Anniston, Alabama. (October 21, 2010) - The International Hypnosis Research Institute announced its approval of a nine-week hypnotherapy program specifically designed to achieve symptom reduction for the over 5 million women in the United States who suffer from the incurable Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). The program was authored and produced by Tim Brunson, PhD, the Institute’s Executive Director and founder. He is a leading authority on complementary health care issues.

“Despite hypnotherapy’s documented effectiveness for alleviating acute and chronic pain, when addressing FMS it...

The concept of hypnosis is one that involves many misconceptions and incorrect definitions. Some tried to define hypnosis based upon a variety of results that may be observed. For instance, a hypnotic subject may experience mental and physical manifestations that are somewhat different than normal. Heightened awareness, which is also called a trance state, frequently happens when a person undergoes what would be considered some form of hypnotic ritual. The existence of a trance state is central to the definition used by many hypnotherapeutic associations and the American Psychological...

Anyone who reads my full resume or view my professional signature citation, if and when I list all of my academic degrees, I have more than a few initials after my name. Of course, being in my mid-fifty’s, I have a drawer full of certifications that have associated initials. So the question is: Who cares? In my experience, some of my clients and patients really do care? Others could care less. One way to simplistically look at this is how a person uses their brain. Some people lead their lives focused on their emotions. How does something make me feel? What does my gut feelings tell me?...