"I think many people are afraid of it (hypnotherapy) because they feel like they will lose control. And its actually the opposite. It's a way of enhancing peoples control over their mental state and over certain aspects of their body functions. So you are not losing control, you are gaining control with hypnosis and it is a very valuable tool."
Dr David Speigal, Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.