Thank you for clarifying; it appears that much has changed in the field since I studied it as a child. I like where it has gone, the theory seems much better developed now. I think it may behoove me to try being hypnotized again at some point, as the guided meditation method you describe was the method used on me and was the method I used on myself.

To clarify my own question, when I say "risk" above, I don't mean some kind of danger; I only mean the possibility of failing to achieve the desired outcome.