Is your 58 year old Mom or Grandmother a chunky depressed wreck? If she would listen to your advice...what would you tell her? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 5, 2009 - 25 answers

Can anyone recommend a clinical hypnotist in the Toronto area who deals with chronic pain? Has hypnosis worked for you in the past with regard to chronic pain? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 8, 2009 - 1 answer

Learn mind control for free. [more inside]
posted by Meatbomb on Feb 22, 2009 - 13 answers

I recently heard a rumor that Carl Gustav Jung would rape female patients and hypnotize them so they would have no memory of the attack. Is there any truth to this, or is this the sort of story professional rivals spread to discredit his ideas?
posted by bunky on Sep 14, 2008 - 10 answers

Help me find reliable research on the validity of hypnosis. [more inside]
posted by TigerCrane on Aug 27, 2008 - 10 answers

How do you stop someone putting stabbing pains in your foot with hypnosis? [more inside]
posted by Tnuocca on Feb 29, 2008 - 27 answers

In your opinion, what causes déjà vu? I mean the most common type - déjà vécu (already lived)?
posted by chuckdarwin on May 13, 2007 - 33 answers

Is there any validity or reliability to using hypnosis to explore forgotten memories? Also, recommendations for therapists in the Seattle area or what to look for in a therapist? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 27, 2007 - 32 answers

Does anyone know a good and affordable hypnotist in Los Angeles? I'm not looking for deep therapy or getting to the heart of long suppressed feelings. I just want to jump out of a plane and not wet my pants when I do it. Or, for that matter, get on the skydiving plane in the first place. Who knows an LA area mindbender for this sort of thing? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Mar 6, 2007 - 6 answers

Does anybody have any experience with self-hypnosis as described by the late actor, Jon Pertwee... [more inside]
posted by frogmoses on Aug 3, 2006 - 1 answer

FearOfFlyingFilter: Do you fly Lufthansa? Do you listen to their "Relaxation Program" on the in-flight radio? Do you have any idea who does the guided imagery on it? Or, have any other great suggestions for calming things I could listen to at 30,000 feet? [more inside]
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks on Nov 17, 2005 - 9 answers

Has anyone here ever been hypnotized in order to quit smoking? [more inside]
posted by Jon-o on Oct 16, 2005 - 26 answers

This falls under CuriosityFilter, rather than being a pressing personal issue, but I am genuinely curious about MeFite experiences. [more inside]
posted by dreamsign on Jun 22, 2005 - 14 answers

I'm interested in hypnosis, but I can't see any useful information about it on the net - either free or as part of a sensibly priced course. Has anyone had any experience of anything useful? [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Jan 6, 2005 - 6 answers

Does anyone here have experience being hypnotized? I'm interested in maybe having someone poke around in the sub-basement, maybe even do a past-life-regression. Since I was about three I've had vivid, detailed dreams that take place in a time at least several centuries past. Cobblestone streets, etc. Also, about twenty years ago I had a terrible time with a suicidal friend, and directly afterward my life became so hectic that I never really dealt with my emotions about the experience, just "stuffed" them. I'm interested in maybe having a hypnotist poke around and see what s/he can find or set loose. I'm not sure what to look for in a hypnotist or if this is a good idea, etc. Tips/opinions? Thanks.
posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2004 - 20 answers

I'm kind of interested in hypnosis, both as a thing in it's own right and as a method of losing weight. Probem is, I'm skeptical as hell.

Has anyone had experience of non-stage hypnosis? And has anyone found a decent web resource that will tell you how and why hypnosis works, and how to turn your friends into mindless slaves hypnotise others?
posted by twine42 on Dec 26, 2003 - 22 answers