Category Archives: Sleep Problems

Articles on insomnia and sleep problems.

Hypnotic Sleep Therapy: Some Basic Instructions

This short excerpt from the Coping with Noise project self-help manual, provides very simple advice on using relaxation techniques and hypnotic methods to overcome insomnia and other sleep-related problems. Continue reading

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Notes on Pavlov & Hypnotic Sleep Therapy

This article summarises Pavlov’s comments relating to hypnosis and suggestion and describes how Platonov and other Soviet hypnotherapists implemented his ideas on a massive scale with a range of medical conditions and neuroses. It highlights the fundamental differences between Soviet and Western concepts of hypnotherapy. Continue reading

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