# 106 - Hypnosis and Sleep: Hypnotized, Mesmerized By What My Eyes Have Found

"You are getting sleepy" is what I think about when I think of hypnosis, and given that it has been looked at as a treatment for insomnia, it makes a lot of sense. While the research linking sleep and hypnosis is a both thin and evolving, there are studies to learn from. In this episode we will:

• Look at the history of hypnosis as a sleep/insomnia tool
• Define hypnosis and learn why a failure to agree on a definition of hypnosis hurts research
• List common signs of hypnosis
• Evaluate two literature review studies on hypnosis and insomnia
• Focus on insomnia in insomnia subgroups: mild cognitive impairment, post-menopausal women, and children
• Review techniques for hypnosis

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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