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Q: Can You Get Stuck In Hypnosis? No. It is not possible to get stuck in hypnosis, contrary to what Hollywood might portray. Hypnosis is a normal, natural state. Some people believe that hypnosis is related to the hypnagogic and hypnopompic states that immediately...

Most experts say that the following groups of people have a more difficult time with hypnosis: Small children who are not capable of focusing their attention. I have successfully worked with children down to the age 4. Ideally, a child needs to be able to pay...

About ten years ago, my wife asked me to go to the grocery store after work to "pick up some eggs." I had a crazy day and only ate half of my lunch and when I went into the store to buy eggs, it was as if the food was singing sweet love songs from the shelves. I ended...

A male client in his 40s recently told me, "I come home from work around 3PM and the house is empty because my wife doesn't get home until 11PM at night. I am bored and I can't stop eating. I wander back and forth between the refrigerator and the couch. "It's like my...

During final exams in my senior year of high school, I had a hard time getting to sleep. I asked friends and family for advice on how to sleep better and several friends told me I should try counting sheep. Not being interested in math or farming, I never found the...

Part II of II: You Can't Hypnotize Me Read Part I Here So we sat at the table and her eyebrows were still raised, waiting for me to go on. I continued, "Sometimes hypnosis is a good tool, but the circumstances aren't right. Some of that depends on you. Maybe your life...

Part I of II: You Can't Hypnotize Me "There is no way YOU can hypnotize ME!" She said as she crossed her arms and legs, glaring at me, defying me to try. I had just met her at a business lunch and I was enjoying a small plate of shrimp. She had politely asked me what...

"Your Dog Might Get Lonely," I said. "I haven't had a good night's sleep in more than three months," she sighed desperately. "I am so tired, I don't even feel human anymore. I have tried everything and nothing has helped. I would do anything to know how to sleep...

Halfway through the movie, all she could feel was the grit of greasy popcorn seeds and salt at the bottom of the metal bowl. She licked her fingers unconsciously and turned to her husband and asked in a tone of accusation, "Did you eat my popcorn?" Her husband looked...