Hypnosis is a state of focused attention during which people are more suggestible. The suggestions can be given by a therapist or doctor, and can also be given by people to themselves. Counseling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although hypnosis can help with a number of medical conditions, it doesn't work for everything. Paula Connelly/iStock via Getty ...

Since all hypnosis is self-hypnosis, if a patient is uninterested it does not work. Two years after I first started using hypnosis in my clinical practice, I reviewed the case histories of all the ...

Last summer, at age 14, Sue Jones suffered from stabbing pains in her abdomen that got so intense, "I couldn't walk." She spent three weeks in a wheelchair while doctors ruled out everything from ...

Ellen DeGeneres is using hypnotism to help with TV comeback plans and improve her 17-year marriage to wife Portia De Rossi, a ...

My knowledge of hypnosis, until only a few months ago, could be summarised in two words: Derren Brown. The entertainer, known as a mentalist and illusionist and famous for his ‘mind control’ ...

Hypnosis for pain management, anxiety and behavioral disorders Medical hypnotherapy today is most commonly used for pain management, treatment of anxiety or psychosomatic illness, and treatment of ...

As we begin the new year and set new personal goals, it can sometimes feel overwhelming to figure out the best way to achieve them. Lots of people turn to hypnosis, which isn't just about swinging ...

Virginia Madsen’s Candyman performance was shaped by hypnosis, blurring reality and acting in ways that made her fear feel ...

Hypnosis is emerging as a powerful medical treatment for pain, anxiety, PTSD and a range of other conditions. Can it shake off its reputation as a stage magician's trick? When David Spiegel was told ...