Agreement and acceptance are vital for the use of successful hypnosis in therapy.
The reality is that hypnosis is permissive. It is a two-way activity, requiring the full cooperation of the subject.
Nobody can be made to do anything against their will and most people enter this comfortable, tranquil state, with ease. You put your trust in the therapist and listen to their words. You allow their voice to be your guide on a journey into deep relaxation.
Hypnosis is calming and relaxing so that your imagination can come fully in to play. Stories, metaphors, analogies and imagery make it easier for the unconscious mind to absorb suggestions for beneficial change.
Through compliance and trust, hypnosis makes additional resources and creative capabilities more accessible, so change can be fashioned effortlessly. It is this ease of transformation that makes hypnotherapy appealing to people who have found that their individual will-power and conscious efforts have not achieved results.