Instant hypnosis induction is certainly a high impact bit of showmanship, but can you really put someone into a hypnotic trance by simply catching them by surprise and telling them to "sleep". Yes and ...

Imagine yourself lying on an operating table in a humid hospital tent near abattle front during the Vietnam War. Writhing in agony, you plead with the medics to give you something to relieve the pain ...

For well over a century, hypnotic suggestion has been used to successfully treat a wide range of clinical conditions, including chronic and acute pain, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress ...