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