Facts About Hypnosis

Did you know....

• We all experience hypnosis at LEAST twice a day.

• Hypnosis is NOT sleep, but a natural state of mind.

• The earliest examples of hypnosis are found in tribal ceremonies of early humans.

• One of the earliest recorded descriptions of hypnosis was found in an Egyptian tomb written on papyrus dating back to 1500 BC.

• Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used hypnosis for medical and religious purposes.

• In 1892 the British Medical Association (BMA) formally recognized that hypnosis had applications in modern medicine.

• Sigmund Freud used hypnosis with his patients while developing his theories on psychoanalysis.

• Hypnosis was used in World War I and World War II to treat soldiers with combat neuroses. It was also used to replace anesthetics when supplies were low.

• In 1958, the American Medical Association (AMA) declared hypnosis a useful medical tool.

• In 1847, the Roman Catholic Church recognized hypnosis as a natural part of our own ability, and NOT the work of the devil!

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