For many people, hypnosis is best known as a party trick or a bit of entertainment: A hypnotist on stage asks for a volunteer who undergoes hypnosis, then, at a snap of the hypnotist’s fingers, the ...

Although hypnosis can help with a number of medical conditions, it doesn't work for everything. Paula Connelly/iStock via Getty Images Plus We’ve all seen it, typically on television or on stage: A ...

If you’re like most people, your idea of hypnosis comes from the movies or TV. You might think that hypnotherapists can use hypnosis to control your mind and make you do things you wouldn’t otherwise ...

Hypnosis is safe and can work as both a standalone or a complementary treatment with other therapies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

When it comes to mastering healthy habits, sleep is probably–by far–the one I have to work at the most. When life gets busy, sleep is the first thing that gets compromised, every time. But I’ve been ...

I've never been a great sleeper—truly ever. I recently asked my mother if I slept well as a baby, and her response was a very quick "no," in the weary tone of a person recalling a past trauma.

In the 18th century, hypnosis was all the rage, but the practice goes back further than many realize. Temple sleep, practiced widely throughout early Greek and Egypt, involved a meditative ritual said ...

Do you struggle with falling asleep at night? Well, you're not alone. More than a third of adults in the U.S. don't get enough sleep on a regular basis, according to a February 2016 report from the ...

Imagine yourself lying on an operating table in a humid hospital tent near abattle front during the Vietnam War. Writhing in agony, you plead with the medics to give you something to relieve the pain ...

Misrepresentations of hypnosis seem to pervade television shows and movies. For instance, they suggest hypnosis produces an unusual state of consciousness (trance) associated with loss of willpower ...