In 1984, a research team did something to forty-three headache sufferers that would be hard to get approved today.Everyone in the study had recurrent tension headaches. They were hooked up…
The brain's design prevents "losing control" in hypnosis The most common reason people are concerned about hypnosis isn't skepticism about whether hypnosis works. It's a quieter worry: what if I…
Your Fear Isn't Working Against You. It's Working For You — Maybe Just Too Hard.You've probably heard someone say the subconscious mind "sabotages" people, or "works against" them. It's a…
Can Everyone Be Hypnotized? (And Am I Hypnotizable?) If you've ever thought "hypnosis probably wouldn't work on me" — you're not alone, and you're not necessarily right. Here's the honest…
Laughter gets filed under "nice to have" — a mood boost, nothing more. But the physiology tells a different story. When you laugh, several measurable systems fire at once, and…