I have had hypnosis twice.
Its the oddest thing, all the stuff you see on the TV, of being told to sleep, being tapped on the shoulder, and nodding off is garbage, you are lucid, and awake, and fully aware of everything around you. I had to close my eyes, the hypnotherapist swung a light across my eyes, and all that stuff "yeah, yeah" i thought, he counted to 3, and told me to open my eyes, i couldn't, he then told me to relax, and i absolutely melted into the couch.... all the time you are as awake as you would normally be,
Have you ever had someone explain something to you, over an emotional subject that you couldn't see, and all of a sudden you could, and felt all charged up over it, all "i'll show them", well thats what its like, as he (she) is talking to you, it just .... makes perfect sense, is the best way to describe it, as they talk to you, you seem to be so relaxed, your mind says "yes, yes i can, and yes i will", he has told me i can, and thats really what its like, there is no trance, no halucinations, nothing. just ... someone talking to you, when you are in a very relaxed state, that just seems to lift you, and make sense to you, you almost feel high. The underlying message last for several weeks, but the utopia and indestructible feelings, last about 5 or 6 hours. i would advise anyone to try it, for any reason, its mind blowing.