Hypnosis

<p>Hypnosis is now being used by doctors dentists and therapists to help cure or relieve a wide range of illnesses personality problems and emotional and psychological conditions. </p> <p>It has been used to treat phobias and many nervous symptoms; the help people give up smoking alcohol and drugs; to overcome shyness stammering uncontrollable blushing nail biting and certain allergies; to curb weight problems (both obesity and anorexia); to help overcome impotence frigidity and other sexual difficulties; in dentistry as a substitute to local anaesthetics and to counter 'needle-phobia' tooth-grinding and excessive salivation; to alleviate pain and insomnia; to achieve relaxation in pregnancy and childbirth; and also in the treatment of behaviour problems and in crime detection.</p> <p>Originally published in 1981 in this book the late Dr David Waxman - a medically qualified therapist who had practised hypnosis for over twenty years at the time of writing and who had lectured on the subject throughout the world - explains exactly what hypnosis is; gives a concise history of its practice; discusses the scientific theories about it and how it is used today; and describes what it can and cannot do and when and how it is best used. </p>