In the case of quitting smoking, hypnosis can work on addictive behaviour by suggesting disgust with cigarettes, or freedom from them without cravings or feelings of frustration. Success rates can ...

Grace Smith says she was able to give up alcohol, but that quitting smoking seemed impossible ... Eventually a friend suggested she tried hypnosis. "I was very sceptical," says Grace.

Thanks to films and cartoons, you probably have a lot of vague ideas about what hypnosis involves. What do you picture? Maybe ...

A hypnotist selects a few members from the audience, and with what seems to be little more than a steely stare or a few ...

It's a learning experience that prepares them to make changes like quitting smoking," says Kiresuk. Along with weight management, smoking cessation is the most popular medical use of hypnosis.

Hypnosis for quitting smoking and losing weight? Of course. But did you know that hypnosis has very effectively been used for stress management, "anxiety", fears and insomnia? For medical issues ...