My 19 year old son is starting to show great interest in hypnosis. I am a bit confused about all that, I mean he likes sports, video games, regular stuff, but this is something completely different. I even saw that he has been searching on internet for hypnosis downloads. Should I be worried? Should I talk to him before he does something stupid?
You should talk to him, but only to see where does his interest in hypnosis come from. Believe me, from finding hypnosis downloads on internet to being a true hypnosis expert is a long, long way. But, like I said, talk to him. Who knows, maybe you'll be the first one hypnotized by him. But, seriously, for now you have nothing to worry about. Just keep an eye on him!
I agree with roarke, it sounds pretty harmless right now. I was greatly interested in hypnosis at that age, and I ended up going to college for Psychology. So yes, it can lead to poor decision making (because a BS in psych is pretty much useless), but after graduating I quit smoking pot and became an upstanding member of society. I'm not saying that psychology (hypnosis) and drug use are related, but I hope he's doing most of his research before 3am. ;-)