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Hypnosis, Hypnotism, and how one is Hypnotized.

Hypnosis, according to the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, is "an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion." Derived from the Greek word for sleep "hypnos", hypnosis is technique is used for medical purposes such as weight-loss, smoking cessation, to relieve anxiety, sleeping disorders, or otherwise improve or alter behavior. It is also used for entertainment, in popular stage acts in which subjects are persuaded to perform humorous or bizarre feats.

The idea of hypnotizing someone has been around for thousands of years. Along with benefitting oneself, there has always been those seeking to gain control over others. This has lead to a number of ideas and techniques meant to control someone else, usually without their knowledge or explicit permission.

Mind control, brainwashing, "auto-suggestion", and mass control are terms that have been applied to hypnotism. There are a number of terms that come and go, like trends, but the ideas and concepts behind them are sometimes centuries old.

The degree to which this can be done varies, depending on who is doing it, what techniques they know and use, and of course the "subject" - it has been found that some people are more easily hypnotized and susceptible to suggestion than others. However practicioners claim that almost anyone can be put into a suggestable state.

In addition to applications of hypnotherapy, there is a whole field of "covert hypnosis" including Underground Hypnosis, and Conversational Hypnosis.

There is also information on NLP which stands for "Neurolinguistic Programming". "Mesmerism" or the verb mesmerize is derived from the name of Dr. Franz Mesmer (1734-1815) who was investigating the effect he referred to as "animal magnetism", and is still used today. Within the Hypnosis-X.info Website, you will find articles in all of these areas as well as the history of hypnosis, resources for hypnosis scripts and tapes/CD's, home-study courses and programs, online psychics, mind control techniques, how to use hypnosis for weight loss, hypnosis to quit smoking, "Feminization Hypnosis", mind control techniques, and more. There is a wealth of information available, both online and off. You will even find information here about the "covert hypnosis" techniques of "Underground Hypnosis" and ""! We will be offering an incredible manual on self-hypnosis very shortly. This is a ground-breaking book, yet it was written in the 1960's - however it contains some of the greatest ideas, thoughts, methods, and explanations of the field ever written. Look for it here within the next few weeks. Please bookmark this site, as we will be adding information, articles, and resources on a regular and frequent basis. Hypnosis is a huge field, and is the subject of much historical research, but is also very current. Research is being done currently, and more & more is learned about human behaviour, psychology, suggestion, hypnotherapy, and mind control.