self-hypnosis
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Self-hypnosis or auto-hypnosis (as distinct from hetero-hypnosis) is a form, a process, or the result of a self-induced hypnotic state.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Typological distinctions
- History
- James Braid
- Émile Coué
- Autogenic training
- Steps commonly used for self-hypnosis
- Uses
- Pain
- Self-hypnosis and stress
- Childbirth anesthesia
- Other uses
- Research
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
Self-hypnosis or auto-hypnosis (as distinct from hetero-hypnosis) is a form, a process, or the result of a self-induced hypnotic state.
Frequently, self-hypnosis is used as a vehicle to enhance the efficacy of self-suggestion; and, in such cases, the subject "plays the dual role of suggester and suggestee".
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