Is Reprompting Project Hypnotherapy?

Some of you may have this doubt. Is Reprompting project Hypnotherapy.

And how do I know this?

Because I have seen some of the keyword queried for, in my search console and it says Hypnotherapy near Sydney, hypnotherapy near Parramatta, hypnotherapy near me and such.

So if Reprompting project is showing up as a search result for hypnotherapy, it must be a hypnotherapy service, correct?

Well, the answer is yes and no.

Is Reprompting project Hypnotheapy? Yes, some part of it in a session may use certain aspects of hypnotherapy. Some part of the session will use certain aspects of NLP and some other part may use aspects of coaching.

So in short Reprompting Project uses different modalities that are required to bring the quickest, long lasting solution that works for the presenting issue.

Now, some of you may thinking what is Hypnotherapy.

What is Hypnotherapy

When you come to Reprompting Project and ask what is Hypnotherapy, our answer is simple. We utilise the state of hypnosis to bring about changes and resolve issues such as anxiety, phobia and so on.

Now, what is a 'state of hypnosis'?

State of hypnosis is a naturally occurring state in all human being where you are completely absorbed into an experience that everything else just fades away, just like you're engrossed in an amazing book, or watching the best movie in the world or drive on auto-pilot on a long stretch of a familiar highway.

Since you now understand that you have already experienced the state of hypnosis at some point in life, you may already know that during such a state, your critical thinking faculties takes a back seat - you are not actively thinking about the situation, you are just in that situation, whatever the situation maybe, may it be driving, reading or talking to a person like me (wink wink).

When you logical mind aka the conscious mind is taking a mini break, it is easier to access your subconscious or your deeper part of the mind and find the root causes of your presenting issue and update the patterns -- also known as Reprompt your system prompts (in Reprompting Project lingo) -- at the root itself.

So this process of updating a belief system or a deep rooted pattern, in the state of hypnosis is called Hypnotherapy.

How do you reach the state of Hypnosis

Now, the next logical question is, how do I reach the state of hypnosis.

Well, I have already showed it to you many ways in which you may have already gone into a state of hypnosis all by yourself.

But some of you may not be convinced that it is the state of hypnosis, because you didn't "lose your consciousness", because you were still awake, because you could still remember it all.

It is quite possible that you are referencing to Stage hypnotism and asking all these questions based off of that.

Can I be Hypnotized?

Some of the most frequently asked questions are, can I be hypnotized, what happens when someone is hypnotized, will I lose control when I am hypnotized and such.

If you are asking similar questions, know this - I had similar questions too, all thanks to Stage Hypnotists!

When most people, including myself hear the word Hypnotism, the initial images or thoughts that come to mind would be that of a stage hypnotism set up where you forget your name, a number, or bark like dog or cluck like chicken because (unfortunately) that is the most popular image associated with the word hypnotism!

Well stage hypnotism is exactly what happens on a stage - a performance.

A good stage hypnotist's skills lies in finding the most willing, susceptible and suggestible subject from the audience and then rest is pretty easy because a part of them wants to experience what it is to be like to cluck like a chicken on the stage.

So stage hypnotism is the power of suggestion used on stage, on willing participants who are highly suggestible and highly susceptible to the state of hypnosis for entertainment purposes.

And Hypnotherapy is nothing like that!

Hypnotherapy vs Stage Hypnotism

First of all, it is Hypno-Therapy which means Hypnosis + Therapy.

This is done in a clinical setting to bring about positive changes in your life and hence the name Clinical Hypnotherapy. We are not doing it for entertainment purpose. So the intention itself is polar opposites.

Secondly, a hypnotherapist is FOR you, they are your partner in bringing about positive changes. So we are not trying to make you do anything, we are simply guiding you towards what you want for yourself.

So you can clearly get a sense that Stage Hypnotism and Clinical Hypnotherapy are two completely different professions.

And we work with all sorts of people, not just highly suggestive, highly susceptible people. In a way that makes our jobs a little harder than that of a stage hypnotist.

But we have already established that hypnosis is a naturally occurring state, which you have definitely experienced at some point in your life.

The only thing you're actually wondering about is the level of hypnosis.

Levels of Hypnosis

Just like everything in life, there are different levels to the state of hypnosis or the hypnotic trance.

Some of the examples I gave earlier such as fully absorbed in reading relates to Light Trance or the Hypnoidal State. This is associated with Alpha brainwaves. Then you have medium and deep trance which are associated with theta and delta brainwaves respectively.

So when you usually associate the word Hypnosis, we tend to think about the Deep trance.

But the truth is not all processes require a deep trance. Many of the common therapeutic changework happens in mild to medium level. So you don't even have to reach the deep state for the session to be effective!

So coming back to our question, can I be hypnotised, most probably you are thinking can I reach the deep trance.

Just to be clear, the answer to the question, can I be hypnotised is - Yes, you can be hypnotised but going into the deepest level in the first session itself might not be possible as there are other factors such as trust, past experiences of relaxation and so on.

Hypnotic Expectations!

And if you are one of those people who says, I tried hypnotherapy before but I couldn't be hypnotised. Well, again your expectations were around a deep trance experience and the experience you received did not match your expectations. Though it doesn't mean that you haven't entered into a state of hypnosis in that process.

So in most cases, the mismatch is coming from your ideas around hypnosis and your expectations.

Like I said earlier, the truth is that you don't really have to go into the deepest state for an effective change.

And at times, we don't want you to go deep as well. In certain process we only want a mild trance, just enough for your logical mind to slightly be silent, because we want you to communicate clearly to us what is happening.

As per your expectations, you may not have experienced a state of hypnosis. But what we are looking for is having a conversation with your subconscious mind and at times you don't even have to be in hypnosis for that to happen.

Have you ever used your reflexed without even thinking, just like someone swerving and avoiding a collision? If so, were you in a state of hypnosis when that happened? No, in fact you were in a state of hyper awareness.

So the point is that, your subconscious is always communicating and our job is to facilitate that with or without hypnosis, or at least that is what I do at Reprompting Project.

So if you didn't feel like hypnotised, that is okay.

My aim is not to give you a hypnotic experience. My aim is to resolve the presenting issue through various techniques.

Conclusion

By now you'd have gotten an idea if Reprompting Project is Hypnotherapy service or not.

Of course, we use aspects of hypnotherapy in our sessions. You may experience a mild, medium or deep trance depending on what we are working on in the particular session.

Sometimes we may not use any hypnosis at all, because the presenting issue didn't require it. Sometimes we require a mild trance because I want to clearly communicate with your deeper part of the mind. Sometimes you want clarity on a goal which comes from your conscious thinking which doesn't require any trance at all. Sometimes your subconscious is already communicating and you were unaware of it. In that case, we utilise that particular state itself.

So you can see, there are a lot happening behind the scenes. For the untrained eyes it may look like 'I didn't experience hypnosis' and that is okay because the idea is not to give you an experience of hypnosis but to resolve the issues. This is not an entertainment service. Our ultimate goal is to resolve the issue with all the available tools.

So Reprompting Project uses some parts of Hypnotherapy but it is not just hypnotherapy.

If you are interested in resolving your issues, you don't want to get stuck on one particular technique. You want someone who would use what is best for you and for that particular situation.

Got something you want to work on? Get in touch and get a personal experience of what is written here!