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Understanding Hypnosis

A beginner's guide to best practices

Unconscious
Contemplating Our Role in the Universe

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 27, 2024

Interactions with the subconscious through hypnosis provide glimpses of some thinking patterns underlying spiritual thoughts.

Interactions with the subconscious through hypnosis provide glimpses of some thinking patterns underlying spiritual thoughts.

Hypnosis
How Pets Can Be Used in Hypnotherapy

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 13, 2024

Personal Perspective: Whether real or imaginary, a pet can help patients achieve a hypnotic state and more fully realize their capabilities.

Personal Perspective: Whether real or imaginary, a pet can help patients achieve a hypnotic state and more fully realize their capabilities.

Career
9 Tips to Consider While Choosing a Career

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 6, 2024

When choosing a career, be open to learning about and exploring different alternatives, be flexible, and listen to your heart and mind as you navigate your career journey.

When choosing a career, be open to learning about and exploring different alternatives, be flexible, and listen to your heart and mind as you navigate your career journey.

Oxytocin
How Oxytocin Affects Our Relationships

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 30, 2024

Oxytocin fuels maternal instincts, tells us who brings us the most joy, helps us make friends, and is associated with the development of empathy but also hatred and prejudice.

Oxytocin fuels maternal instincts, tells us who brings us the most joy, helps us make friends, and is associated with the development of empathy but also hatred and prejudice.

Cognition
4 Ways of Thinking Differently about Disappointments

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 9, 2024

By learning how to think differently about disappointing events, we can help ourselves feel happier, more optimistic, and more ready to move forward in a constructive way.

By learning how to think differently about disappointing events, we can help ourselves feel happier, more optimistic, and more ready to move forward in a constructive way.

Personal Perspectives
What Are 10 Qualities of a Good Leader?

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 2, 2024

A Personal Perspective: The process of becoming an effective leader can take many years of learning from experiences involving failures and success.

A Personal Perspective: The process of becoming an effective leader can take many years of learning from experiences involving failures and success.

Adolescence
The Joy of Driving for Teens

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 17, 2024

Inexperience with driving is not the only reason teens are more likely than adults to be involved in fatal crashes.

Inexperience with driving is not the only reason teens are more likely than adults to be involved in fatal crashes.

Hypnosis
How Hypnosis Might Enhance Military Training

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 20, 2024

Hypnosis may have great potential to boost and preserve servicemembers' positive mood and productivity, especially during linguistics training.

Hypnosis may have great potential to boost and preserve servicemembers' positive mood and productivity, especially during linguistics training.

Psychopharmacology
The Power of Words

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on December 30, 2023

Words can carry a lot of impact within human interactions. Thus, it is important to be careful with the words you choose to use.

Words can carry a lot of impact within human interactions. Thus, it is important to be careful with the words you choose to use.