You’re getting very sleepy… thinking about how much effort it’s going to take to stick to your healthy New Year’s resolutions ...

This is known as the classical suggestion effect. Following a suggestion to move their arm, the subject may feel as though their arm rises on its own, rather than being raised of their own volition.

Can you hypnotise yourself out of feeling stressed? A growing number of people believe so. We put it to the test. You’re now subscribed to all our newsletters. You can manage your subscriptions ...

Does hypnosis actually work? Research, including a 2013 study ... A separate study, published in 2016, concluded that ...

January 4th is World Hypnotism Day - but how would someone even celebrate it? An Oakville hypnotist writes about what the day ...

David Acunzo does not work for, consult ... The hypnotherapist can also teach self-hypnosis techniques. Subjects can learn to induce a state of relaxation that’s associated with a gesture ...

Peta Stapleton does not work for ... you may be in a state of “self-hypnosis”. Hypnotherapy deliberately induces a similar state of heightened relaxation and focused attention, sometimes ...

(THE CONVERSATION) We’ve all seen it, typically on television or on stage: A hypnotist selects a few members from the audience, and with what seems to be little more than a steely stare or a few ...

Could this work for me? I find myself constantly ... if someone with a hand injury uses hypnosis to dissociate themselves from their pain until they do not feel it at all, when they put their ...

If you refuse to cooperate or decide hypnosis won't work, it won't ... but rather on our self-monitoring functions. That is, hypnosis does not directly decide our behaviors for us.

If you refuse to cooperate or decide hypnosis won’t work, it won’t ... but rather on our self-monitoring functions. That is, hypnosis does not directly decide our behaviors for us.