According to my own research, I have found that hypnotherapy is very helpful in treating patients who are experiencing pain. Over the years I have had many clients walk into my office suffering from various types of pain. Oftentimes, they come to my office as a last resort because medicine is not helping them. Another …
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An actor and hypnotist has been jailed after sexually assaulting a teenage girl who was having hypnotism treatments with him to break a fingernail-biting habit. Aaron Patton, 38, of Jay, Maine, had been preying on the girl since she was aged 12 and had sex with her in front of a mirror so they could …
As little as 15 minutes of hypnosis may significantly reduce the discomfort associated with breast cancer surgery and even reduce medical costs, according to a study conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers took 200 women who were about to undergo surgery to …
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The United States, for its warts, has achieved much in its short 230-plus year history. It is a benevolent world superpower, for the most part, that serves as a beacon of hope and freedom for an increasingly oppressed world, even as it serves as a guardian against tyranny for as many as half of the …
Like thousands of mums-to-be up and down the country, Liz Neale was pretty anxious about her upcoming labour. Here she shares which techniques and gadgets she used to keep her calm and drug-free during the birth… When I discovered I was pregnant one of the first questions I jumped to (after how would we name, …
Read more How I remained drug-free during labour… and it honestly didn’t hurt that much!
Imagine yourself walking through a relaxing rain forest, exotic wildlife all around you, with nothing but the sweet sound of a waterfall beside you. Now imagine that this sort of imagery is actually a treatment for a problem that plagues 1 in every 5 people. Disorders of the digestive system have long been an uncomfortable …
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Hypnosis is the eccentric uncle of cognitive science. It was once part of the mainstream – studied by scientists and clinicians alike in its 1960s heyday – but it slowly fell into disrepute as it was picked up and popularised by tacky stage hypnotists and quack practitioners in the following decades. In recent years, hypnosis …
Women put into a hypnotic state experienced less pain and anxiety during breast biopsies compared with women that are given standard treatment, according to doctors. New findings were presented at the annual conference of the Radiological Society of North America as researchers looked at 236 women who were undergoing a needle biopsy to test tissue …
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When I think about hypnotism, I imagine a Victorian stage, a man swinging a fob watch and the subject being duped into removing all their clothing. But increasingly, hypnotherapy is being used to help people give up smoking or cure a fear of flying. My sister was once addicted to apples and ice cream. She …
I recently had a friend come to me complaining about some tooth pain. I asked her what her dentist said. I thought this was a rather simple question, because pain in your mouth equals a trip to the dentist. You can imagine my shock when she said she would rather live with the pain than …