Want to lose weight or quit smoking? Hypnosis is an effective tool that you may want to put to use, although it isn’t for everybody. Through the development of Stanfard Hypnotic Susceptibility Scales, which measure the ease with which you…
What Is The Hypnotic State?
Despite popular (and completely wrong) opinion, the hypnotic state is not a form of mind control. It is not a dangerous, trance inducing ability that will strip an individual of his or her free will and cause them to act…
How Does Hypnosis Work: Five Common Questions
Q. How does hypnosis work? I am not a very imaginative person. Can I still be hypnotized? A. Probably. Studies have found that there is no correlation between having an active imagination and being easy to hypnotize. Scientists have also…
Free Self Hypnosis Tips for Pain Management
If you suffer from acute or chronic pain, give these free self hypnosis tips a try. Studies conducted by Harvard Medical School and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis among others have shown that hypnosis can be used successfully…
Does Adult Hypnosis Work?
Many people wonder if susceptibility to hypnosis is something you grow out of as you get older. They can accept that children, with their playful habits and naive approach to life, could be easily hypnotized but doubt that adult hypnosis…
A Brief History of Hypnosis
The history of hypnosis is long and varied, evolving from ancient Vedic sleep temples to Freudian psychotherapy and finally modern neurology. Today, hypnosis is defined as a set of techniques that induce a special brain state: one in which your…