Hypnosis has existed for several civilizations such as the Hebrews, Aztecs, Greeks, Romans, Egyptian era and even American Indians.

But hypnosis began to be studied scientifically in the mid-1780s.

Curiosity: Since the nineteenth century, a great medical surgeon James Esdaile (1808-1868) has used (hypnoanalgesia) to perform approximately 3000 (three thousand) surgeries - all properly cataloged, without the need for chemical anesthetics. Pioneer in the struggle to recognize hypnosis as a valuable adjunct to surgery.

In Calcutta, he performed thousands of minor surgeries and hundreds of deep surgeries, including nineteen amputations under hypnotic anesthesia alone.

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Throughout these years, Arnoud and Cristina have been seeking their knowledge with academic focus, with emphasis on the "why" of everything, always connected with experiences and scientific explanations.

And today, even with all the technical knowledge and greats of history, they understand the conclusion that trying to define "who started hypnosis" is pure pretense.

For we assume that hypnosis has no temporality. It is a natural condition, it is a characteristic of the human brain, it has always existed and is part of the human being.

We can be mesmerized all the time, watching a movie, reading a book, driving in intense traffic, riding a bike, from participating in a marathon to simply chatting with a friend.

It is not a state of sleep, it does not necessarily have to be closed-eyed, relaxing, or using hypnotic induction techniques.

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Hypnosis happens naturally.

In our psychic apparatus, a simple way to define hypnosis is "(Altered State of Consciousness)", it is basically Imagination and Focus.

With this we summarize that the most important element in hypnosis therapy is the subconscious mind, the definition, tasks of the mind, what it contains and how to access it for change, thus generating an emotional re-education of the subconscious.

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BRAZIL X HYPNOSIS

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The first public appearance of Brazilian hypnologists was at the International Congress of Hypnosis in Paris in 1889, focused on the therapeutic area, where there were 223 specialists from the field and from 23 countries. Among these, two were Brazilian doctors from Rio de Janeiro.

In the Government of then President Janio Quadros (1961), hypnosis was banned for about 30 years, thus delaying development and research.

Then, during the dictatorship, the military tried to use hypnosis to gather information, and the only finding was that hypnosis does not force anyone to do what they don't want.

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To give you an idea, the Regional Council of Psychology, recognizes and approves hypnosis in Brazil only in the 2000s. With this, even with the advancement of neuroscience, so many studies focused on the area, due to several factors that generated so many delays. Brazil with regard to the view of hypnotic practice has also popularly and unfortunately joined the stereotype and the view of stage and street hypnosis, consequently creating several myths on the subject, (and because it is one of the most religious countries in the world). world), we also had the mistaken view associated with religion, control, etc., where really for lack of knowledge generated limiting cultural and religious beliefs, we will discuss below some of them, in Frequently Asked Questions.

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And when we talk about clinical hypnosis then, it is important to point out "If there is a symptom, there is a cause." In this context, with knowledge in various scientific studies, the effectiveness of hypnotic techniques, as therapeutic tools in various treatments of psychosomatic problems and in pain control, is perceived and proven.

It is noteworthy that no hypnotherapist claims cure, guarantees, or diagnoses any kind of disease or illness and is no substitute for proper medical consultation, as a hypnotherapy professional can never advise you to start or stop taking medications that a doctor prescribes.
Questions always consult your doctor.