Q: Will I cluck like a chicken? Tell all my secrets? Take off my clothes? Stand on my head?

A: No! Why would you do that? Those on stage during a hypnosis comedy show have volunteered to entertain the audience. They want to have fun, experience something new, and do things they wouldn’t normally do in front of others. That’s not what you’re coming in for, so you won’t feel the urge to do anything silly. I, on the other hand, might make faces, strange noises, spin around on twirly stools, or laugh uproariously at my own jokes… but I do all that normally.

Q: Does it really work?

A: It works for everyone who follows instructions. You don’t have to ‘believe’. The only clients I have any trouble with are those who insist on changing my instructions to ‘fit their map’, so to speak – instead of letting me guide them through new territory. (I now screen out those would-be clients.)

Q: I’m very strong-willed (analytical, independent, control-freakish, etc.) - what if I can’t be hypnotized?

A: You’ve got nothing to worry about. As long as your IQ is above 70 or so, you have the ability to be hypnotized. Inebriated people are sometimes difficult to hypnotize, as are some mentally disabled people. Generally speaking, the people who are the very easiest to hypnotize are those with great imaginations.

Q: Is hypnosis occult?

A: No. This was the biggest question facing me when I first started Decisions. I come from an evangelical Christian background, and was raised to believe that hypnosis opened doors to demonic influence. In my research, I discovered no passage in the Bible condemning hypnosis, nor could I find ANY hypnotic horror stories that did not also include a strong, overt, occult factor. I don’t conduct hypnotic séances, I don’t perform past life regressions, and I don’t try to levitate. So far, I have seen no evidence from any person or any source that hypnosis is occult, lets demons in, or harms people – thirdhand stories are the closest I’ve come to these allegations. On the contrary, I believe that everyone who doesn’t make use of every tool they are offered is doing themselves a disservice. If our bodies are temples, what right do we have to leave them dirty when a vacuum cleaner is standing in the corner?

Q: Then what is it?

A: Hypnosis is learning, and learning is hypnosis. Yes, it looks different when I do it than when a professor or trainer does it, because I teach feelings, habits, and beliefs. They teach conscious processes they want you to think about each time you do it. I don’t want you to have to think about the things I teach for the rest of your life - I want you to do it naturally and effortlessly.

Q: Can I get stuck in hypnosis, like in that movie ‘Office Space’?

A: Never happens. Funny movie, though. No, if I passed out or died and you didn’t notice immediately, you would eventually A: fall asleep, or B: come out of trance by yourself. I would appreciate it if you call 911 if this ever happens to me, though!

Q: I have more questions!

A: Then call me! My number is 229-236-0580. Or you can email me at - info at decisionshypnosis period com - (sorry, spam’s such a problem, you can figure it out, right?) I’ll be happy to answer any questions, or refer you to someone I feel can help you more.