But hypnosis has a surprisingly robust scientific framework. Clinical research has shown that it can help relieve pain and anxiety and aid smoking cessation, weight loss, and sleep. It can help ...

What hypnosis is—and isn’t. Hypnosis is an interactional process between two people that often creates fascinating shifts in perception and behavior. Such changes are often highly compelling: Hypnotic ...

There are a lot of misconceptions floating around about hypnosis. The reality is that hypnosis can be viewed rather simply as the intentional induction of a state of trance or a certain type of focus.