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According to Healthline.com, "'''Hypnosis''' is a genuine [[Psychology|psychological]] therapy process. A trained hypnotist or hypnotherapist induces a state of intense concentration or focus to help you open up to therapeutic improvement."<ref>[https://www.healthline.com/health/is-hypnosis-real Is Hypnosis Real? And 16 Other Questions, Answered], Healthline.com</ref>
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[[File:Hypnosis.jpg|right|thumbnail|350px|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.]]
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According to Healthline.com, "'''Hypnosis''' is a genuine [[Psychology|psychological]] therapy process. A trained hypnotist or hypnotherapist induces a state of intense [[Concentration (psychology)|concentration]] or focus to help you open up to therapeutic improvement."<ref>[https://www.healthline.com/health/is-hypnosis-real Is Hypnosis Real? And 16 Other Questions, Answered], Healthline.com</ref>
  
 
== Self-hypnosis ==
 
== Self-hypnosis ==
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According to  Jillian Williams, LISW-S,  self-hypnosis "can best be described as a self-induced, intentional trance."<ref>[https://health.clevelandclinic.org/self-hypnosis What Is Self-Hypnosis and How Do I Do It?], Cleveland Clinic, 2023</ref>
 
According to  Jillian Williams, LISW-S,  self-hypnosis "can best be described as a self-induced, intentional trance."<ref>[https://health.clevelandclinic.org/self-hypnosis What Is Self-Hypnosis and How Do I Do It?], Cleveland Clinic, 2023</ref>
  
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=== Articles on self-hypnosis ===
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=== Articles and videos on self-hypnosis ===
  
 
*[https://health.clevelandclinic.org/self-hypnosis What Is Self-Hypnosis and How Do I Do It?], Cleveland Clinic, 2023
 
*[https://health.clevelandclinic.org/self-hypnosis What Is Self-Hypnosis and How Do I Do It?], Cleveland Clinic, 2023
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[[File:Hypnotic-image-300x169.jpg|thumbnail|right|350px|Hypnotic image]]
 
*[https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/self-hypnosis Yes, Self-Hypnosis Can Really Work — Here’s How to Give It a Try], Healthline.com
 
*[https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/self-hypnosis Yes, Self-Hypnosis Can Really Work — Here’s How to Give It a Try], Healthline.com
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*[https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/self-hypnosis.html https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/self-hypnosis.html Self-Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy], Skillsyouneed.com
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*[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/self-hypnosis What to know about self-hypnosis], Medical News Today website
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*[https://www.mindsethealth.com/matter/self-hypnosis Self-Hypnosis: What It Is & How to Do It], Mindsethealth.com
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*[https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/files/webfm-uploads/documents/outreach/im/handout_self_hypnosis_patient.pdf Self-Hypnosis], University of Wisconsin, Madison
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*[https://efficiencyandmanagement.blogspot.com/2026/04/self-hypnosis-link-page.html Self-hypnosis articles],  Efficiency and Management blog
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'''Videos on self-hypnosis:'''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myokyBtt7-Y&list=PLbjmSS6LZDGo6a8TVUIVyVuSMTs3sj-SS Self-hypnosis - video playlist], video playlist
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'''Self-hypnosis recordings:'''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/@EnTranceHypno/playlists Self-hypnosis recordings - playlist] by EnTrance (Self Hypnosis and Guided Meditations)
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*[https://sites.google.com/view/self-hypnosis-recordings/home Self-hypnosis recordings] by EnTrance (Self Hypnosis and Guided Meditations)
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== Hypnosis as an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress syndrome ==
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''See also:'' [[Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder]]
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*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2211565/ New uses of hypnosis in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder]. ''The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry''. 1990 Oct:51 Suppl:39-43; discussion 44-6.
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*[https://www.choosingtherapy.com/hypnosis-for-ptsd/ Hypnosis for PTSD: How It Works, Effectiveness, & Examples], Chris Lemig, CHT
  
 
== Journal articles ==
 
== Journal articles ==
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'''Hypnosis:'''
  
 
*[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207144.2023.2276451 ''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
 
*[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207144.2023.2276451 ''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
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*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220267/ ''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
 
*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220267/ ''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
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'''Self-hypnosis:'''
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*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37656440/ ''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.
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*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37611140/ ''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.
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*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32186967/ 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.
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*[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207148308406620 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
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== Stage hypnotism ==
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[[File:Nazareth College Hypnotist.jpg|thumbnail|350px|right|Stage hypnotherapist at Nazareth College]]
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Stage hypnosis is performed in front of an audience for the purpose of entertainment and it commonly done in a theater or club.
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Article:
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*[https://www.selfhypnosis.com/stage-hypnosis/ Stage Hypnosis – How and Why it Works]
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Videos:
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGoPJFuv4C8-CxglZ8n6fBrI Stage hypnosis]
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=== Stage hypnosis as a business ===
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*[https://www.stagehypnosisuniversity.com/633-2/ Top 10 Reasons I Love the Business of Stage Hypnosis], Stage Hypnosis University
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*[https://hypnosis101.com/hypnosis/practice/build-a-practice/ You Can Build A Successful Hypnosis Business In Less Than A Year With No Money]
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Videos:
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEBg8RMmtYQ How much do stage hypnotists make?] - video
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*[https://www.youtube.com/@stagehypnosisuniversity3820/videos Stage Hypnosis University] - YouTube channel
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== Book ==
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*''The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Hypnosis'' by Donald J. Robertson. Routledge; 1st edition (June 14, 2019)
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'''Books on self-hypnosis:'''
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*''How To Master Self-Hypnosis in a Weekend: The Simple, Systematic and Successful Way to Get Everything You Want'' by Rick Smith. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 27, 2013)
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*''Instant Self-Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open (35 Scripts for Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Bad Habits)''  Forbes Robbins Blair. Sourcebooks (March 1, 2004)
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*''The SEVEN Most EFFECTIVE Methods of SELF-HYPNOSIS: How to Create Rapid Change in your Health, Wealth, and Habits.'' by Richard Nongard. ‎Independently published (November 6, 2019)
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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*[https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hypnosis/about/pac-20394405#:~:text=Harmful%20reactions%20to%20hypnosis%20are,Nausea. Hypnosis], Mayo Clinic
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*[https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22676-hypnosis Hypnosis], Cleveland Clinic
  
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091204153926/http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypnosis/sa00084 Hypnosis: Another way to manage pain, kick bad habits], [[Mayo Clinic]]
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091204153926/http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypnosis/sa00084 Hypnosis: Another way to manage pain, kick bad habits], [[Mayo Clinic]]
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*[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2019/04/22/hypnosis-is-it-worth-the-hype/?sh=233275db3ca8 Hypnosis: Is It Worth The Hype?], Forbes, 2019
 
*[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2019/04/22/hypnosis-is-it-worth-the-hype/?sh=233275db3ca8 Hypnosis: Is It Worth The Hype?], Forbes, 2019
  
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'''Videos:'''
  
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpgTdN4jHYSVkGWLiedL1hR Hypnosis videos - playlist], Video playlist
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpgTdN4jHYSVkGWLiedL1hR Hypnosis videos - playlist], Video playlist

Latest revision as of 03:47, April 7, 2026

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."[1]

Self-hypnosis

According to Jillian Williams, LISW-S, self-hypnosis "can best be described as a self-induced, intentional trance."[2]

Articles and videos on self-hypnosis

Hypnotic image

Videos on self-hypnosis:

Self-hypnosis recordings:

Hypnosis as an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress syndrome

See also: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Journal articles

Hypnosis:

  • 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:

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:

Videos:

Stage hypnosis as a business

Articles:

Videos:

Book

  • The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Hypnosis by Donald J. Robertson. Routledge; 1st edition (June 14, 2019)

Books on self-hypnosis:

  • How To Master Self-Hypnosis in a Weekend: The Simple, Systematic and Successful Way to Get Everything You Want by Rick Smith. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 27, 2013)
  • Instant Self-Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open (35 Scripts for Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Bad Habits) Forbes Robbins Blair. Sourcebooks (March 1, 2004)
  • The SEVEN Most EFFECTIVE Methods of SELF-HYPNOSIS: How to Create Rapid Change in your Health, Wealth, and Habits. by Richard Nongard. ‎Independently published (November 6, 2019)

External links

Videos:

References

  1. ↑ Is Hypnosis Real? And 16 Other Questions, Answered, Healthline.com
  2. ↑ What Is Self-Hypnosis and How Do I Do It?, Cleveland Clinic, 2023
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