Can you share any good or bad experiences...

[AliLeA]

...you've had with hypnotherapy? After hearing a story from someone who went to hypnotherapy, I'm interested in hearing more good or bad stories or insights.

[chatz]

I have had great experiences with hypnotherapy. If you have a problem that you need to resolve, make sure you go to a hypnotherapist that will regress you to the cause not one that will merely places suggestions. Suggestions without regressing to the cause will work at first but since the underlying problem is still there, the suggestions eventually wear off.Note: in hypnosis, you are not asleep or in a trance and you can never be made to do or say anything that is against your will. As a matter of fact, you are very alert (It is your conscious or thinking mind that is asked to "step aside" - this is very hard for some people who are constant thinkers and sometimes these people will not be hypnotized). The other thing to realize is that in order to be hypnotized, a person must be willing. If you are unwilling or made to go by a spouse, for example to quit smoking, it will not work.