Hypnosis

A pocketwatch is frequently used as a means of visual focus for hypnosis. It can be easily swung back and forth in a rhythmic motion, which can assist in inducing a hypnotic state in someone.

According to Healthline.com, "Hypnosis is a genuine psychological therapy process. A trained hypnotist or hypnotherapist induces a state of intense concentration or focus to help you open up to therapeutic improvement."

Self-hypnosis

According to Jillian Williams, LISW-S, self-hypnosis "can best be described as a self-induced, intentional trance."

Articles and videos on self-hypnosis

• What Is Self-Hypnosis and How Do I Do It?, Cleveland Clinic, 2023

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• Yes, Self-Hypnosis Can Really Work — Here’s How to Give It a Try, Healthline.com

• https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/self-hypnosis.html Self-Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy, Skillsyouneed.com

• What to know about self-hypnosis, Medical News Today website

• Self-Hypnosis: What It Is & How to Do It, Mindsethealth.com

• Self-Hypnosis, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Videos on self-hypnosis:

• Self-hypnosis - video playlist, video playlist

Self-hypnosis recordings:

• Self-hypnosis recordings - playlist by EnTrance (Self Hypnosis and Guided Meditations)

• Self-hypnosis recordings by EnTrance (Self Hypnosis and Guided Meditations)

Journal articles

Hypnosis:

• Exploring the Underutilized Potential of Clinical Hypnosis: A Scoping Review of Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions, Knowledge, and Attitudes. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Volume 72, 2024 - Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2023.2276451

• Aging Adults’ Willingness, Preferences, and Access to Self-Hypnosis for Sleep: A Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Volume 72, 2024 - Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2024.2324167

• Clinical Hypnosis Intervention for Improving Sleep Quality: Emerging Research and Future Directions, International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Volume 72, 2024 - Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2024.2321103

• Exploring Variables Associated with the Effects of a Self-Administered Hypnosis Intervention for Improving Sleep Quality. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Volume 72, 2024 - Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2023.2278720

• Redefining hypnosis: A narrative review of theories to move towards an integrative model, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Volume 54, February 2024, 101826

• Meta-analytic evidence on the efficacy of hypnosis for mental and somatic health issues: a 20-year perspective, Frontiers of Psychology, 07 January 2024. Sec. Psychology for Clinical Settings. Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1330238

• Hypnosis: The Most Effective Treatment You Have Yet to Prescribe, The American Journal of Medicine, VOLUME 134, ISSUE 3, P304-305, MARCH 2021. Published: November 07, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.10.010

• What is hypnosis and how might it work?, Palliative Care Research and Treatment, 2019; 12: 1178224219826581. Published online 2019 Jan 31. doi: 10.1177/1178224219826581

• MECHANISMS OF HYPNOSIS, The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 Jan 1. Published in final edited form as: Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2015; 63(1): 34–75. doi: 10.1080/00207144.2014.961875

Self-hypnosis:

• Feasibility of a Self-Administered Hypnosis Intervention for Improving Sleep in College Students. The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. 2023 Oct-Dec;71(4):297-312. doi: 10.1080/00207144.2023.2249047. Epub 2023 Sep 1.
• Effect of Self-Hypnosis on Test Anxiety among Secondary School Students in Malaysia, The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. 2023 Oct-Dec;71(4):338-349. doi: 10.1080/00207144.2023.2246512. Epub 2023 Aug 23.
• Self-Hypnosis for Sleep Disturbances in Menopausal Women, Journal of women's health & gender-based medicine ISSN 1524-6094, 2020 Mar;29(3):461-463. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8327.
• The Clinical Use of Self-Hypnosis in Hypnotherapy: Tapping the Functions of Imagery and Adaptive Regression, International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Volume 31, 1983 - Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207148308406620

Stage hypnotism

Stage hypnotherapist at Nazareth College

Stage hypnosis is performed in front of an audience for the purpose of entertainment and it commonly done in a theater or club.

Article:

• Stage Hypnosis – How and Why it Works

Videos:

• Stage hypnosis

Stage hypnosis as a business

Articles:

• Top 10 Reasons I Love the Business of Stage Hypnosis, Stage Hypnosis University

• You Can Build A Successful Hypnosis Business In Less Than A Year With No Money

Videos:

• How much do stage hypnotists make? - video

• Stage Hypnosis University - YouTube channel

External links

• Hypnosis, Mayo Clinic

• Hypnosis, Cleveland Clinic

• Hypnosis: Another way to manage pain, kick bad habits, Mayo Clinic

• Does Hypnotherapy Really Work? 10+ Scientific Findings, Positivepsychology.com

• Is Hypnosis Real? Here’s What Science Says, Time magazine, 2023

• Hypnosis: Is It Worth The Hype?, Forbes, 2019

Videos:

• Hypnosis videos - playlist, Video playlist