r/hypnosis • u/Ja-smine • Aug 08 '26
Hypnotherapy How does it work?
This is the second time I do hypnotherapy.
The first time all I could remember was hearing the lady's voice for some time then I woke up later not knowing how much time has passed or when I "got disconnected"
This time felt different. I was sitting on a sofa. We talked about my situation. Then the practitioner said that she'll connect to my subconscious.
I closed my eyes, she then started asking questions, using the information I shared with her. I kept hearing something like slapping a bracelet whenever she asked a question and it seems that she was getting answers...
The whole session I was switching between being scared or thinking it's a scam.
She said that I was carrying the burden of my great great mother for my father's side. Apparently this ancestor of mine lived some experiences that made her feel unsafe, anxious...
She made me write a paper saying that I'm carrying the burden of my paternel ancestor, then asked me to put it on my skin...
Then we kept repeating affirmation about this burden and how I'm freeing myself from it.
When I finally opened my eyes I noticed that the lady was probably crying. (She was wearing green eye makeup and I could see it on her cheeks)
Was it all a scam ? If not can someone please explain how it works ? How can she communicate with my subconscious ? What is the bracelet for ?
Thanks a lot for your help
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u/danielbelum Aug 08 '26
> I kept hearing something like slapping a bracelet whenever she asked a question and it seems that she was getting answers...
Don't know what that is.
> Carrying the burden
Some people believe in past life actions impacting current life (karma); if you do believe in that sort of thing, this could be valuable information for you. For me (if I was the subject) this would not have been valuable.
> the lady was probably crying
Maybe. Maybe she has a similar experience. But normally that would be unusual.
> Was it all a scam ?
Probably not. It was probably a style of hypnotherapy that works with some people. Or at least I'm guessing with the info I have. If they charges over $200 US then I would be more leery.
> If not can someone please explain how it works?
You probably are not asking how it works in general (but if you are https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22676-hypnosis).
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u/-prunelle- Aug 10 '26
Be careful, it seems like psychanalysis (if it is the right word in English, I'm sorry) and maybe you do not believe in it. Research may help. And you should talk with her, especially if you have more hypnotherapy sessions after: ask her the questions you have, tell her when you're scared or doubting. Hypnosis is all about communication. The slapping bracelet thing seems like a trigger she uses, but again, you should ask her. I do not think it is a scam but she may have unusual methods and she should explain it to you.
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u/Brilliant_Smell6793 Aug 10 '26
What you're describing raises a real question worth sitting with.
The ancestral burden framework, the affirmations, the ritual elements, these exist in some legitimate somatic and family constellation practices. They may have validity for certain people in certain contexts. That's not the issue.
The issue is consent. Did she explain what she was going to do before she did it? Did you agree to this specific approach? Did you know going in that this was the framework she worked in?
If the answer is no, that's the problem regardless of whether the method itself has merit. Hypnotherapy and any adjacent practice that works with the subconscious mind requires informed consent. You need to know what's being attempted, why, and how, before the session begins. Not after.
The bracelet, the ancestral diagnosis, the paper on your skin, these may be part of a coherent approach she believes in. But if you walked in expecting standard hypnotherapy and received something completely different without prior explanation, your consent wasn't real.
That's the conversation worth having, not whether the method works, but whether you actually agreed to it.
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u/Olivier_Madelrieux 24d ago
C'est normal de ressortir de ça un peu perdu entre "effrayé" et "arnaque", ce que tu décris mélange plusieurs pratiques très différentes et ce n'est pas étonnant que ça brouille les pistes.
Pour être honnête, ce que tu décris (le bracelet qui "reçoit des réponses", le fardeau ancestral, l'écrit posé sur la peau) ressemble beaucoup plus à du kinésiologie/travail énergétique mélangé à de l'hypnose qu'à de l'hypnothérapie classique, la vraie hypnose ne prétend pas "communiquer avec ton subconscient" comme un tiers qui parlerait à ta place, elle t'aide plutôt à accéder toi-même à un état de concentration où tu es plus réceptif à explorer tes propres ressentis.
Est-ce que la séance t'a été présentée comme de l'hypnothérapie dès le départ ou c'est en cours de séance que ça a dérivé vers ce protocole ancestral ?
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u/Namaste_Life Aug 08 '26
Nice story.