Hypnotherapy sessions are very relaxing and clients are usually surprised at how pleasant the trance state is.  Trance is about taking control of your own unconscious mind and is an extension of a naturally occurring state.  The unconscious mind controls 90% of the body's systems, including breathing, heart beat, circulation and blood pressure.  Tapping into it in trance makes changing habits effective and easy.

One of the master hypnotists and therapists of the 20th Century was Milton H. Erickson.  His skilful use of language patterns to subtly influence his clients for the better is legendary

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Ericksonian hypnotherapy uses more of what it is called indirect suggestions. Indirect suggestions are much harder to resist because they are often not even recognised as suggestions by the conscious mind, since they usually disguise themselves as stories or metaphors. An example of an indirect suggestion is e.g. : " ... perhaps your eyes will grow tired as you listen to this story, and you will want to close them, because people can, you know, experience a pleasant, deepening sense of comfort as they allow their eyes to close, and they relax deeply." This would all be said in such a way as to mark out key words and phrases by subtle shifts in the tone of voice. The person's unconscious awareness thus responds to these "embedded commands."