Is there a difference between being in “trance” and being in a “hypnotic state”? I find these two terms quite confusing because of what I have experienced involving these two states of consciousness.

Trance stare led researchers to discover a genuine hypnotic state Date: October 28, 2011 Source: Aalto University Summary: Hypnosis has had a long and controversial history in psychology, psychiatry ...

You've never been hypnotized, right? Never gone onstage and been put into a trance by a magician who told you to do some silly thing - and you did it? Wrong. If you've ever spaced out at the wheel and ...

Early research suggests that self-induced cognitive trance alters brain and autonomic activity and may support psychiatric ...

Can hypnosis be used to make someone do something against his or her own will? This question has been the source of great controversy. I served as a consultant about hypnosis to Woody Allen’s film, ...

Here’s a letter from Jeff who, according to him, has been a long-time listener of my Sunday radio program over DZMM and a regular reader of my column and books. “You have often mentioned the term ...

Can hypnosis be used to make someone do something against his or her own will? This question has been the source of great controversy. I served as a consultant about hypnosis to Woody Allen’s film, ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Hypnosis has taken on a new focus. More and more parents are now putting their kids under a hypnotic trance, but some say the practice may be going too far. Eric Ferrer-Alfaro, ...

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