When I mention I’m studying hypnotherapy, one reaction is often a joke about stage hypnosis of losing control, being under someone’s spell from being in a trance. The short answer is no, I can’t make you bark like a dog or cluck like a chicken… Unless you want to 🙂 To clear the air, because it’s important and I’m a scientist at heart: There’s no evidence that people go into a trance. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis, so being in hypnosis is actually a normal state of being (for