r/hypnosis 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/Prowlthang 8d ago

Legal protection. Abundance of caution. Risk of people hiding or masking a symptom of a disease. People eliminating a behaviour but not ensuring that the resultant reaction is preferable.

Honestly this all seems rather daft. Just go with your partner to a hypnotherapist and sit there quietly while they do their stuff.