You're no idiot, of course. You know that hypnotist entertainers can hypnotize audience members and make them cluck like chickens and bark like dogs. But when it comes to understanding how you can improve your health and well-being from hypnosis, you start to feel v-e-r-r-y s-l-e-e-p-y.

Don't nod off yet, get hypnotized! The Complete Idiot's Guide^® to Hypnosis, written by noted psychologist and hypnotherapist Dr. Roberta Temes, shows you how to responsibly use hypnosis to improve your quality of life. In this Complete Idiot's Guide', Dr. Temes gives you:

• Clear, down-to-earth explanations of what hypnosis is and how it works.
• Valuable tips for finding a reputable hypnotherapist.
• Safe guidelines for bringing yourself in and out of various trance states.
• Simple and effective treatment scripts to guide the hypnotherapeutic process.
• Expert tips on solving problems in your career, love life, family life, and more.

ROBERTA TEMES, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist. She is currently a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychology at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York. An author and frequent television guest, she is editor of the first medical school textbook on hypnosis. Dr. Temes lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Study the watch very closely and learn how...

• It feels to be hypnotized.
• The process works, from script-writing to reawakening.
• To undo trauma and "recover" forgotten feelings.
• To get a good night's sleep.
• To change your eating habits and lose weight.
• Hypnosis can treat addictions to cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs. To set career goals.
• To manage physical pain.
• To improve your relationships.