Benefits of hypnosis | David Spiegel, MD

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🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Episode #297. Think hypnosis is for stage shows and witches? Think again. Learn from Stanford Professor David Spiegel about how this revolutionary treatment approach can help break bad habits, manage pain, and improve a range of conditions from insomnia to IBS. You’ll learn what clinical hypnosis is, how it works, and how it differs from meditation. Dr Spiegel also addresses some common fears and misconceptions about this practice, explaining the research and how it fits in with psychotherapy and clinical guidelines. Tune in to discover whether hypnosis might be a good approach for you and how to get started. Specifically, we discuss: Intro to Hypnosis with Stanford's David Spiegel (00:00) Exploring Hypnosis with Stanford Professor David Spiegel (01:53) The Science of Hypnosis Demystified (09:12) Examples of Hypnosis in Smoking Cessation (13:17) Clinical Hypnosis: Control and Perspective Shift (18:10) Pain Management Through Hypnosis (21:46) Hypnosis in Treating PTSD and IBS (30:33) Role of Hypnosis in Psychiatry and Scientific Research (36:44) Are You Hypnotizable? (43:31) Hypnosis and Meditation: Understanding the Differences (48:27) Efficacy of Hypnosis via Apps: Usage and Advice (56:52) Enhancing Sleep Quality with Hypnosis: 1:01:34 Exploring Psychedelics in Trauma Therapy: 1:06:29 Integrating Hypnosis in Psychiatric Treatments: 1:10:37 Evolving Perception of Hypnosis in Medical Community: 1:16:25 Hypnosis and Meditation: Key Differences and Benefits: 1:17:38 Hypnosis vs. Opioids: Safety and Efficacy Compared: 1:19:27 Conclusion: The Future of Hypnosis: 1:24:55 Connect with Professor David Spiegel through the Reveri platforms on Instagram, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn. Learn more about Reveri and download the app at https://www.reveri.com/. Sponsors: If you want to improve your health, you need to measure where you’re currently at. InsideTracker analyses up to 48 blood biomarkers including ApoB, LDL, HDL, A1C, and more before giving you advice to optimise your health. Get a 20% discount on your first order at insidetracker.com/simon. Shopify, the world's leading e-commerce platform, helps you turn browsers into buyers with the internet’s best-converting checkout–up to 36% better compared to other leading ecommerce platforms. To boost your conversion rate, and grow your business, sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/proof. Eimele Essential 8 is a comprehensive multivitamin that is scientifically formulated to complement your plant-rich diet, increase and sustain your energy, support the immune system, as well as heart and brain health. Head to Eimele.com and use code SIMON at checkout for 10% off your first order. Whoop, the most advanced fitness and health wearable available. Your personalised fitness and health coach to recover faster, sleep better, and train smarter. Claim your first month free on join.whoop.com/simon. Simon Hill, MSc, BSc (Hons) Creator of theproof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants Watch the episodes on YouTube or listen on Apple/Spotify Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Nourish your gut with my Plant-Based Ferments Guide Download my complimentary Two-Week Meal Plan and high protein Plant Performance recipe book

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0:00.0	All hypnosis is self hypnosis. I don't do anything to people. I show them how to manage their own hypnotic ability.
0:07.6	And you and I know that people believe a whole lot of things that are just flat out not true.
0:12.1	I had a young woman came to see me. Her pain was
0:15.2	seven out of ten when we started. We got it down to three out of ten. She said, I can live with this. But she looked
0:20.0	angry. And I said, what are you angry about?
0:23.0	And she said, why in the hell are you the last doctor I got sent to instead of it first?
0:27.6	I think people are afraid of it.
0:30.4	I think they do associate it as you mentioned with stage shows and things like that.
0:35.8	They're afraid they'll lose control when really they're gaining control.
0:39.2	You feel your body floating in space and now picture in your mind's eye an imaginary screen
0:44.8	could be a movie screen TV screen computer screen or a piece of clear blue sky and
0:50.4	picture on it a pleasant scene somewhere you enjoy being.
0:54.0	Now first of all with your eyes closed and remaining in the state of concentration please tell me how your body is feeling right now.
1:00.0	In today's episode I sit down with Stanford professor David Spiegel to talk about
1:06.1	the benefits of hypnosis. I know what you're thinking. Hypnosis isn't that
1:10.8	witchcraft? That's what I thought too. It turns out that hypnosis is much more than that.
1:16.4	And there's a distinction between stage hypnosis, what you may have seen on TV or at a magic show,
1:25.1	and clinical hypnosis. And with 40 years of clinical and research experience in psychiatry and psychotherapy,
1:30.0	including hypnosis, 400 plus peer-reviewed papers and 140 book chapters, Dr.
1:36.2	Spiegel is perfectly placed to help us make that distinction.
1:40.7	What is hypnosis?
1:42.1	What happens to the brain during hypnosis?
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