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A very brief history of hypnosis

Hypnosis has been around for at least three thousand years having been used in the Sleep Temples of Thebes by the ancient Eqyptians.

Most people have heard of “mesmerism” as used by Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815).  He successfully healed patients with a theatrical form of hypnosis.

James Esdaile (1808-1859) used hypnotic anaesthesia for thousands of minor surgeries in India before chemical anaesthetics were introduced.  

James Braid (1795-1860) developed many hypnotic techniques and created the name ‘hypnotism’ from Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep.

Many people since, including Sigmund Freud, have used and developed hypnosis as we know it today to cure both physical and emotional illnesses.