In the article "The Power of Hypnosis", he talks about how hypnosis is used today, to treat everything from chronic pain to bad study habits. Deirdre Barrett, in the article she talks about her first case of hypnotherapy. She explains that most people think that no one should be hypnotized because it shows weak willpower. However, she says she learned during her classes that hypnotizability is linked to intelligence, awareness and concentration. She talks about all the benefits of hypnosis, including how it is used to reduce patients' pain and anxiety during surgery. In the same way that she uses hypnosis to make her patient stop smoking. In the second article that I found on the “penguin science” site, the article hypnosis, describes the meaning of the term. The term “hypnosis” derives from the Greek word hypnos, “to sleep,” and the suffix –osis “(I) fall asleep.” This article explains that when someone is in a state of hypnosis, the person's consciousness is said to be in a state that is extremely sensitive and open to suggestion. According to Diren, a person under hypnosis would be in a state where they can block out all distractions and focus on a certain dream or thought in their mind. Many people believe that they cannot be hypnotized, but the fact is that anyone can be hypnotized, even when they are fully alert, only if they also want to be. This article also talks about hypnotherapy and its results in healing warts, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, which are skin diseases. Finally, this article explains how a person can practice self-hypnosis as a form of increasing motivation, for example to reduce stress. These people who have self-hypnotized themselves use mental machines or sometimes hypnotic recordings. The 3rd source the book, the sect...... middle of paper...... something magical, that other people could actually take control of your body. But after doing a little more research, I realized there are more than just a few that make you raise your hand. It is very natural for people to be hypnotized, like when you block out everything in your life and focus on just one thing. I guess that's why people, when they see someone cute, say, "I'm hypnotized" because they only focus on that cute person. What I found very interesting was reading about hypnotherapy. It's truly amazing how I've heard so many stories of people trying to quit smoking and many of them failing. But now, thanks to hypnotherapy, some can simply quit smoking. The fact is that anyone can hypnotize themselves, just like when we dream. So now I'm going to start hypnotizing myself using hypnosis videos on YouTube, to de-stress, wink.