Of Bomohs and hypnosis

Last week, the NewsStraits Times published an article about "gullible" victimes who fall prey to some out for quick money.

First of all, it is the victim's belief that makes them not seeing the obvious, but believe those that are out to harm them. When you believe it, you will see it. As simple as that. If you believe the world is bad, you will see the bad things all around you. If you believe the world is good, you start to see the things that are positive and bright side of life. It is, of course not easy to change a lifelong belief just by changing the thought alone. That means those people that had sex with bomohs to get rid of evil spirits really believed in it, despite everything that was told. Hey - Bill Gates had to see the importance of the Internet before he embarked on it.

Once upon a time, there were people that believed the world is flat and that, if you go out too far, you can fall down from the plate. Remember, that may be a while ago, you still believed in Santa Claus (sorry for those that still believe it: he doesn't exist. There were resembling characters a long time ago, so!).

Anyway - let's go back to the bomohs. A common belief might be that these victims were hypnotised. Not true.

A nice description is this one:

"Fact is that hypnosis is a genuine psychological phenomenon that leads a person into a highly focused state of concentration and attention, often associated with relaxation and suggestibility.

People in hypnosis remain in control of themselves and wouldn't do anything they would normally find morally objectionable. All hypnosis is actually self hypnosis with the hypnotherapist acting as a guide to direct your concentration toward the area of change that a person wishes to work on. It's important to remember that hypnosis is not magic, but instead a tool that when used properly over time, can help people break unhealthy habits, overcome insomnia, recall memories and as an anesthetic for managing pain."

It is bad enough that these people have been cheated, really. It is a lesson hard learnt and I hope they got the lesson. But, whatever you believe, it is not hypnosis.

(NLP in Asia)

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