r/hypnosis • u/personalaccountt • 3d ago

Hypnotherapy Memory during trance

For those who have been hypnotized, what did you feel like during the hypnotic trance? Do you remember what was happening? Were you aware during it? Etc.

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u/anthropometrica 3d ago

I have had hypnotherapy, but would not categorise my experience as trance as I don't find the trance state paradigm useful in explaining how I relate to hypnosis.

I felt relaxed and aware of my surroundings. I remember everything from start to finish with the same level of detail as the rest of my life, but with a shifted focus to my immediate vicinity + interoception and immediate surface thoughts. I would compare it to getting into the flow of reading a good book, or when your morning coffee kicks in and you can settle down and get to work.