An Overview of Hypnosis: What It Is, How It Started, and What It Does

As kids, we have a memory of a cartoon character holding out a gold coin attached to a chain, swinging it back and forth in front of another character, snapping his fingers and successfully hypnotizing the second person. But while this may have given us a view of the entire process, hypnosis is more than just a snap of your fingers. According to the American Psychological Association, hypnosis is a consensual interaction wherein the subject cooperates with and responds to the hypnotist’s

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