Pseudomemories and Hypnosis
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Why can hypnosis be a wonderful tool to help people deal with certain things in their lives, but also harm or destroy lives if in the wrong hands. What are your thoughts?
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Pros and cons of hypnosis are evaluated in this solution. References are also infused to validate the findings.
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1. Hypnosis can be a wonderful tool to help people deal with certain things in their life's (WHY?), but can also harm or destroy lives if in the wrong hands (WHY?). What your thoughts?
Help people's lives?
This is an accurate statement. For example, hypnotism has been helpful for many people in breaking bad habits and overcoming phobias by therapists and psychiatrists. This makes it a very useful tool to help people. Both bad habits and overcoming phobias are believed to be stored in the subconscious of a subject. The idea is that the hypnotist is able to work within the subconscious of the subject while under hypnosis where the hypnotist tries to reverse the condition ...
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