Introduction

When people meet me for the first time and discover I am a hypnotist, the first question they ask is, “Can you hypnotize me?” My immediate response is, “How do you know you are not already hypnotized?”

While that often elicits a laugh and sometimes a look of horror, the truth is, yes, I can hypnotize you, and I can teach you to hypnotize anyone.

In fact, the only people who cannot be hypnotized are those with serious mental retardation. As a hypnotherapist, I have hypnotized and helped many people, including a girl who lost her ability to speak and suffered brain injuries as a result of a serious car accident.

Now, the next questions on your mind are probably, "What can you make me do once I am hypnotized?" and "How far will a person go when he or she is hypnotized?" You’ll find out later in this book.