- True, a significant number of people have shown speedier recovery
with hypnosis, and surgical wounds heal faster. But the same has been
seen with prayer. And zen meditation.
2. True, many
athletes—and musicians, and dancers—have used hypnosis to overcome
performance anxiety. The same can be said of Bach flower remedy. Or,
again, zen meditation.
3. False, not everyone can be
hypnotized. Probably the biggest reason is that one must be willing,
otherwise no attempt at hypnosis is going to be effective.
4.
Of course true, many people believe the effects of hypnosis come from
people believing it will work. And the same can be said of prayer, and
Bach flower remedies, and meditation, etc...
There is evidence
that the mind can influence healing in the body. Perhaps the
effectiveness of hypnosis is primarily or entirely due to the
expectation that it will work. Perhaps that is the definition of
hypnosis anyway.
