August 29, 2007
Stage Hypnosis Versus Hypnotherapy
Stage hypnosis has certainly established its place in the world of entertainment. For the most part, this does nothing to negate, deny, or belittle the success or the reputation of clinic hypnotherapy.
Without question, the two procedures are very different. Stage hypnosis is done in a very spectacular way, and is meant to achieve impact. Grandiosity and exaggerated gestured are used for maximum effect, and the entire process is conducted in a very loud and imposing way. This is necessary in this arena because the stage hypnotist is expected to put on a show for a large audience.
Stage hypnotists will often have their participants do very bizarre things on stage, also for impact. This can range from barking like a dog, to thinking they0re Elvis Presley. By contrast, hypnotherapy uses a very different, very subtle approach in achieving the state of hypnosis, and hypnotherapy is used for a very different purpose.
The extravagance that is applied in stage hypnosis is not in any way indicative of what hypnotherapy is or can do for someone. Unfortunately there is sometimes an uncomfortable relationship between stage hypnotists and hypnotherapists. There are some therapists that believe stage hypnotism gives hypnotherapy a bad image. Stage hypnotists would […]
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