The Truth About Hypnosis And How It Works

The word hypnosis is derived from the Greek word hypnos, meaning sleep. Hypnotism is often presumed to make someone go under a state of
reduced consciousness while the person remains awake.
The general behavior of those under hypnosis are being extremely positive to suggestions, and achieving a high level of relaxation.
Daydreaming is another activity likened to hypnotism, wherein a person looks oblivious to his surroundings yet experiencing heightened imagination – depending on how light the trance is.
There are two ways by which hypnosis is performed: (1) hetero-hypnosis,
wherein a hypnotist induces a state of being in trance and being open to suggestions; and (2) auto-hypnosis, wherein the state is self-induced.
The results are the same. Any suggestion that is carried out a period of time after hypnosis, is known as post-hypnotic suggestion.