Here is Part 2: What is hypnosis? Hypnosis is a trance-like state resembling sleep in which a person becomes very responsive to suggestions from another. Hypnosis is brought on by having one fix one’s attention on a particular object, and it can be self-induced through concentration and relaxation. While hypnosis is often described as a sleep-like state, it is better expressed as a state of focused attention, heightened suggestibility, and vivid fantasies. People in a hypnotic state often seem sleepy and zoned out, but in reality, they are in a state of hyper-awareness. Hypnotisability Scores are highly stable over a person’s lifetime. Research by Deirdre Barrett has found that there are two distinct types of highly susceptible subjects, which she … Continue reading Part 2: Can Rh negatives be hypnotized?