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The Strange History of Hypnosis: Magnets, Surgery, and Freud

The Strange History of Hypnosis: Magnets, Surgery, and Freud

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Hypnosis has a much stranger history than the swinging watch. It includes magnets, invisible forces, dramatic group treatments—and even major surgery before dependable chemical anesthesia.


In this episode, Stephanie and Joanne follow the surprising evolution of hypnosis. We begin with Franz Mesmer and his theory of “animal magnetism,” then meet James Braid, the skeptical surgeon who rejected Mesmer’s invisible fluid but gave hypnosis its famously misleading name.


We also explore James Esdaile’s reported use of mesmerism during surgery in colonial India, why Sigmund Freud eventually moved away from hypnosis, and how psychiatrist Milton Erickson helped restore it as a more individualized and collaborative clinical practice.


Was hypnosis discarded because it didn’t work—or because people misunderstood what was actually happening? Join us as we separate the fascinating history from the exaggerated legends and discover how hypnosis got so weird.


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