WarpMyMind

EMG and other hypnotists,

I've been visiting this site for a few years. Every few months, or more, a new file comes up with a new induction. I'll try it out, and feel myself getting deeper and more relaxed. However, my heart rate goes up. And as the induction goes on, and as I approach the countdown or the final number or snap, I start to feel dizzy and my heart is pounding even more, even though consciously I feel deep and relaxed. Every time, it gets to the point that I had to take my headphones off and sit or stand up, snapping out of the trance.

Have any of you professionals encountered this issue before? Is it a bad sign, perhaps of some subconscious reaction or anticipation? Do you have any advice on how to to enter trance despite this, or prevent it from happening?

Thanks

Speaking as someone who's also had this problem...

It could also be that you're excited, or even aroused. I used to (and still do to a lesser extent) get excited when I believed that I was deeper than I've ever been, and my heart would start pounding like crazy, messing up my depth. I think it really is about just calmly taking a few deep breaths and taking a moment to address yourself. If this is the issue, then practice might be the best way to deal with it, so that being deeply relaxed is more routine.

I find that it also helps to pay conscious attention to your breathing, and actually keep paying attention. If your breathing is slow and steady (with a sigh every now and again), your heart rate is more likely to stay steady and calm. I know a couple hypnotists address this concern in their inductions (try out MistE's [url=http://www.warpmymind.com/Files/3006/Night-Night-Induction.php]Night Night Induction[/url] which comes with an induction trigger).