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Post by Tara on Jul 10, 2006 9:32:15 GMT -5
Hypnosis- does It Work?by Jeffrey P. Miner, PhD The word hypnosis conjures up visions of mind control, past life regression, entertainment, even habit control. Although there are several theories regarding the basis of hypnosis and how it works, not all theories agree with each other. But despite differences in beliefs about how hypnosis works, there is a general consensus that in many cases, it can be a powerful tool.( continue) What do you think of the article? do you think it's credible? Do you think hypnosis is something worth trying or a complete waste of time? If you have been under hypnosis, do you think it helped you in any way? If you haven't and wouldn't why not?
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Post by teancum79 on Jul 10, 2006 12:02:19 GMT -5
Well I've never "been under." From what I have read and talked about in my psych class a few weeks back. It does get fairly deep into the controls of the brain, but not the bottom. In some Personalty disorder studies they hypnotized people to have the disorder, but where unable to duplicate some of the symptoms.
Personally I think that people can overcome their addictions and other problems without this measure and over all am not a big fan of it.
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Post by calyrelf on Jul 10, 2006 13:04:01 GMT -5
I would do it, although I never have. I do think there is something to it when done in a professional setting. (No parlor games, squawk like a chicken for me, thankyou!) I have also heard of past-lives hypnosis.....I don't know whether it is possible, but it would certainly be interesting if it were.  |
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Post by Tara on Jul 10, 2006 17:30:31 GMT -5
I would do it, although I never have. I do think there is something to it when done in a professional setting. (No parlor games, squawk like a chicken for me, thankyou!) I agree. Those things are rather silly to me, although at times they are amusing to watch. ;D I wouldn't want to participate in those kind of hypnosis because I don't know how well I would trust the hypnotist. I am, however, interested more in the hypnosis geared towards health issues and past-life regressions. First the health issues b/c you can probably get more scientific testing on those scenarios. Whereas in past-life regressions, the only proofs people have had were digging into history. First of all, not all history has been recorded, or things have been lost. And second, what other proof do people have about past lives anyway? I mean, I personally believe in it. But to others, besides some things that can (and have been) proven accurate through historic research, what else is there? |
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Post by dianaholberg on Jul 11, 2006 7:37:52 GMT -5
How do you know it's your life you're regressed to?
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Post by Tara on Jul 11, 2006 17:25:28 GMT -5
Hmm... I never thought of that. I guess people would assume that if it has some sort of tie to your present life, either as an explanation for a specifc fear or a life situation, then that would have been the basis (as far as I have learned). Wait a minute... why would it matter if one of the main beliefs about past life regression is that you were a different person anyway? Or are you thinking along the lines of a life that belonged to the same soul? If it's the latter, then I can see how you'd ask that question. And then there is another form of hypnosis where people would regress to an earlier time in their present life. I guess this would be done if someone feels that for some reason their mind is blocking out a certain event that may be tied to an 'unexplained' behavior. I wonder, have they used these techniques for people with obsessive compulsive disorders or multiple personality/identity dissociative disorder.  |
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Post by dianaholberg on Jul 11, 2006 18:22:16 GMT -5
What I mean is that you have no way of knowing whose life you're "regressed" to.
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Post by Mestemia on Jul 12, 2006 0:16:55 GMT -5
How would someone have memories from someone elses life?
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Post by dianaholberg on Jul 12, 2006 0:52:29 GMT -5
The same way someone receives messages from someone else.
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Post by Tara on Jul 12, 2006 13:13:05 GMT -5
What I mean is that you have no way of knowing whose life you're "regressed" to. You mean if someone picked up memories from a different soul? |
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Post by Mestemia on Jul 12, 2006 17:32:21 GMT -5
The same way someone receives messages from someone else. HUH? Now I am totally lost. |
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Post by dianaholberg on Jul 12, 2006 19:15:57 GMT -5
You mean if someone picked up memories from a different soul? That can't be ruled out either. |
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Post by dianaholberg on Jul 12, 2006 19:46:00 GMT -5
The same way someone receives messages from someone else. HUH? Now I am totally lost. Perhaps you should do an internet search for the Jewish Rabbinic concepts of ibbur and dybbuk... that's not exactly what I'm referring to, but it's close enough. |
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Post by Mestemia on Jul 14, 2006 11:28:23 GMT -5
I believe I am at l;east beginning to understand.
I have a few problems with reincarnation, my biggest being that the numbers don't add up.
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Post by Tara on Jul 14, 2006 14:37:42 GMT -5
I say you're forgetting the bugs.  I also think that not all souls come back right away. That there is a period of limbo. Besides, there is someone or some animal that is dying or being born every minute, how would you accurately keep track? There are also so many species and life forms that I'm sure have not been discovered. I mean, really, can we honestly say we have an accurate count of every living creature that resides in the ocean, on earth and in the sky? And that's just earth alone. What about possible life forms on other planets? |
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I also think that not all souls come back right away. That there is a period of limbo. Besides, there is someone or some animal that is dying or being born every minute, how would you accurately keep track? There are also so many species and life forms that I'm sure have not been discovered. I mean, really, can we honestly say we have an accurate count of every living creature that resides in the ocean, on earth and in the sky?