Was I really hypnotized? Wow that was different!

This is often the question and feeling I hear right after I awaken someone from being hypnotized. Even though I teach each person I hypnotize “self-hypnosis,” and my 6 phase approach of hypnosis; I still receive these reactions. One of the phases which I feel is vital to the success of the hypnosis process is the phase called “convincer,” because it allow you to know how deep in trance the person is. If the person is not in trance deep enough then the therapy could fail.