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I hear people every day tell me that they can't be hypnotized. I usually follow up by telling them that everyone can be hypnotized and everyone can see benefits from hypnosis if they are willing.

There is a guidline that most people should know when it comes to hypnosis and the success rates with the sessions. I break up the people into four groups. 30% of people see success with the first session. 30% of people take 2-6 sessions to see complete success. 30% of people take a year or more. 10% people won't change at the time of hypnosis because they don't want to change.

What this should tell you is that 60% of people see a complete success within six sessions. That is a pretty good rate of change. The slower people in the last 30% are any less smart than anyone else. There is no correlation between intellegence and the speed of success. Some people just change at different rates. I have found from personal experience that it correlates to desire.

As for the last 10%, they don't prove that not everyone can be hypnotized. They just don't have the desire to change. It just proves that I can't make anyone change. They must have the desire to change themselves.