i went on a pain a management course due to back injury (a fall down a flight of stairs  we had to be hypnotised every week for 3 months...no it never worked once 

Sorry to hear about your accident Dame. I trust you're better now . Did they seriously believe they could make your pain disappear through hypnotism or am I misunderstanding the situation?

My Dad filmed a bloke having his lung taken out or summat with hypnosis being the only anaesthetic used.

Was so impressed he tried to hypnotise me - not sure what organ he was after removing. 

I am the timidiest person ever.. and on holiday I got picked to go on stage (bullied to go)... (many years ago).... to be hypnotised.... does it work ?? for me yes... I was on all fours pretending to be a dog and sniffing other dog's bums !!!!! an  audience member picked up my daughter and made her 'fly'... and I stood up and said ' what the hell is going on ' ? ... I heard everything the person said, and knew what I was doing.. but it felt like it was normal to do it  !!!! very weird experience.. !!
Would I do it again for fun ?? probably... cos it was fun...
I have never been hypnotised for anything serious.. maybe I should try it for weight loss

You sure you were hypnotised?  Sounds like an average British package holiday.

Thank Prom, this was years ago and I still have problems, but it was my own fault.

No you're not misunderstanding the situation, this was a course run by one of our hospitals and they really thought I/we could control the pain through hypnotism  It may have worked for some, I don't know, it certainly didn't for anyone that was on the course with me.In fact not one of us were actually hypnotised, so we were all none the wiser 

Quite sure bateman

That sounds totally bizarre. Do you think you could have decided not to do it if you didn't want to? I just can't help but be totally cynical about the power of suggestion (which is really all it is).

I promise u... if I didn't want to do it.. I wouldn't of done it... I am so shy and hate even going through a door first... it's very surreal.. You are sitting there (on stage on holiday, not  nothing serious) and you know u don't want to do it... (as I didn't).. but u hear the relaxing speech and the count down.. and then they talk to u... and u do it !!!!!!! and u know u are doing it !!!!
If I was watching in the audience and watching someone on all fours sniffing a bum..as a dog.. I would think 'wtf.. are they doing, stupid feckers'... but I did it !!! .. a very weird experience .... for a holiday gimmic... I know nothing of serious stuff to cure things.. as such

If I was the hypnotist I'd have made one of the other 'dogs' blow off at an opportune moment. 

Might have broken the spell I guess.

Think about a lemon. Imagine cutting it . Imagine eating a slice of it.  * wipes the keyboard*

I tried it once for weight loss but I am the type of person who can't give up control and let myself be under someone else's 'power' so it didn't work for me.  My brother in law went to the same guy to stop smoking and it worked for him.  However, I was never as glad it didn't work for me when the hypnotist was later arrested for indecent acts while having ladies hypnotized

My mom used hypnosis after my dad died because she was having really bad panic attacks. We tried everything else first and it was the last thing we tried. It really worked for her and she was given tapes to take home. When she feels stressed or tense she uses them and they really help her to relax.

Gosh

I bet your brother in law was worried

never been hypnotised, not that i have anything to hide you understand .. no skeletons in my closet thank you very much... no.. nothing to hide ,, not here , no siree move along now

He's wary of being 'under' for anything now and has an op soon that he's freaking out about.....might have contributed to the fear! lol

I have .... it was about 15 yrs ago .... cost me £60 for an hours session, and no, it didn't work.

I think you'd get a result if you could get an appointment with Paul McKenna though