Category Archives: Hypnotherapy

General articles about hypnosis and hypnotherapy.

“On Esdaile and Hypnotic Anaesthetic” from The Complete Writings of James Braid

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On Esdaile & Hypnotic Anaesthetic”: Letter to The Medical Times (1847) Excerpt from The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid[This small study could be considered to show, at best, either 30% or 60% “success” for Esdaile’s Mesmeric … Continue reading →

Hypnotism versus Homoeopathy in the Writings of James Braid

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Excerpts from the writings of James Braid showing the founder of hypnotherapy highlighting the contradictions between hypnotism and homoeopathy, which he attacks as a pseudoscientific and nostrum (“quack”) remedy. Continue reading →

Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) and Childbirth

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This article tries to explore ways of applying established evidence-based procedures for coping with stress (Stress Inoculation Training) to the problems of coping with stress or pain in relation to childbirth. It examines how methodologies based on basic research on stress and coping tend to emphasise elements largely overlooked in established natural childbirth methods. Continue reading →

How to earn a living as a hypnotherapist

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This brief article for the New Year provides some hints and tips for those starting up in practice for the first time as hypnotherapists. You might find it useful even if you’re already in practice but trying to attract more clients. Continue reading →

Hypnotic Childbirth: Some Suggestions

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This brief excerpt from an earlier article summarises specific examples of the main suggestions (and autosuggestions) used for coping with pregnancy and natural childbirth, derived from a survey of the hypnotherapy literature. Continue reading →