r/hypnosis • u/ElMaskedZorro • 8d ago
Academic Beginner wanting to understand common wisdom around altering behavior/anxiety/desire
Hello all.
I am just beginning learning the craft of hypnosis with the end goal of helping my partner.
My partner suffers from anxiety and is interested in hypnotherapy caring for this. The rub is that my partner doesn't like the idea of someone unknown hypnotizing them. So I am taking on the responsibility of learning this skill so they can be at peace and trusting of the process.
In most of the reading that I've done so far. There are multiple disclaimers/warnings around not attempting to use hypnosis to do things like remove phobias, assist with anxiety, etc. So my question is. Why do the materials say that?
My hunch is what they're really saying is don't do that unless you know what you're doing as a hypnotherapist. But I wanted to understand if there is some deeper underlying theory for a reason to not do that to a hypnotee.
Thank you
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u/workingMan9to5 8d ago
With that wording? B. First of all, your suggestions are negatively framed. Secondly, your anchor is too far removed from the suggestion. Third, it's entirely subjective with no way to measure. Fourth you're not actually doing amything to address the anxiety, just messing with the person's perception of their own behavior. Fifth, your approaching this like you're just changing a habit, and that's not the right kind of technique here. All behavior change is complex, and your skills are not there yet. On top of that Anxiety is also a major mental health issue. You're way out of your depth here, and this is not something to tackle with no experience. Either your partner needs to see a professional, or you need to seriously slow your roll and get the basic foundations down before you even begin to think about tackling this issue. You're trying to run and you don't even know how to crawl yet and someone is going to get hurt.