When Don Gotler was undergoing two procedures preparing him for treatment for his esophageal cancer last year, his doctor asked if he wanted to take part in the hospital’s new hypnotherapy program. Combined with anesthesia, he was told, the hypnosis would help alleviate anxiety and post-surgery pain. “I thought, ‘What the heck, why not give…
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Of Energy Orgasms, Breathing Orgasms, and Hypnotic Orgasms and How to Achieve Them
by Brian David Phillips •
So, this is a big deal of sorts . . . well, at least something particularly special. We’ve discussed all sorts of states of mind here in the past . . . after all, altered states of consciousness is part and parcel to what we do . . . we’ve also discussed how one can…
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Violent Sex to Cure Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
by Brian David Phillips •
While she was in Haiti reporting on the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, Mac McClelland witnessed a brutal rape with beating and mutilation. The experience traumatized her to the point that she lost the ability to connect emotionally with her own partner. Her solution? She staged her own rape in order to come in contact…
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HypnoStrippers . . . using hypnosis to get more tips from lapdances!
by Brian David Phillips •
Honestly, when I first read that a hypnotist was making the news in regard to his use of hypnosis to help strippers earn more money, I assumed he was using hypnosis to help the girls become better dancers via performance enhancement hypnosis techniques . . . personally, I have helped quite a few actors, dancers,…
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Use Self-Hypnosis to beat Anxiety
by Brian David Phillips •
Dr. Valerie Wells goes over some key points on how to use self-hypnosis to overcome anxiety . . . here are her five steps to anxiety relief: Here are her steps to use self-hypnosis for anxiety relief: Silence all telephones (land/cell), as well as all media (i.e., music, computers, pagers, etc.) Get your body comfortable…
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What is the difference between LOVE and LUST?
by Brian David Phillips •
Dr. Judith Orloff discusses the difference between LOVE and LUST and how you can tell which you are in. Some things to note? Signs of LUST: You’re totally focused on a person’s looks and body. You’re interested in having sex, but not in having conversations. You’d rather keep the relationship on a fantasy level, not…
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Hypnosis Accelerates Recovery from Cancer Surgery and Lowers Chance of Return
by Brian David Phillips •
Fiona MacRae presents a useful overview of some recent studies that demonstrate very clearly that hypnotizing women undergoing breast cancer surgery could speed their recovery and reduce the odds of the disease returning, experts believe. Using a combination of hypnotism and local anaesthetic to put patients under also allows quicker discharge from hospital and leaves…
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Paul McKenna admits to NonConsensually Hypnotizing Girlfriend
by Brian David Phillips •
So, on an inteveiw with the BBC, Paul McKenna not only admitted to nonconsensually hypnotizing his girlfriend into liking something she did not like but he wanted her to like, he told the listening audience how to do it. The host jokingly was asking whether or not McKenna could get his wife to like sports…
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medical science proves that fearing illness makes your illness worse
by Brian David Phillips •
Well, a recent study pretty much proves what hypnotists have known for a very very long time . . . what you believe can kill you. The study has shown that fear can make an illness much worse. Over two years, hospital employees conducted a study that measured the fear of death of a group…
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Jessica Alba recommending Hypnobirthing
by Brian David Phillips •
Pregnant Jessica Alba has offered some useful advice to other expectant moms – she has asked them to try ‘hypnobirthing classes’ to keep calm. The 30-year-old actress, who is expecting her second child, said that she is finding the lessons on using hypnosis during childbirth very useful. “It’s different for everyone, although I do recommend…
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Hypnosis for Medical Problems
by Brian David Phillips •
The New York Times has a helpful piece outlining the positive use of hypnosis for medical conditions as using hypnosis to gain more control over illness becomes more and more common within medical practice. The story signposts the experience of Karen Ritchie who has had multiple surgeries but with her last bout of treatment included…
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Hypnosis as a Health Option
by Brian David Phillips •
The New York Times has a piece that explores the benefits of hypnosis in personal health care. Some critics find the research into mind-body therapies unconvincing, but their skepticism has not deterred patients. And there are researchers who say they believe that by helping patients feel in better control of their symptoms, hypnosis can reduce…
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MRI Shows Focused Trance Lowers Pain
by Brian David Phillips •
Meditation produces powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain, according to new research published in the April 6 edition of the Journal of Neuroscience. Now, readers of my blog have known about this sort of thing for a loooooong time but it’s always nice to see bona fide medical research verifying what we’ve known in the…
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Meditation and Hypnosis Change Brain Structures . . . in a good way
by Brian David Phillips •
Peggy Curran writes about one hypnotist and his work involved with helping folks learn to focus and relieve daily stress through trance-based hypnosis and meditation exercises that actually change structures within the brain, or the brain signature, for the better. See http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Meditation+hypnosis+change+brain+signature/4480596/story.html for more. All the best, Brian http://www.briandavidphillips.com
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Hypnosis Training for Childbirth lowering Caesarean Rate
by Brian David Phillips •
An unforseen consequence found as the NHS in the UK studies the efficacy of the use of hypnosis preparation for childbirth has been the lowering of the rate of caesareans: “As the NHS is funding research into the use of hypnosis and birth (the SHIP tirial), a detailed survey of more than 1250 women who…
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No, they did NOT use hypnosis to rob people despite all the reports otherwise.
by Brian David Phillips •
A whole slew of reports are coming out now that Sartaz Ali and Sheru Hussain have been arrested for using hypnosis to rob people. Uh, no, at least not from the descriptions of their activities. These folks were conmen, pure and simple. They would pose as police officers and get elderly folks to put their…
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Tinnitus treatment via Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Tinnitus is a condition in which a person hears ringing or other persistent sounds within their ears without outside stimuli. It can be very frustrating for longterm sufferers and even painful. There are few treatments that work well, although hypnosis has been found to help many folks. Timothy Tyler’s procedure is discussed at http://www.updateddailey.com/procedural-method-of-the-tinnitus-hypnosis-treatment/ and…
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Train Your Neurons to Ease Pain
by Brian David Phillips •
Michael Sullivan discusses the relationship of neurons and the experience of pain as well as one possible protocol for re-training neurons to experience pain differently via visualization and suggestion at http://mg.co.za/article/2011-03-11-train-your-neurons-to-ease-the-pain/. I use a different protocol but regardless of the approach, suggestion has been shown to be very effective in alleviating the experience of pain…
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The Brave New World is Here and it Sucks . . . Psychiatry Abandoning Human Connection and Moving to Instant Drug Prescriptions
by Brian David Phillips •
This is scary stuff . . . I mean really scary . . . Brave New World scary . . . the New York Times has a feature on the current trend in psychiatrists abandoning all variations of talk therapy completely and moving into very brief sessions with patients with absolutely no human connection, you…
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UK NHS Trial on Hypnobirthing Underway
by Brian David Phillips •
The NHS in the UK is conducting trials on the efficacy of hypnobirthing, the use of hypnosis to control pain for mothers delivering children. This is a very very very very good thing. We’ve known for some time about the benefits of hypnosis in fertility issues and the benefits in reducing labor pains. I know,…
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Hyundai Attempts Mass-Hypnosis for Super Bowl . . . hypnosis in commercials!
by Brian David Phillips •
It’s Super Bowl time and companies have rolled out their special event campaigns. Hyundai takes a hypnotic approach and attempts some mass hypnosis within their commercials . . . with tongue in cheek but hypnotic operators in full effect. First, we are reminded of our pre-existing hypnotized trance state. HYPNOTIZED We follow up with some…
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The Most Illegal Wrestling Move: Using Hypnosis! Seriously, the greatest professional wrestling match ever!
by Brian David Phillips •
This has got to be the most amazing professional wrestling match ever! Human cobra hypnosis, baffled opponents, even wrestlers from the locker room are caught in the spell. I love how the announcer screams out “He’s using hypnosis!” Amazing stuff! Seriously watch the whole thing. This is just amazing . . . read http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/parenting/detail?entry_id=82444 for…
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College Freshmen Stress Levels High and Rising
by Brian David Phillips •
College students are under rising levels of stress, much higher than we’ve seen before. As reported in the NYT: “The emotional health of college freshmen — who feel buffeted by the recession and stressed by the pressures of high school — has declined to the lowest level since an annual survey of incoming students started…
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Phobia Phobias Phobia!
by Brian David Phillips •
The Mail Online has an excellent overview on phobias and strategies for helping folks. See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1350928/Phobias-Born-themor-learned-others.html for the complete piece. Do note that the author states that hypnosis can be very effective for helping folks cope with or overcome their phobias . . . this is very true. Seriously, hypnosis can be VERY powerful and…
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Hypnosis for Flood Trauma
by Brian David Phillips •
As many know, Australia’s been hit with a LOT of flooding . . . we’re talking devastation. At least one hypnotist in Australia has been helping victims of the flooding with hypnosis. It can be extremely traumatic to lose one’s home and belongings and even one’s livelihood to flooding so it’s important to teach folks…
