Hypnotherapy To Cure Your Bad Habit

But unlike stage and screen hypnosis, hypnotherapy -- in which patients are verbally guided into a "trance" by a trained psychotherapist -- is a legitimate treatment tool endorsed by the American Psychological Association. "Hypnosis has a long and checkered history," says Jean Fain, a psychotherapist who uses hypnosis in her Massachusetts practice. "But there's a growing body of quality research showing that it can help with everything from behavioral problems and bad habits to anxiety and irritable bowel syndrome." Read more at msnbc.