Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Blog

Hypnosis is powerful, but it has limits—and those limits reveal far more about human nature than most people realise. Many assume that hypnosis “doesn’t work” when the results are less than stellar, but that's not the real story. Usually, it's because the subconscious is doing exactly what it’s designed to do: 1: Keep us safe. 2: Protect our identity. The two real cases that follow show what's actually happening when a person consciously says they want change…but their inner

Part II: You Can't Forbid a Need Sycophancy—that obstinate AI issue. Too agreeable. Too supportive. Too willing to jump into delusion with you, just to keep you happy. Not good. Not only because it’s not honest, but also because it’s dangerous. · It’s an enabler/magnifier of one’s dysfunction of choice. · It’s untrustworthy. · It’s a lawsuit waiting to happen. Obviously, a valid industry (and societal) concern. Huge resources have been dedicated to solving t

PART 1 Let’s do something fun here. Let’s play a game of “What if?” where we apply the lens I use (an interesting mix of cognitive neuroscience, psychology, theory of mind, and hypnosis) to Artificial Intelligence. Why? Because I suspect that many of the same principles can be applied. Let’s explore it. Firstly, I think it’s important to face reality. This genie is NOT going back into the bottle—no matter how upset people are. There are simply too many vastly powerful peopl