Were you looking for hypnosis on Facebook when you logged on? Did you think that you would be hypnotised by the posts as you scrolled through them? Maybe twitter is working its hypnotic magic on you instead, How is social media hypnotising us on a day to day basis?

I find social media and its rise to be very interesting but I do have to admit that it sometimes seems that people are being hypnotised by facebook and twitter. Have you ever just "had a quick look" at what your friends are up to and found that an hour has passed whilst you watched videos and looked at pictures of cats?

It's that hypnosis on social media that has pulled you in. People often think that hypnosis is a strange and mystical thing and all about taking control of your mind but it isn't that at all. It is a normal state and really just that relaxed feeling of daydreaming, exactly like you may find when you are looking at facebook. Have you ever been driving and realised that you cannot remember the last couple of miles? That's called highway hypnosis and is very common. It's a little like getting so involved in a film that you forget about the outside world and get drawn into the story.

Hypnotherapy is different of course in many ways. As a Clinical Hypnotherapist I use a variety of techniques and it certainly isn't just closing your eyes and imagining that you are walking down some stairs. I first learnt about hypnotherapy when I had hypnosis for insomnia over twenty years ago. I slept so badly that I didn't think I could ever change things but I did and when I learnt how to relax I never looked back. It is really all about learning to relax and let go of stress and anxiety and that must be a good thing surely? When I see all the moaning and negative posts of facebook I can see that it isn't really how I want to spend my time, but perhaps you see it another way?

So, maybe its time to find a different way to relax. It's fine to let the facebook hypnosis pull you in once in a while, but if you start to spend too much time under its spell perhaps you are missing out on what is happening for real around you.

I know that it is great to see what your friends are up to, but if you can why not go and see them or a family member you haven't seen for a while for real!

If you would like to know how it feels to by hypnotised, it's just a relaxing feeling and you are always in control. In fact you can listen to a free relaxation MP3 here: http://www.markpowlett.co.uk/freerelaxationdownload.html

When is the new Adele album out? Singer Adele has vanished from our screens even if her music still gets played on rotation all around the world but she hasn't been resting on her laurels, she has decided join the list of celebrities who quit smoking with hypnosis.

Adele has spoken about wanting to quit smoking before and part of her problem has been that she herself says that she loves smoking and if she wasn't a singer then she would just carry on smoking as much as she wanted. She has now visited a Harley Street Hypnotherapist to have a session to help her stop smoking with hypnosis. This isn't the first time that Adele has had hypnotherapy though. In intervews during the release of the James Bond movie that she sand the theme tune to, Skyfall, she talked about how she suffered from nerves about going on stage. Hypnotherapy for nerves that happen in performing is very common indeed.

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In the past she has had to cancel tour dates and it was said that this was in part due to her neves. This also happened because her doctors warned her that if she didn't quit smoking for good then she would damage her vocal cords for good.

Hypnotherapy is in fact statistically the most successful way to give up smoking. It's much more successful than using patches and gum and can save you a huge amount of money as well as helping you to get your health back.

Adele will find that Hypnotherapy won't work for her! ... But would it work for you?

The most interesting thing is that in this case it simply wont work and Adele has spent money on going to a Harley Street Hypnoherapist who has charged a huge amount for the service when they should not have bothered. Watch the video below and you can see that the way Adele talks about quitting smoking that it isn't something she actually wants to do. When you watch the video below and listen to the way that she talks about smoking it is clear that actually she doesn't want to give up smoking at all. You would think if you went to see a Harley Street Hypnotherapist they would be acting in your best interests but in this case it seems that has not happened...

Adele...you can't stop smoking with hypnosis if you don't want to! Watch and see what she says for yourself below....

You can read all about hypnosis to quit smoking like Adele here: http://www.markpowlett.co.uk/quitsmoking.html

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I always have a question that I ask anyone who contacts me to ask about quit smoking hypnotherapy and it is simply...How much do you want to stop smoking?  Here's another youtube video that illustrates that point...

How to Stop smoking with Hypnotherapy video on Youtube....