The Precautions

Hypnotherapy can also have negative effects.  When used for fun, there have been instances where victims were hypnotized to say or do things that would ordinarily embarrass them.  People who suffer from epilepsy, schizophrenia, anti-social personality disorders, psychosis or clinical depression should consult their doctors first before approaching a hypnotherapist.

Because there is no licensing procedures that limit the practice of hypnotherapy to medical practitioners, hypnotherapists are not regulated in any way.  There is a big risk that a hypnotherapist might encounter difficulties in controlling or ending the trance-like state induced in a patient thus necessary precautions are needed.

Hypnotherapists should also be forewarned not to give suggestions during hypnosis that run counter to a patient’s moral beliefs.