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. Myth A significant danger of hypnosis is that many people have failed to awaken from the trance state. But you will never lose control of yourself and do something detrimental to your well-being. Fact Entirely false. Fact Hypnosis is not sleep. I prefer to utilize the term enhanced state of consciousness or ESC as it is descriptive of what hypnosis actually feels like. Fact Absolutely not. You cannot be made to do anything under hypnosis--endangering your own safety, for instance, or violating your moral convictions- that you would not do in a fully conscious state. In short, the proper use of hypnosis can have a major impact. Maryland. Myth A significant danger of hypnosis is that many people have failed to awaken from the trance state. But you will never lose control of yourself and do something detrimental to your well-being. Fact Entirely false. Fact Hypnosis is not sleep. I prefer to utilize the term enhanced state of consciousness or ESC as it is descriptive of what hypnosis actually feels like. Fact Absolutely not. You cannot be made to do anything under hypnosis--endangering your own safety, for instance, or violating your moral convictions- that you would not do in a fully conscious state. In short, the proper use of hypnosis can have a major impact. Maryland. Myth A significant danger of hypnosis is that many people have failed to awaken from the trance state. But you will never lose control of yourself and do something detrimental to your well-being. Fact Entirely false. Fact Hypnosis is not sleep. I prefer to utilize the term enhanced state of consciousness or ESC as it is descriptive of what hypnosis actually feels like. Fact Absolutely not. You cannot be made to do anything under hypnosis--endangering your own safety, for instance, or violating your moral convictions- that you would not do in a fully conscious state. In short, the proper use of hypnosis can have a major impact. Myth A significant danger of hypnosis is that many people have failed to awaken from the trance state. But you will never lose control.