Beneath Awareness Editorial Team
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Hypnosis and Anaesthesia: Can Hypnosis Reduce the Need for Medication?
This article looks at how hypnosis may be used alongside anaesthesia and pain management in some medical settings. It explains what hypnosis is, how it may help reduce anxiety and discomfort, and why…
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Hypnosis Before Bed: How to Use It
This article explains how hypnosis before bed may be used as a relaxation practice. It covers what bedtime hypnosis is, how it differs from sleep itself, and simple ways to prepare, such as…
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Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsDental Hypnosis: Hypnosis in Dentistry
Dental hypnosis is the use of guided relaxation, focused attention, and suggestion to help people feel calmer during dental care. This article explains how hypnosis may be used in dentistry, such as easing…
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Hypnosis in Surgery
Hypnosis in surgery refers to the use of guided relaxation, focused attention, and suggestion before, during, or after a medical procedure. This article explains how hypnosis may be used alongside standard surgical care…
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The Handshake Induction
The Handshake Induction is a hypnosis technique that uses a brief interruption of an ordinary handshake to create a moment of confusion or focused attention. This article explains how the method is commonly…
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Hypnotic Language and Suggestion
This article explains how hypnotic language and suggestion are used in hypnosis to support attention, relaxation, and focused imagination. It covers common techniques such as pacing and leading, indirect suggestion, metaphor, and carefully…
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The Elman Induction Explained
This article explains the Elman Induction, a well-known hypnosis technique often used to help a person enter a focused, relaxed state. It outlines the basic stages of the method, including physical relaxation, mental…
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The Gleam in His Eye
Arlene Wolberg didn’t go to Milton Erickson’s house expecting a session. It was sometime between 1945 and 1949, and her husband Lewis, a psychiatrist himself, was still shaking off an illness. The…
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The Doctor Who Put His Patients to Sleep for Weeks
In 1880s Stockholm, Dr Otto Wetterstrand kept some patients in hypnotic sleep for up to four weeks. A century later, a far darker version of his idea surfaced in a Sydney hospital.
