Hypnosis is a naturally occurring phenomenon used widely throughout the world by many
doctors, dentists, psychologists and psychotherapists. Often referred to as "trance" it is
simply a mind skill - a way to communicate with the problem solving part of the human
mind. If you think of trance as a mystical control state, where the recipient is unconscious,
asleep or has had their mind "taken over", you would be absolutely wrong - there is no truth
in this whatsoever. When used with psychotherapeutic techniques and suggestion,
hypnosis can be a very effective form of treatment in the management of many disorders,
both physical and psychological.