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Why Am I The American Hypnotist

1 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Chinese‑American hypnotist Edmund Zheng explains why he adopts the moniker “the American Hypnotist.” He links the American‑immigrant narrative—the pursuit of the American Dream—to hypnosis, arguing that both involve recognizing one’s current circumstances and actively reshaping them. He then addresses a global stereotype that Americans are culturally insular and that hypnosis knowledge is largely confined to English‑speaking circles. Citing his own fluency in five languages, he positions himself as a bridge, intent on disseminating hypnotic techniques worldwide and breaking the English‑language gatekeeping that limits access to this self‑improvement tool.

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So why am I the American Hypnotist? Because there's so many names I could give myself, but I choose to call myself the American Hypnotist. And to that I say, I am a very, very proud American. Why am I proud American, you ask? Well, a large part of America is made up of immigrants, as in people who grew up in one society, in one system, in one thinking of life, and decided that they had a dream. They decided that another way of living was possible. And that's the fabric of the United States, right? It's the fabric of all these immigrants going and achieving their dreams, basically changing their life circumstances. And the thing is, that's what hypnosis is. Hypnosis is showing you, hey, you live in this current life and you can absolutely change it. Here's how to do it. And so I think the idea of America and the American dream and hypnosis are actually very, very intertwined with each other. So that's one reason I call myself the American Hypnotist. The second reason is that there is this stereotype around the world that we don't care about other cultures, we don't really care about sharing our knowledge, and we don't speak other languages. And as someone who is Chinese American and I speak 5 languages, I hope to share this tool around the world because most of the knowledge of hypnosis actually It's pretty much gatekept in an English-speaking American world because most of the internet's information is in English. And so that's why I'm doing this quest. That's why I call myself the American Hypnotist, because I see myself as someone who should be sharing the knowledge that you can change your freaking life however you want with the power of hypnosis.