You’ve Experienced Trance More Often Than You Think

You might think that hypnosis is something unusual or mysterious — but chances are, you have already experienced a similar state many times in everyday life.

Have you ever been driving a familiar route and suddenly realised you had travelled several miles without consciously noticing every turn?

Or become so absorbed in a book, film or piece of music that you temporarily lost awareness of what was happening around you?

Perhaps you have stared out of a window, become lost in thought, or found yourself completely absorbed in an activity and suddenly realised how much time had passed.

These are examples of naturally occurring trance-like states — moments when your attention becomes deeply focused and your awareness of everything else fades into the background.

Trance is a natural part of everyday life. Hypnotherapy simply uses this natural ability to focus attention in a purposeful way. Rather than being something imposed on you, hypnosis is a state your mind can naturally enter. Your therapist simply guides your attention towards a specific therapeutic goal, while you remain aware and in control.

So hypnosis may not feel as strange as you imagine. In fact, you may discover that the experience feels surprisingly familiar — because your mind already knows how to enter these natural states of focused attention.