Hypnosis and Meditation

Research on hypnosis and meditation has helped identify fact from fiction when it comes to claims of their impacts. Although such discoveries have helped define capabilities of hypnosis, research has not provided conclusive evidence as to how it modifies the mind. The controversy centers on whether hypnosis truly creates an altered state of mind, like sleep does, for instance. Regardless of disagreements surrounding theories of hypnosis, researchers concur that it can prove helpful for some therapeutic conditions, as well as for pain relief for some individuals.