Understanding Hypnosis

Education

The Importance of Learning to Solve Real-Life Problems

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 18, 2023

How asking children to solve real-life problems can help identify gaps in their basic knowledge base.

How asking children to solve real-life problems can help identify gaps in their basic knowledge base.

Fear

Dealing With Fear of the Unknown

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 11, 2023

What strategies can you use to deal with a fear of the unknown?

What strategies can you use to deal with a fear of the unknown?

Academic Problems and Skills

Inaccuracies About Health in the Media

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 4, 2023

When you read about scientific studies, how can you assess whether to change your lifestyle approach based on their results?

When you read about scientific studies, how can you assess whether to change your lifestyle approach based on their results?

Hypnosis

Tentative Belief can Lead to Real Change

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 25, 2023

How can choosing to live with appropriate “as if” scenarios prompt beneficial change in people’s lives?

How can choosing to live with appropriate “as if” scenarios prompt beneficial change in people’s lives?

Anxiety

Parental Anxiety Manifested Through "Extreme Parenting"

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 18, 2023

How can loving care provided by an anxious parent lead to a child’s development of mental health problems?

How can loving care provided by an anxious parent lead to a child’s development of mental health problems?

Unconscious

What Happens After Death?

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 11, 2023

Personal Perspective: How can the mystery of death be a gift?

Personal Perspective: How can the mystery of death be a gift?

Sleep

Mental Health Can Improve With Sleep

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 4, 2023

Can we make effective changes in our culture to permit and encourage our teenagers to sleep more?

Can we make effective changes in our culture to permit and encourage our teenagers to sleep more?

Unconscious

A Boy Describes the Appearance of His Grandfather's Ghost

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 28, 2023

How allowing patients to lead can take therapy to unexpected places.

How allowing patients to lead can take therapy to unexpected places.

Hypnosis

How Virtual Reality Might Augment Hypnosis Therapy

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 21, 2023

Virtual reality coupled with facial recognition software or the ability to measure patients’ vital signs could adjust therapeutic experiences based on the patients’ responses.

Virtual reality coupled with facial recognition software or the ability to measure patients’ vital signs could adjust therapeutic experiences based on the patients’ responses.

Unconscious

When Panic Was Triggered by a Dream

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 16, 2023

How might fear of an airplane crash be related to a traumatic experience from a roller-coaster ride?

How might fear of an airplane crash be related to a traumatic experience from a roller-coaster ride?

Hypnosis

The Dizzy Boy: A Case Study

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 15, 2023

How can physical symptoms resolve quickly with positive intention, relaxation, and subconscious work?

How can physical symptoms resolve quickly with positive intention, relaxation, and subconscious work?

Emotion Regulation

How We Can Better Control Our Emotions

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 14, 2023

Many tools can help control our emotions, including various applications of imagery and self-hypnosis techniques.

Many tools can help control our emotions, including various applications of imagery and self-hypnosis techniques.

Unconscious

Dealing With Death

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 9, 2023

A Personal Perspective: How can we better help people through the dying process?

A Personal Perspective: How can we better help people through the dying process?

Self-Help

Lessons From a Death

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 8, 2023

What kind of existential thoughts can arise while working with a dying person and during a visit to a cemetery?

What kind of existential thoughts can arise while working with a dying person and during a visit to a cemetery?

Anxiety

What to Teach Teens About Money

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 7, 2023

Discussing responsible financial decisions can give children essential knowledge that will pay dividends throughout life.

Discussing responsible financial decisions can give children essential knowledge that will pay dividends throughout life.

Unconscious

Wrestling With the Subconscious

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 1, 2023

Analyzing a Bible story in detail helps readers better appreciate the potential power of the subconscious within each of us.

Analyzing a Bible story in detail helps readers better appreciate the potential power of the subconscious within each of us.

Self-Help

Important Guidelines About Texting

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on December 31, 2022

Keeping etiquette in mind while communicating through texting helps ensure that the quality of the interactions is helpful.

Keeping etiquette in mind while communicating through texting helps ensure that the quality of the interactions is helpful.

Unconscious

Dealing With the Loss of a Parent

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on December 28, 2022

A personal perspective: What lessons can be learned after the death of a loved one?

A personal perspective: What lessons can be learned after the death of a loved one?

Unconscious

My Spiritual Relationship With My Father

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on December 27, 2022

How discussions with my father helped me better understand life and death.

How discussions with my father helped me better understand life and death.

Motivation

5 Keys for Becoming More Motivated

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on December 23, 2022

Motivation can be enhanced by addressing issues that may underlie lack of motivation, and identifying ways to reinforce the self-discipline required for consistent achievement.

Motivation can be enhanced by addressing issues that may underlie lack of motivation, and identifying ways to reinforce the self-discipline required for consistent achievement.