The Mind Blowing Science of Hypnotherapy and its Ability to Heal Chronic Pain, Reduce Stress and Improve Sleep Quality with Dr. David Spiegel
Dhru Purohit Show
Is Hypnosis Just a Tool to Induce False Memories of Trauma?
There has been a debate about trauma, the effects of trauma and memories. Is hypnosis just a tool to induce false memories of trauma? There's been a lot of fuss about that in recent years. I use hypnosis to help people deal with traumatic events or post-traumatic stress disorder. It can be helpful. Memories are often imperfect. But people have blamed hypnosis for inducing false memories.
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Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. David Spiegel, a psychiatrist with more than 40 years of clinical and research experience with hypnosis and psychotherapy. Dhru and Dr. Spiegel discuss the many misconceptions about hypnotherapy and how it can be used as a tool to gain control over the mind and body to help people overcome trauma, heal from disease, and rewire the neurocircuitry of their brains to align with their goals and ambitions.
Dr. Spiegel is a professor and the Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition, he directs the Center on Stress and Health at Stanford, where he is also the Medical Director of its Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Spiegel has been a pioneer in integrating the principles of psychiatry with hypnosis and applying them to cancer therapies, chronic stress, pain control, trauma, and sleep disorders.
In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Spiegel dive into:
-The categories of life that hypnosis can help improve (2:22)
-A summary of what hypnosis is and what it isn’t (10:32)
-What’s happening in the brain when it undergoes a state of hypnosis (24:27)
-The history of hypnosis and how it plays into our evolution (35:10)
-Common examples of how we tap into the power of hypnosis (39:59)
-What makes some people more hypnotizable than others (49:00)
-How Dr. Spiegel has used hypnosis to benefit his own life (1:00:45)
-The difference between hypnosis and meditation (1:04:21)
-Some of the limitations of hypnosis (1:24:42)
-Using hypnotherapy to help you pursue a goal or dream (1:34:08)
-Other areas where people have benefited from hypnotherapy (1:37:24)
Also mentioned in this episode:
-Dr. Spiegel’s app, Reveri
-Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
-American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
-Division 30: Society of Psychological Hypnosis
-Psychology Today’s Find a Hypnotherapist database
For more on Dr. David Spiegel’s app, Reveri, check it out on Instagram @reveri and Facebook @tryreveri or head on over to reveri.com.
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