Noise during hypnosis

PollyannaX wrote:Hello all

I have been toying with the idea of hypnosis for quite some time. so last week I finally decided to arrange an appointment.

I followed all the pre-session instructions and was really looking forward to it. What happened on the day however left me very confused. When the hypnosis started I could hear people outside of the room walking up and down the stairs, intercom ringing - just a general commotion. I tried really hard to tune it out, but it totally interfered with the process. I could not relax and whenever I was getting closer to the desired relaxation state, the noise outside pulled me back. The therapist continued with the session, but I felt that I was completely present.

After the session she told me that my noise sensivity makes me stressed and normally people would be able to ignore the outside environment... I find it a bit difficult to agree, but as I do not have any friends that have experienced hypnotherapy, I wanted to check if any of you agree with her? I basically feel that I wasted £200 because the room was not quiet enough for me to relax, but perhaps I do really have a problem and most of people would be able to continue with the session regardless?

I would be extremely grateful if you could help please!

Thanks

P