[goldy]

I got the same reaction from my partner when I told him I was doing hypnosis for breast growth. It sounds crazy to anyone who hasn't read the results from the studies that have been reported. To stay positive while doing it, I now think it's best not to tell anyone, or yeh, "I'm doing relaxation therapy (or meditation)"
As for having to really believe in it, hypnosis bypasses the conscious mind to change the subconscious. Hypnotherapists say actual conscious belief isn't an issue, just the desire to change.That's why it is better than counselling/talk therapy for emotional problems. Most people have a little bit of doubt that hypnosis isn't going to work before or during their sessions.
I remember when I was desperate for a cure for my inappropriate blushing as a teenager. I sat in the hypnotherapist's chair just feeling relaxed and thinking, I'm not hypnotised, this can't possibly be doing anything. After 4 sessions I could meet people in the street or out shopping and NOT go red! I could crack jokes, which caused people to focus on me, and NOT go red! My whole personality changed and I don't blush to this day...40 years later!!!