A Brief Overview of Three Types of Hypnosis

An accomplished educator and certified integrative hypnotist, Joshua Dietz served as a hypnotherapist with Tranceformation, a Brooklyn practice, for three years. In addition, Joshua Dietz has also taught and lectured at various university settings on human growth and development, introduction to psychology, and hypnosis.

Hypnosis is a trance-like mental state that enhances a person’s concentration, attention, and suggestibility. Sometimes described as a sleep-like condition, hypnosis is more accurately a state of heightened suggestibility and vivid imagination. In a hypnotic condition, a person appears to be sleeping, yet they are actually hyper-conscious. How far hypnosis can help deliver treatment for certain conditions, such as anxiety and mood disorders, is still controversial.

There are several hypnosis methods. The following are three:

Guided Hypnosis. Recorded instructions and music create a hypnotic state. Guided hypnosis is frequently used on websites and mobile applications.

Hypnotherapy. In psychotherapy, hypnotherapy treats depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and eating disorders by certified physicians and psychologists.

Self-hypnosis. Often utilized as a self-help technique for stress and pain management, self-hypnosis is a hypnotic state that a person produces on their own.