Hypnosis

What is hypnosis?
It is a natural state, characterized by focused inward attention, and inattention to external stimuli.
This state occurs naturally while daydreaming, watching a movie, or listening to music which brings back memories or associations. Has anyone had the experience of being lost in a daydream, or of becoming absorbed in a book or movie? How about listening to a song on the radio that transports you back the high school prom? Remember when you were in school, and the teacher would talk on and on, while you stared out the window and daydreamed about playing outside with your friends? If the teacher called on you, what would happen?
You’d immediately know you were in trouble. So, what happened? While you were daydreaming, you were in a state similar to hypnosis. Because when you daydream, you focus inward on your imagination, and pay little attention to what is actually going on around you. But if you need to, you can immediately shift awareness from inside to outside.
You might also find yourself so absorbed in a book, that you don’t notice things going on in the same room.
Or, have you ever sat down to watch a movie, and when the credits roll you suddenly come back to the awareness that 2 hours went by in a flash of an eye?!
Time flies when you're having fun; time flies when you’re in hypnosis!

Hypnosis is simply a state of focused attention.