Blog - Adam Eason https://adam-eason.com/blog/ Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherpy as taught by Hypnotherapist Adam Eason Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:25:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 Am I Hypnotised or Just Pretending? https://adam-eason.com/am-i-hypnotised-or-just-pretending/ https://adam-eason.com/am-i-hypnotised-or-just-pretending/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:25:48 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30550 Posing the question ‘am I hypnotised or just pretending?’ here today with a view to helping understand genuine hypnotic responses….. Imagine you are using self-hypnosis and experimenting with a simple hand-lifting suggestion. You focus on one hand. You imagine lightness spreading through the fingers. Perhaps you picture balloons tugging upwards, remember the strange buoyancy of […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/am-i-hypnotised-or-just-pretending/feed/ 0 You Do NOT Need to Empty Your Mind for Hypnosis https://adam-eason.com/you-do-not-need-to-empty-your-mind-for-hypnosis/ https://adam-eason.com/you-do-not-need-to-empty-your-mind-for-hypnosis/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:00:17 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30547 Can you still experience hypnosis if thoughts keep entering your mind? Yes—and believing otherwise may be making hypnosis unnecessarily difficult. People are often told to “switch off”, “stop analysing” or “empty the conscious mind”. These phrases may be intended as metaphors, but they can create an impossible test: the moment a thought appears, the person […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/you-do-not-need-to-empty-your-mind-for-hypnosis/feed/ 0 Video: Your Mind Wandered During Hypnosis – Here’s What to Do https://adam-eason.com/mind-wandered-during-hypnosis-heres-what-to-do/ https://adam-eason.com/mind-wandered-during-hypnosis-heres-what-to-do/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:56:52 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30545 Your mind wandered during self-hypnosis. Did you ruin it? No. You noticed it—and that gives you the opportunity to practise one of the most useful self-hypnosis skills: deliberately returning your attention. In this one-minute exercise, I’ll show you how to work with ordinary thoughts, sounds and sensations without trying to force your mind into silence. […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/mind-wandered-during-hypnosis-heres-what-to-do/feed/ 0 Video: Your Mind Wandered During Hypnosis – Did You Ruin It? https://adam-eason.com/mind_wandered_during_hypnosis/ https://adam-eason.com/mind_wandered_during_hypnosis/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:14:13 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30543 Did your mind wander during self-hypnosis? Perhaps you thought about work, noticed a sound, started planning dinner or became preoccupied with whether hypnosis was actually working. That does not automatically mean you failed. In this short video, I explain why attention naturally fluctuates, what to do the moment you notice you have become distracted—and why […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/mind_wandered_during_hypnosis/feed/ 0 My Mind Wanders During Self-Hypnosis: Am I Doing It Wrong? https://adam-eason.com/mind-wandering-during-self-hypnosis/ https://adam-eason.com/mind-wandering-during-self-hypnosis/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:31:43 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30540 You begin listening to the hypnotist, guide yourself using self-hypnosis or start listening to a hypnosis audio recording. For the first minute or two, all seems well. You follow the words, notice your breathing and perhaps become pleasantly absorbed in a sensation of heaviness or comfort. Then, without consulting you, your mind remembers tomorrow’s appointment. […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/mind-wandering-during-self-hypnosis/feed/ 0 Video: Can’t Visualise? You Can Still Use Hypnosis https://adam-eason.com/cant-visualise-you-can-still-use-hypnosis/ https://adam-eason.com/cant-visualise-you-can-still-use-hypnosis/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:01:38 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30538 Do you struggle to “see” pictures in your mind? That does not mean you lack imagination—and it certainly does not prove that you cannot use hypnosis. Too many hypnosis sessions treat imagination and visualisation as though they are identical: “See the staircase.” “Picture the beach.” “Watch your confident future self…” These instructions may work beautifully […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/cant-visualise-you-can-still-use-hypnosis/feed/ 0 Video: Can You Make Your Hand Feel Warmer Using Imagination? https://adam-eason.com/hand-feel-warmer-using-imagination/ https://adam-eason.com/hand-feel-warmer-using-imagination/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:50:03 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30536 Which mental strategy produces the strongest response for you: words, memory or direct attention to sensation? In this brief applied self-hypnosis experiment, you will explore the suggestion of warmth using three different approaches. There is no official “imagination type” to uncover—and no test to pass. You are simply comparing strategies and observing what happens. You […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/hand-feel-warmer-using-imagination/feed/ 0 Video: Can’t Visualise? Hypnosis Can Still Work For You https://adam-eason.com/video-cant-visualise-hypnosis-can-still-work-for-you/ https://adam-eason.com/video-cant-visualise-hypnosis-can-still-work-for-you/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:38:44 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30533 If you close your eyes, attempt to picture a tropical beach and see precisely nothing—does that mean hypnosis will not work for you? No. Visual I magery is only one way of using the imagination. Some people respond more readily to physical sensations, sounds, memories, inner speech, emotions, movement or simply the idea of an […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/video-cant-visualise-hypnosis-can-still-work-for-you/feed/ 0 Can You Use Self-Hypnosis If You Cannot Visualise? https://adam-eason.com/self-hypnosis-without-visualisation/ https://adam-eason.com/self-hypnosis-without-visualisation/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:42:19 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30530 You close your eyes. A soothing voice asks you to see a beautiful beach in vivid detail. You are instructed to notice the turquoise water, the white sand, the blue sky and perhaps a tastefully positioned palm tree swaying in the breeze. You see absolutely nothing remotely beach-like. Now, instead of engaging with the rest […]

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]]> https://adam-eason.com/self-hypnosis-without-visualisation/feed/ 0 Video: Try This Self-Hypnosis Suggestion Two Different Ways
 https://adam-eason.com/try-this-self-hypnosis-suggestion-two-different-ways/ https://adam-eason.com/try-this-self-hypnosis-suggestion-two-different-ways/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:12 +0000 https://adam-eason.com/?p=30528 If a hypnotic suggestion produces no noticeable response, does that mean you cannot be hypnotised? Not necessarily. Sometimes the difficulty is not your ability to respond—it is the mental strategy you are using. In this brief self-hypnosis experiment, you will try the same suggestion in two different ways. One relies mainly upon words. The other […]

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