Hypnosis

What is hypnosis?  What is clinical hypnosis?

Most likely the first thought on people’s mind when hypnosis is discussed is something like, “Will it make me quack like a duck?  Will I do something to embarrass myself?  Will I do something I am unaware of later?  Will I know what is happening?”

Hypnosis is most often associated with habit reduction.   “Will hypnosis make me stop . . . smoking, overeating, drinking too much?”

What is hypnosis?