hypnotizers
Those inducing trances
Hypnotizers are people who hypnotize others—inducing a trance-like state of heightened suggestibility.
The term covers both clinical practitioners using hypnosis therapeutically and stage performers who hypnotize volunteers for entertainment: The hypnotizers at the county fair always draw a crowd.
Practitioner using trance suggestion
- mesmeristOne who hypnotizes others
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
- therapistMental health practitioner
- psychotherapistMental health professional
clinician · healer · shaman · charlatan · illusionist · mind-reader · psychologist · counselor
Capture attention completely
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
- entrancePoint of access
- enchantMagically captivate someone
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
captivate · bewitch · enthrall · transfix · rivet · charm · allure · magnetize
Idea proposed for consideration
- inductionFormal admission process
- autosuggestionSelf-directed mental influence
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- progressive relaxationSequential muscle tension release
pendulum · pocket watch · spiral · countdown · deepening · anchoring · regression · scripting
Below conscious awareness
- altered stateModified consciousness experience
- somnambulismWalking during deep sleep
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
reverie · deep relaxation · absorption · focused attention · automatism · catalepsy · amnesia · time distortion
Treatment through guided conversation
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
- smoking cessationDiscontinuing cigarette use
- weight lossReduction in body mass
- anxiety reliefEasing of mental distress
stress reduction · sleep improvement · confidence building · behavioral change · addiction treatment · PTSD treatment · childbirth
hypnotherapist
Practitioner using trance suggestion
- mesmeristOne who hypnotizes others
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
- therapistMental health practitioner
psychotherapist · clinician · healer · shaman · charlatan · illusionist · mind-reader · psychologist · counselor · psychiatrist
mesmerize
Capture attention completely
fascinate · captivate · bewitch · enthrall · transfix · rivet · charm · allure · magnetize · seduce
suggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
- inductionFormal admission process
- autosuggestionSelf-directed mental influence
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
progressive relaxation · pendulum · pocket watch · spiral · countdown · deepening · anchoring · regression · scripting · awakening
subconscious
Below conscious awareness
- altered stateModified consciousness experience
- somnambulismWalking during deep sleep
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
dissociation · reverie · deep relaxation · absorption · focused attention · automatism · catalepsy · amnesia · time distortion · hallucination
psychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
- smoking cessationDiscontinuing cigarette use
- weight lossReduction in body mass
anxiety relief · stress reduction · sleep improvement · confidence building · behavioral change · addiction treatment · PTSD treatment · childbirth
hypnotizersawakeners
Things that rouse sleepers
deprogrammers · subjects · resisters · skeptics · debunkers