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Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental & Physical Health & Performance

Feb 21, 2022

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Hypnosis can be used to enhance mental and physical health by changing brain states and facilitating control over mind and body.

Specific brain networks are involved in hypnotic states, with decreased activity in certain regions contributing to therapeutic benefits.

Hypnosis is effective in treating trauma-related disorders and phobias, offering a safe environment for restructuring understanding of traumatic events and providing a sense of control.

Self-hypnosis techniques, learned from professionals or through specialized apps, can be effective in achieving therapeutic outcomes and offer convenient access to the benefits of hypnosis.

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Hypnosis and its Clinical Applications

Hypnosis, a state of highly focused attention, can be a powerful tool for various clinical applications. By changing brain states, hypnosis can enhance control over mind and body, making it useful for stress reduction, improving sleep, and managing anxiety. It can dissociate somatic reactions from psychological reactions, allowing individuals to feel more in control. Hypnosis has been shown to be effective in treating phobias, improving pain management, and even enhancing outcomes in medical procedures. The benefits of hypnosis can be experienced relatively quickly, and evidence suggests that it can lead to long-term changes. While seeing a professional trained in hypnosis is recommended, self-hypnosis techniques and the use of specialized apps like Reverie can also be effective in achieving therapeutic outcomes.

Processing Physical and Emotional Pain: Finding Opportunity for Healing and Action

01:23

Phobias and negative association

01:34

How to Hypnotize Your Eyes

00:46

Hypnosis: A Way to Enhance Your Control Over Your Mind and Body

04:05

Introduction

3min

The Reverie Ap Is a New Tool for Hypnosis and Breath Work

3min

Thesis Neutrop - A Smart Drug

3min

What Is Hypnosis?

2min

How Did You Get Into Hypnosis?

3min

Is It Dangerous to Hypnotize a Minor Without Parental Consent?

5min

Do You Know What Happens When You Exit Hypnosis?

3min

How Does Hypnosis Work?

3min

Does Hypnosis Work in a Hypnotic State?

3min

10.

Hypnosis Can Be Used for Stress Reduction

3min

11.

Do Self Hypnosis for Sleep?

3min

12.

The Power Isn't With the Dog, It's With You

2min

13.

What's Different About Tramadol?

6min

14.

Using Hypnosis to Help You Deal With Tramatic Episodes

2min

15.

Is KEDAMA Useful for Tramadol?

4min

16.

What Is the Power of Clinical Hypnosis and How Does It Work?

2min

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Is Hypnosis Helpful for Pain?

5min

18.

Is Hypnosis for Obsessive Thoughts?

2min

19.

You're Not Letting Your Emotions Guide You

2min

20.

How to Prevent Pseudopathology From Happening

2min

21.

What Is Hypnotize Ability?

4min

22.

Seizures and Hysteria

2min

23.

Eye Movement and Levels of Consciousness

2min

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Eye Movement - What's the Difference?

2min

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The Eyes Are Outside the Cranial Vault

2min

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Does Repeated Hypnosis Increase Hypnotize Ability?

2min

27.

E M D R - What Are Your Thoughts?

4min

28.

How to Regulate Affect in Dreams

2min

29.

Exposure Therapy

6min

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How Should We Think About Mind and Body?

4min

31.

How Do I Deal With Grief?

4min

32.

Can Children Be Safely Hypnotized?

3min

33.

Are You Aware of Coordinated Hypnosis?

2min

34.

The Importance of Breathing Patterns in Hypnosis

4min

35.

The Key Elements of Hypnosis

2min

36.

Is Clinical Hypnosis a Good Tool?

3min

37.

Huberman Lab Podcast - Dr David Speagle Hypnosis

3min

My guest is Dr. David Spiegel MD, Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health and Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Spiegel has more than 40 years of clinical and research experience with hypnosis, stress physiology, and psychotherapy. In this episode, we examine the role of clinical hypnosis for the treatment of trauma, chronic pain, anxiety and more. Dr. Spiegel explains how to determine your level of ‘hypnotizability’ and provides case studies of incredible successes with hypnosis to treat a variety of ailments. We also discuss how breathing, vision and directed mental focus can modulate internal states and enhance performance. Additionally, we discuss how the adoption of self-hypnosis techniques can reduce stress and enhance sleep in anyone. Dr. Spiegel teaches us how hypnosis works at the neural circuit level to enhance cognitive flexibility. Throughout the episode, Dr. Spiegel summarizes key clinical trials and peer-reviewed findings and resources to work with a trained clinical professional or to do guided self-hypnosis.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Dr. David Spiegel MD, Hypnosis

(00:04:20) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT

(00:09:09) Clinical Hypnosis

(00:16:45) Stage Hypnosis

(00:20:25) Neurobiology of Hypnosis

(00:26:04) ADHD

(00:28:22) Hypnosis for Stress & Sleep

(00:32:12) Hypnosis to Strengthen Neural Connections

(00:37:19) Restructuring Trauma Narratives

(00:45:14) Ketamine Therapy

(00:50:07) Self-directed Hypnosis, Reveri

(00:56:53) Eliminating Obsessive Thoughts, Superstitions

(01:01:50) ‘Hypnotizability’, the Spiegel Eye-roll Test

(01:15:36) EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing)

(01:21:43) Confronting Stress & Trauma

(01:27:56) The Mind-Body Connection

(01:31:35) Dealing with Grief

(01:35:45) Hypnosis in Children & Groups

(01:40:06) Drug Therapies & Hypnosis

(01:42:39) Breathing Patterns, Peak Performance

(01:50:00) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Supplements, Instagram, Twitter

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Huberman Lab

Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental & Physical Health & Performance

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Hypnosis and its Clinical Applications

Understanding Hypnotic Brain States

Hypnosis for Trauma and Phobia Treatment

Self-Hypnosis and Clinical Hypnosis: Access and Effectiveness

Hypnosis as a Skill to Manage Pain and Anxiety

The Role of Hypnosis in Dealing with Obsessive Thoughts

Hypnotizability and its Evaluation

The Relationship Between Hypnosis and Mind-Body Connection

Processing Physical and Emotional Pain: Finding Opportunity for Healing and Action

Phobias and negative association

How to Hypnotize Your Eyes

Hypnosis: A Way to Enhance Your Control Over Your Mind and Body

Thank you to our sponsors

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Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental & Physical Health & Performance

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Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Hypnosis and its Clinical Applications

Understanding Hypnotic Brain States

Hypnosis for Trauma and Phobia Treatment

Self-Hypnosis and Clinical Hypnosis: Access and Effectiveness

Hypnosis as a Skill to Manage Pain and Anxiety

The Role of Hypnosis in Dealing with Obsessive Thoughts

Hypnotizability and its Evaluation

The Relationship Between Hypnosis and Mind-Body Connection

Processing Physical and Emotional Pain: Finding Opportunity for Healing and Action

Phobias and negative association

How to Hypnotize Your Eyes

Hypnosis: A Way to Enhance Your Control Over Your Mind and Body

Thank you to our sponsors

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