Hypnosis Fact & Fiction: Revisisted
This blog post is an updated version of the original Fact and Fiction blog post made more than 10 years…
Self-Hypnosis
Articles about self-hypnosis and autosuggestion.
Cutting through the 5 Myths of Hypnosis – Part 2
Welcome to the second in our 5 Myths of Hypnosis series! Here I’m aiming to provide some clarity amongst the…
Taking Placebos on Purpose
Brief discussion of a curious 1965 study in which placebo pills were administered to 15 “neurotic” psychiatric patients, who were explicitly told that they were being given “sugar pills” with no therapeutic ingredients and nevertheless appeared to benefit from them.
The Hypno-CBT® Toolbox: 35 different therapy techniques
In talking with other hypnotherapists and psychotherapists it’s clear that many have only a small range of techniques and interventions to draw…
Did Hypnotism Originate as a Form of Meditation?
This short article explains how hypnotism actually originated, in part, under the influence of Oriental meditation techniques, described in the writings of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy.
Émile Coué’s Method of “Conscious Autosuggestion”
This detailed article reviews the central concepts and techniques used by Émile Coué in his famous method of “Conscious Autosuggestion” an important self-help system, cousin of hypnotherapy and precusor to modern self-hypnosis and cognitive-behavioural skills training methods in psychotherapy.