We can all use a little more of that huh?)
More on the benefits of hypnosis later... I need to change gears so I can finish my book on Past Life Regression. (Did you know that there were many references to reincarnation in the early versions of the Bible?) True story! They were deleted by people in power at the time who were afraid that it might take away from the power of the church if people knew they had more than one time to get it right and that life in this dimension is a learning ground and that we have the option to come back more than once.
It'll be available on Amazon soon....... I haven't come up with a title for it yet. If you have any suggestions please send them my way. I have some amazing stories proving that the truth is often "stranger than fiction." Please bookmark this blog so you can find it again. Thanks!
Until then - I wish you Infinite Blessings!
-Tom Thomas
Alpha Hypnosis
4922 Yellowstone Avenue, Suite K
Chubbuck, Idaho 83202
(A suburb of Pocatello)
