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By Mayo Clinic staffYou don't need any special preparation to have hypnosis. But it's a good idea to wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing to help with relaxation. Also, make sure that you're well rested before having hypnosis so that you're not inclined to fall asleep during the session.
Be sure you carefully choose a therapist or health care professional to perform hypnosis. Get a recommendation from someone you trust. Don't buy into promises of cures. And when you do find a potential hypnotherapist, ask lots of questions, such as:
- Do you have training in a field such as psychology, medicine, social work or dentistry?
- Are you licensed in your specialty in this state?
- Where did you go to school, and where did you do your internship, residency or both?
- How much training have you had in hypnotherapy and from what schools?
- What professional organizations do you belong to?
- How long have you been in practice?
- What are your fees?
- Does insurance cover your services?
- Information for the general public. American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. http://asch.net/genpubinfo.htm. Accessed Oct. 15, 2009.
- Stewart JH. Hypnosis in contemporary medicine. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2005;80:511.
- Surman OS, et al. Hypnosis. In: Stern TA, et al. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby/Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/165034062-3/0/1657/142.html?tocnode=5754. Accessed Oct. 15, 2009.
- Hypnosis today — Looking beyond the media portrayal. American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/releases/hypnosis.html. Accessed Nov. 19, 2009.
- New definition: Hypnosis. American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/divisions/div30/define_hypnosis.html. Accessed Nov. 19, 2009.
- Hypnosis. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Hypnosis.asp. Accessed Nov. 19, 2009.
- Schnur JB, et al. Hypnosis to manage distress related to medical procedures: A meta-analysis. Contemporary Hypnosis. 2008;25:114.
- Martin DP (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 1, 2009.
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