While some people may be skeptical of hypnosis, experts say it’s a legitimate therapy that can help with a range of physical and mental challenges — including, possibly, alcohol use disorder. Clinical ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

For best results, you would want to work with a person who is trained and licensed to perform hypnosis properly. The therapist then utilizes a soothing tone, repetition and imagery to get you into a ...

Hypnosis has been around for centuries. The earliest references to hypnosis date back to ancient Egypt and Greece. In Greek, the word “Hypnos” refers to the god of sleep. As time went on and into the ...

Hypnosis isn’t magic, even if it's sometimes presented that way — it can’t cure alcoholism on its own, but hypnotherapy can make a useful addition to a treatment plan for alcohol use disorders or ...

If you’re like most people, your idea of hypnosis comes from the movies or TV. You might think that hypnotherapists can use hypnosis to control your mind and make you do things you wouldn’t otherwise ...

Does the word hypnosis sound scary? Mysterious? Strange? When someone I'm talking to finds out that I work as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, here are a few questions they ask: “Is hypnosis magic?” “Does ...

What do you think about when you think about hypnosis? If you're anything like me: Derren Brown trying to tune the nation into a trance through the telly; images of a swinging pocket watch; the snake ...

Some people have reported that hypnosis helped them quit smoking. However, more research is necessary to determine how effective it may be. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the ...

I'm not asking about the performance trick where someone starts acting like a chicken, I'm curious about hypnosis programs that are supposedly able to alter your behaviors. Examples being better sleep ...