Hypnotherapy Notes
Notes on hypnosis, and on the practices beside it
Hypnotherapy, Reiki, biofeedback, meditation and intuition, one question at a time. Every note opens with its short answer and then goes down, step by step.
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnotherapy for Confidence in Dating
Dating means risking rejection, and research on social rejection helps explain why that risk can feel heavier than it looks. One brain study found an area active in…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnosis for Imposter Syndrome and Self-Doubt
Imposter syndrome is the feeling that your success is undeserved and that you are about to be found out, despite evidence that you are competent. It is common…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Does Hypnotherapy Work for Phobias?
The NHS guidance on phobias lists hypnotherapy by name among the treatments for phobias, alongside talking therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medicines. That puts hypnosis…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnotherapy for Hair Pulling and Skin Picking
Hair pulling (trichotillomania) and skin picking (excoriation disorder) are body-focused repetitive behaviors; the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies estimates that hair pulling disorder affects up to 4…
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How hypnosis works
Can You Get Stuck in Hypnosis?
WebMD's medically reviewed overview of hypnosis describes side effects that occur in rare cases, including dizziness and drowsiness. Getting stuck is not on its list. The fear of…
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Biofeedback
Biofeedback for Focus and Mental Performance
The research is encouraging on paper and weak underneath. A 2025 meta-analysis of 41 trials in athletes found significant pooled benefits for mental health, sports performance and thinking…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnosis for Public Speaking Nerves
Fear of public speaking is common enough to have its own name, glossophobia, and a familiar set of approaches is suggested for it: preparation, rehearsal, gradual exposure and…
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How hypnosis works
Hypnosis vs. Hypnotherapy: Are They the Same Thing?
If you are about to book something, the difference matters. Hypnosis is a state of mind: focused attention, a fading background and a stronger response to suggestion. Hypnotherapy…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnotherapy for Fear of Heights
Most people feel some fear near a drop. Acrophobia is the extreme version: according to the Wikipedia article on acrophobia, it affects roughly 2 to 5 percent of…
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How hypnosis works
How to Practice Self-Hypnosis at Home
Self-hypnosis is a learnable routine, not a gift: you narrow your attention, settle your body, give yourself a prepared suggestion and bring yourself back. The Wikipedia article on…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnosis for Tinnitus: A Mind-Body Approach
Hypnosis is not a way to switch tinnitus off. What the NHS-recommended talking therapies aim at is your reaction to the sound: cognitive behavioral therapy is offered "to…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnosis for Sexual Confidence and Performance Anxiety
Start with a medical check. Erection problems that keep happening can be a sign of a treatable health condition, such as high blood pressure, diabetes or hormone problems…
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Hypnosis for Anger and Irritability
Feeling angry is normal; the NHS notes that most people feel angry sometimes. It becomes a problem when it affects your life, your relationships or other people's safety…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
How to Stop Nail Biting With Hypnosis
Nail biting is common: the Wikipedia article on nail biting puts it at roughly 20 to 30 percent of people, rising to about 37 percent among those aged…
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How hypnosis works
Does Hypnosis Actually Work? What the Research Shows
Hypnosis works for some problems and not for others, and the dividing line is the condition, not the technique. The NCCIH overview of hypnosis lists what it has…
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How hypnosis works
Dream Analysis in Hypnotherapy
Dream analysis in hypnotherapy uses a dream as a starting point for self-reflection: in a relaxed, focused state you revisit a dream that stayed with you, notice what…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Can Hypnosis Help You Practice Self-Love?
It can give you a quiet, focused setting in which to practice, and practice is the right word. What psychologists study under the name self-compassion is a set…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnosis for Creative and Writer's Block
Most researchers of writer's block agree that it has three parts: an emotional and physical one, a motivational one and a cognitive one. Fear of failure is the…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnotherapy for Dental and Needle Fear
About one person in six is highly anxious about dental treatment, according to the Wikipedia article on dental fear, and at least 10 percent of American adults have…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Does Hypnosis Work for Insomnia?
Possibly, but the evidence is small. A 2024 overview of 49 meta-analyses of hypnosis found just one on insomnia, pooling three randomized trials with 75 adults, which measured…
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Reiki
How Do You Become a Reiki Practitioner? The Levels Explained
You become a Reiki practitioner by taking a series of classes from a teacher, each including an "attunement." Cancer Research UK describes three levels, from treating yourself and…
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Intuition
How to Learn to Trust Your Gut
You learn to trust your gut by earning it, one area at a time. Daniel Kahneman and Gary Klein concluded that skilled intuition develops only under two conditions…
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Hypnotherapy for a problem
Hypnosis for Stage Fright (Actors and Musicians)
Stage fright is not just a beginner's problem. The Wikipedia article on stage fright notes that it can affect people at every level, from newcomers to performers with…
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Mind and body
How to Stop Procrastinating: The Fear Beneath the Delay
Sometimes there is fear beneath the delay, and sometimes the story is more complicated. Procrastination is a way of escaping an unpleasant feeling attached to a task, and…
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How hypnosis works
Hypnosis, Reiki, or Biofeedback: Which Is Right for You?
Start with your goal and then check the evidence for that goal. Biofeedback has high-confidence evidence for migraine and tension-type headaches. Gut-directed hypnotherapy has evidence for irritable bowel…