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Nightclub acts and spy movies would lead us to believe that hypnosis is either frivolous entertainment or dangerous mind control. As a result, people generally either doubt its validity or fear its mysterious powers.

Real, clinical, therapeutic hypnosis is neither smoke and mirrors nor voodoo. It is a valid, internationally recognized and accepted psychological technique for helping people overcome internal obstacles and achieve their goals.

The golf hypnosis program available through the Golf Enhancement Seminar is an actual 40-minute mental lesson that helps golfers of all abilities relax and play in the zone. Developed to reinforce the golf instruction provided by teaching pros, the golf hypnosis session combines proven clinical techniques with a golfer’s own motivation to improve swing thoughts and be more positive about the game.

Hypnosis has been used by doctors and psychologists ever since Dr. James Braid, a Scottish physician and surgeon, developed the technique in the 1840s. Prior to the discovery of anesthesia, Dr. Braid used hypnosis (derived from the Greek word “hynos” meaning “sleep”) to relax and focus his patients on a single positive thought or image, thus distracting them from the pain of surgery.

Today, hypnosis is an effective therapeutic intervention approved and regulated by the American Psychological Association, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the National Guild of Hypnotists, and the American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists. Over 6000 professional hypnotherapists are certified in the United States. Susan Worthen McCombs is one of them.

Myth: Only your hypnotist can bring you out of a trance.
Fact: At no time during hypnosis do you lose your ability to become alert and active. You can bring yourself back to a state of full awareness whenever you choose.

Myth: Your hypnotist can bid you to do things over which you have no control.
Fact: You will not do under hypnosis anything that you would not willingly do while fully conscious. Unless you want to bark like a dog on stage, you can’t be made to do so.

Myth: You will not remember what you hear, say or do under hypnosis.
Fact: Although you are deeply relaxed, you will remember as much or as little as you would normally remember during any instructional session or conversation.

Myth: Anyone can be hypnotized, even unknowingly.
Fact: Hypnosis requires the person involved to be a willing participant. No one can be hypnotized without taking an active part in the process.

Myth: You will respond like a robot to a hypnotist’s suggestion every time you hear a programmed word.
Fact: This myth is sheer Hollywood. You determine your own cue to help you focus on your goal. With golf hypnosis, for example, you may use a tap on your grip, a tug on your shirt sleeve, or a word like “release” to trigger your own perfect swing.

Myth: You can be brainwashed under hypnosis.