
Does Hypnosis Really Work? | Dr. David Spiegel
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Learn more about hypnosis by checking out Dr. David Spiegel's app, Reveri: https://www.reveri.com/
00:00 Intro
01:15 What is Hypnosis
12:33 Hypnosis vs. Psychology
21:17 Differences Between Practitioners
24:15 Who Is Hypnosis For?
29:27 Controversies
34:11 Does It Really Work?
41:00 Is Hypnosis Just Gaslighting?
49:26 Hypnosis For Smoking
54:17 Why Are We So Susceptible?
1:02:13 Integrative Medicine
1:06:27 My Acupuncture Story
1:11:01 Why Wouldn't It Work?
1:13:09 How He Discovered It / Asthma
1:19:28 How Hypnosis Has Changed / The Future
1:27:43 His Critics
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