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Recent Examples of self-hypnosis
After six weeks, the researchers found that individuals in the self-hypnosis group had about a 53 percent reduction in hot flash frequency and intensity.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Repeating them in front of the mirror each night has been a vocal warmup and a self-hypnosis for Matthew.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Then get into bed and start a self-hypnosis session meant for sleep.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
Relaxation therapy: Techniques such as mediation, progressive muscle relaxation, self-hypnosis, and biofeedback can relieve stress, anxiety, and depression.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
When 'shifting' becomes a problem For those who do not suffer from a mental health condition, Sarkis likens the reality shifting phenomenon to a form of self-hypnosis, whereby fantasies can feel real and vivid.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Some evidence suggests that self-hypnosis and relaxation techniques are effective treatments.24 REM sleep behavior disorder: A healthcare provider may prescribe medications like Klonopin.
—Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Repeating them in front of the mirror each night has been a vocal warmup and a self-hypnosis for Matthew.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Then get into bed and start a self-hypnosis session meant for sleep.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
Relaxation therapy: Techniques such as mediation, progressive muscle relaxation, self-hypnosis, and biofeedback can relieve stress, anxiety, and depression.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
When 'shifting' becomes a problem For those who do not suffer from a mental health condition, Sarkis likens the reality shifting phenomenon to a form of self-hypnosis, whereby fantasies can feel real and vivid.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Some evidence suggests that self-hypnosis and relaxation techniques are effective treatments.24 REM sleep behavior disorder: A healthcare provider may prescribe medications like Klonopin.
—Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-hypnosis
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Composite sketches of a suspect were released after some witnesses, under hypnosis, claimed to have seen a man at the site of the Tim King abductions but those leads did not materialize.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Far from being a parlor trick, hypnosis is an effective treatment for IBS symptoms.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There is a quality of trance, of autohypnosis, in her style.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2021
Noun
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Breton aimed to access the unconscious through dream and automatism, a surrealist technique of creating art without conscious control, allowing spontaneous expression from the subconscious mind, free from rational thought or aesthetic rules.—
Sally Jane Brown,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sheer repetitions on the training ground were La Volpe’s best method of instilling his ideas, insisting that his players practice multiple ‘salidas’ on the left and right side of the pitch in every session to build their muscle memory, trust and automatisms.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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This hypnotism is especially conveyed through the film’s costumes.—
Eugenie Dalland,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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Other topics of his lectures over the years that followed included animal magnetism, hypnotism, and the ether.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Apr. 2024
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“Self-hypnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-hypnosis. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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