Just focusing on any one thing can put you into a trancelike state, says hypnotherapist Rita Sherr, director of education at the New York Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. You can focus on a spot on the wall, your hand, or even a pocket watcha swaying back and forth in front of your eyes. "Meditation, repeated affirmations or the practice of prayer can create a similar experience; even if a person is lost in a daydream or is completely absorbed in something, they are in a state of hypnosis," Sherr says. If you've ever gotten so involved in a book or a movie that you didn't notice anything else that was going on around you, you have a good idea of what the focused attention of hypnosis feels like.
By Leslie Kramer
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