The author of this long article from Great Reporter spent 9 weeks learning Autogenic Therapy (Self Hypnosis). She provides us with some research results, tells us how Autogenic Therapy works, and gives clear instructions so readers can try it at home.
Technique fast becoming recognized as a legitimate alternative therapy.
The Springfield, Missourri News Leader offers an informative interview with a hypnotherapist. Covered in the interview is some of the history and science of hypnotherapy.
Some drug-free options may help some women who have abandoned hormone replacement therapy.
Quick little article from NBC 5 in Dallas / Fort Worth about women who are having success turning to Holistic techniques (like hypnosis and accupuncture) in place of hormone replacement therapy (often prescribed to women in menopause).
Another interesting TimesOnline article about hypno-anaesthesia, the use of hypnosis in place of chemical anaesthesia during medical surgery. This article details one cancer patient's positive experience with hypno-anaesthesia during surgery.
This interesting article from The Times Online is packed with quotes from medical doctors and anesthesiologists who have used hypnosis as a sedative during various kinds of surgeries. It also mentions a few recent university studies on hypnosis. Good read.
HypnoBirthing classes use `awake' hypnosis to help relax moms, companions and babies for delivery
This Albuquerque Tribune article introduces us to HypnoBirthing, the practice of using hypnosis in place of anesthesia during delivery. Anecdotal evidence suggests that HypnoBirths tend to be smoother than other delivery methods.
This Washington Post article introduces a version of extreme hypnosis known as "coding" in Russia. The controversial practice is used to treat alcoholics, and is meant to convince them that alcohol equals death.
Hypnosis May Lower Activity in Certain Brain Areas, Say Researchers
This short WebMD article outlines a Cornell University study on hypnosis. It suggests that some minds are more receptive to hypnosis than others, and MRI scans can tell the difference. The study sample was, unfortunately, very small.
This long Harvard Gazette article covers a hypnosis experiment conducted by Harvard researchers. It's interesting, but it reads a little too much like a press release / student-written article to me. According to the article, some study data " clearly show that hypnosis can change the state of the brain." Unfortunately, the sample size in the study was quite small.
This interesting (if perhaps overoptimistic) article about the potential uses of NLP in education provides a concrete example of an NLP technique at the very end.
In-depth IHT article about a high powered London media man who went from hypnosis skeptic to full time hypnotist and "mind coach".
Hypnosis can help with problems from anxiety to pain. How it works, and what it does in the brain
In-depth Newsweek article about hypnosis on MSNBC.com
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HYPNOSIS could be offered to Scots smokers on the NHS in a bid to help more quit after the new national ban comes into force.
Hypnosis may be coverd in the future by national health insurance for Scottish citizens seeking help to quit smoking.
This article from ICNewcastle talks about a counsellor who's using NLP to help schoolchildren in the UK improve their spelling skills.
Lots of personal anecdotes and interesting links in this Ask Metafilter discussion of hypnosis.
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Losing the Pounds with Hypnosis
ABC News takes a look at the pros and cons of hypnosis as a tool for weight loss.
In-depth Telegraph article on hypnosis guru Paul McKenna.
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This well-written article from the Telegraph talks about the use of hypnotherapy as anaesthetic/anesthetic in a variety of medical operations.
Ms. Moreno was able to overcome her irrational fear of driving through a combination of hypnotherapy and an anxiety management technique.
This article on Newsday talks about how different New Yorkers are using hypnotherapy to successfully deal with fear and depression resulting from the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Imagine losing weight by simply thinking about being thin. A local psychologist says it's possible using self-hypnosis.
Dr. Brian Alman, a San Diegan with a Phd in clinical psychology says that self hypnosis is a way of tapping into the subconscious mind, using the power of positive thinking, to eliminate unhealthy behaviors.
According to Dr. Alman, learning self-hypnosis takes
just a few hours. Once you enter that relaxed state, you can use
your own creativity and intuition to help solve your problems.
Researchers at the University of Manchester report a 70% success rate in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome via Hypnotherapy. The study tracked 250 IBS-sufferrers who were each given twelve one-hour hypnosis sessions. According to Peter Whorwell, Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology and study leader, "we've found it [hypnotherapy] to help all the symptoms, whereas some of the drugs available reduce only a few."
Aside: According to Professor Whorwell, "the term 'hypnosis' was coined by a Manchester surgeon, James Braid, early in the nineteenth century."
According to this article in Australia's "The Age", after four hypnotherapy sessions, the lawyer's problems with sleepwalking became much more manageable. Before hypnotherapy, the patient walked in her sleep three-four times per week. After therapy, the frequency of sleepwalking episodes fell to one per month.
