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Stage Hypnosis Vs Hypnotherapy - Understanding The Difference

(Submited by: Matt Godson )

We've all seen them, right? The stage hypnotist, who makes his subjects cluck like chickens. But comparing a stage hypnotist to a hypnotherapist is like comparing a karaoke singer to Celine Dion! They are just not in the same league!Most ... Read article

Hypnotherapy and How it Can Help

(Submited by: Aisha Erol )

Hypnotherapy is the process of using hypnosis to unlock the capacity of the unconscious mind to bring about therapeutic changes by modifying deeply-held assumptions, fears and misconceptions.The issues that prompt people to turn to ... Read article

Can I Be Hypnotised?

(Submited by: Michael Hadfield )

If you are conscious, have an IQ higher than about 80 (average is 100), have the ability to concentrate, and also have the ability to dream then you can be hypnotised.You see, hypnosis is a perfectly normal state of consciousness that you ... Read article

Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Hypnosis

(Submited by: Emily Clark )

Youve seen the stage acts where a hypnotist selects someone out of the audience and when he claps his hands, the unwilling participant struts around the stage clucking like a chicken. Youve also seen movies where the hypnotist waves the ... Read article

Gestalt Therapy And Hypnosis

(Submited by: Simon Duff )

The Gestalt approach to therapy can be termed phenomenological-existential as it is concerned with an awareness of the here-and-now, working away from concepts and towards pure awareness (Clarkson, 1989). By the client becoming aware of their ... Read article

Hypnosis Cures For Nail Biting

(Submited by: Trevor Dumbleton )

One little-thought-of application for hypnosis is to help people stop their nail biting habit. While this may not be on par with splitting the atom, it is a serious problem for people who always seem to find themselves gnawing their nails ... Read article

Self Hypnosis CD Recordings

(Submited by: Steven Harold )

The purpose of this article is not to offer an opinion about the efficacy of hypnosis as used by any hypnotherapist. The BMA has long since acknowledged its place as a useful psychological intervention method.Furthermore, self hypnosis is ... Read article

The Truth About Hypnosis

(Submited by: Stephen Henry )

There is a comedy series out of the UK called "Little Britain" in which a stereotype seedy stage hypnotist character uses hypnosis in his everyday life to further his own ends. Things like getting out of parking tickets, convincing his ... Read article

So What Does Hypnosis Actually Feel Like?

(Submited by: Robert Lee )

A question many people ask me What will I feel when I am hypnotized?The short, perhaps unsatisfactory answer is you will think you are perfectly normal and theres been no change!Actually you have probably been hypnotized many times ... Read article

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