对于催眠的偏见是由多方面原因造成的。首先,催眠本身悠久而神秘的发展历程影响了人们对催眠的认识。远在几千年前,古埃及人就已经在庙宇里为患者“治疗”了。他们采用的治疗方式和现代催眠治疗有相似之处。具体说来,就是通过某种仪式(鼓乐、舞蹈或念咒语)让患者的意识变得狭窄,然后施以疾病会痊愈的暗示。这种原始的治疗方式难免给人一种“诡异”和“巫术”的印象,从而使催眠落下了“不科学”的名声。 Prejudice for hypnosis is caused by many reasons. First of all, hypnosis itself has a long and mysterious course of development has affected people’s understanding of hypnosis. As ancient as thousands of years ago, ancient Egyptians had already treated patients in temples. They have similar treatment to modern hypnotherapy. Specifically, it is through a ritual (drumming, dancing, or incantation) that narrows the patient’s consciousness and implies that the illness will heal. This primitive treatment inevitably gives the impression of a “strange” and “witchcraft,” so that hypnosis falls “unscientific” reputation.