The 124 Famous People Who Have Used Hypnosis

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THE 131 FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED HYPNOSIS

1. Kevin Costner flew his hypnotist to Hawaii to cure seasickness

2. Jackie Kennedy overcame tragedies in her life

3. Winona Ryder used hypnosis to quit smoking

4. Michael Jackson's musical mental blocks and relaxation

5. Samuel L Jackson smoking

6. Tony Curtis's fear of flying

7. Sean Penn used hypnosis to obtain a better quality of life.

8. Oprah Winfrey routinely had hypnotists on her television program.

9. In the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the Russian Olympic team took no less than 11 hypnotists

to develop mental clarity and help the athletes with visualization

10. England cricket captain Mike Brearley's game was improved by a Hypnotherapist 

11. Ben Affleck used hypnosis to become a nonsmoker.

12. Gaganjeet Bhullar qualified for the 2009 British Open by using Golf Hypnosis administered by a hypnotherapist to program a winning mindset.

13. Boxer Collins attributed to the focusing of attention created by hypnosis. Collins was

programmed to deliver two punches to Eubank’s one. In the fight, Eubank threw 300

punches, Collins threw over 600.

14. Sean Connery Used Hypnosis for Personal Development

15. In 1967, a dentist, Dr. Raymond Abrezol, guided the Swiss ski team to achieve Olympic

gold medals using hypnotic techniques.

16. Jane Pauly used hypnosis on her network show

17. Whoopi Goldberg Used hypnosis for Fear of Flying

18. Arthur Godfrey’s shows had hypnotists on television even before color TV existed.

19. In the 1988 Seoul Olympic Summer Games, when Olympic diver Greg Louganis hit his

head on the board while performing a complicated dive during the 3 meter final. In what is

considered one of the greatest feats in sporting history, Louganis, his head gushing blood,

had the wound treated while he put earphones on to listen to hypnosis tapes.had the wound treated while he put earphones on to listen to hypnosis tapes.

20. Ken Norton used hypnosis in 1973 to beat Muhammed Ali. He also broke Muhammed's jaw

in this fight.

21. Shortstop Ozzie Smith St. Louis Cardinals

22. In 1984, Mary Lou Retton used hypnosis to prepare for the Los Angeles Olympics. She won a gold medal even though she had an injured foot.

23. In 1983, Chicago Clubs hired a hypnotist and made the playoffs.

24. Phil Jackson used hypnosis while playing for the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers.

25. In baseball, Nolan Ryan, George Brett, Maury Wills, and Don Sutton report to have used

hypnosis before games.

26. Tiger Woods is an excellent example of an incredible athlete who has used hypnosis to

achieve phenomenal success in golf. He has reportedly been utilizing powerful

self-hypnosis techniques since his early teens.

27. Orlando Bloom was so hooked on chocolate as a child his mother called in a hypnotist to

please help him.

28. Sigmund Freud developed modern psychiatry as a result of learning about and practicing

hypnosis.

29. Sylvester Stallone, an actor, worked with a hypnotist while filming Rocky in 1975 after struggling as an actor. Sylvester Stallone used hypnosis for motivation to cope with the countless rejections his manuscript for his film ‘Rocky’. That movie went on to make millions at the box office.

30. Alfred, Lord Tennyson repeated names to himself like a hypnotic mantra to

access different states of consciousness in which whole poems came to him.

31. Michael Jordan is Probably the best basketball player of all time. He used hypnosis in his team the Chicago Bulls.

32. Jack Nicklaus (golf pro) openly claims that hypnotherapy and visualization techniques are the sole reason for his improved concentration during play.

33. The famous tennis player Andre Agassi used hypnosis to win 17 gold masters. Energy,

control, focus, strength, and power

34. Rod Crew: This baseball player used hypnosis to make him one of the best players ever. He

was able to visualize

35. Shaquille O’Neal, an Excellent basketball player, used hypnosis with the Los Angeles Lakers

with Kobe Bryant for better aim, energy, and skill.

36. Frank Bruno used hypnosis during his boxing career to focus on winning each fight

37. Andy Cole, a footballer, used hypnosis to become the 2nd best goal-scorer

38. Dexter Jackson used hypnosis in 2008. Mr. Olympia Winner

39. Dan Luger often used hypnosis to lead the edge in the world of rugby

40. Steve Hooker, Olympic Gold Medalist Pole Vault holder, used hypnotism to win a gold medalin Beijing

41. Jimmy Conners took advantage of the power of hypnosis & won 148 titles & 8 grand slams.

42. Kevin McBride: Top Irish boxer who beat Tyson with the aid of hypnosis and extra mind

power.

43. Shannon Bahrke, Olympic freestyle skier. World Cup champion and silver medalist with the

help of hypnosis.

44. Cory Everson, a Female bodybuilder, won the Miss Olympia six times. Cory uses mind

power and hypnosis to shape her physique

45. Dorian Yates This massive British bodybuilder won the Mr. Olympia 7 times, beating Arnold

using hypnosis

46. Pittsburg Steelers used hypnosis

47. Walton Glenn Eller, a native of Katy, Texas, won the Gold Medal and set two Olympic

Records in Men’s Double Trap with Hypnosis

48. The entire 1983 Chicago White Sox team used hypnosis to help win their division and reach the playoffs that year.

49. Chuck Clausen (former coach of the Philadelphia Eagles) used hypnosis.

50. Tampa Bay Lighting (goaltender Kevin Weekes and center Brad Richards) NHL

hockey players discussing their use of hypnotism in the St. Petersburg Times

51. Bill Buckner, professional major league baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and

Los Angeles Dodgers discusses how he used hypnosis to become one of the best

hitters in the MLB

52. Jim Eisenreich, professional major league baseball player for the Minnesota Twins

discusses how he used hypnosis to get over nervousness

53. Adam Nelson, Olympic Silver Medalist in shotput, speaks to NPR about using

hypnotism to win Olympic medals in an interview transcribed from radio on May

27, 2008.

54. Ivan Thomas wins the 400m World Cup race after using hypnosis

55. Deana Rushworth, a PGA Golf Professional, discusses using hypnosis to work on her

mental game

56. Damion Easley, a famous Anaheim Angles and Detroit Tigers Major League

Baseball player speaking on using hypnosis

57. Professional boxer Tommy “2 Guns” Griffith uses hypnotism to prepare for fights.

58. Jeff Jaeger, NFL kicker for the Oakland Raiders, uses hypnosis to perform better.

59. Bill Bates, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys, uses hypnosis to perform better.

60. Vincent Hancock, Olympic Gold Medalist in Skeet Shooting is discussed in San

Francisco Chronicle/Gate on Sunday, August 17, 2008, about his use of hypnosis.

61. Bob Reese, the head trainer and hypnotherapist of the New York Jets, uses relaxation and

visualization techniques to reprogram his players.

62. Olympic skater Dorothy Hamill utilized hypnosis

63. Sophie Dahl (model): Lost a massive amount of weight with help from hypnosis

64. Mark McGuire has used a sports psychologist/hypnotist

65. Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) used post-hypnotic suggestions to stay awake all

night and sidestepped tiredness during W.W.II.

66. Mozart (1756-91) composed the famous opera “Cosi fan tutte” while hypnotized.

67. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was known to have his hypnosis sessions every day.

68. Mark Knopfler stopped smoking with hypnosis.

69. Matt Damon stopped smoking with hypnosis.

70. Drew Barrymore stopped smoking with hypnosis.

71. Ashton Kutcher stopped smoking with hypnosis.

72. Charlize Theron beat the smoking habit through hypnosis.

73. Hollywood actor Aaron Eckhart has credited hypnosis with changing his life forever after he

used the practice to give up smoking and alcohol.

74. Scott Adams, the Dilbert comic strip creator, is also trained as a hypnotist.

75. Kate Middleton used HypnoBirthing, a powerful hypnosis technique

76. Julia Roberts used hypnosis for stuttering

77. Melissa Joan Hart. Child Birth

78. Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his "Second Piano Concerto" following a post-hypnotic

Nikolai Dahl, a pioneer in hypnosis, gave the suggestion.

79. Martha Stewart's Hypnosis eradicated poor Martha's recurring nightmares of jail

80. The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, used hypnosis smoking, weight, and nail-biting.

81. Car manufacturer and billionaire Henry Ford was a loyal hypnosis client

82. Mel Gibson underwent hypnosis to help him deal with his problems

83. Courtney Love used hypnosis to control weight

84. Bruce Willis used hypnosis to help stop stuttering.

85. Daryl Hannah used hypnosis to end her debilitating stage fright.

86. Kim Kardashian has reportedly used a ‘hypno-band’ (hypnotic form of the gastric band) to

aid weight loss

87. Chopin (1810-1849), pianist and composer, both took classes in hypnosis at the University of

Strasbourg.

88. Jessica Alba, pregnant with her second child, decided to use hypnosis.

89. Kelly Rippa of the TV show Regis & Kelly used hypnosis to overcome her fear of flying.

90. Pat Collins hypnotized Lloyd Bridges (of “Sea Hunt”)

91. Ricky Martin (Singer) – He has used Hypnosis to advance his singing career.

92. Pitching great Sandy Koufax, how to reduce his smoking habit with hypnosis.

93. Emily Deschanel (Dr. Temperance Brennan, on Bones) used HypnoBirthing for her recent

baby.

94. Steve Allen and Linda Christian board-rigid across chairs in cataleptic trances

95. Florence Henderson resolved her fear of flying and became a hypnotist.

96. Prince Harry is the latest in a list of famous people who turn to HypnotherapHypnotherapy Reddy now practices as a clinical hypnotherapist and motivational speaker.

98. Cary Grant overcame insomnia with hypnosis

99. Johnny Mathis overcame stage fright with hypnosis100. Orson Wells was also a very well-known hypnotist

100. Ventriloquist Paul Winchell was also a hypnotist.

101. James Earl Jones's voice of Darth Vader (Star Wars) used hypnosis to overcome stuttering.

102. Princess Diana used hypnosis for public speaking and confidence.

103. Dolly Parton, the country singer/songwriter, used hypnosis to improve her songwriting.

104. Nigella Lawson revealed that hypnotherapHypnotherapycret behind her 13kg weight loss.

105. Lilly Tomlin used hypnosis to become more creative in her comedy writing.

106. Richard Branson used hypnosis to prepare for a world trip in a hot air balloon.

107. Lord Tennyson Alfred (1809-92) wrote complete poems while hypnotized.

108. Thomas Edison used self—hypnosis regularly.

109. Lily Allen had lost so much weight that she dropped three dress sizes. Accomplished with hypnosis.

110. Reese Witherspoon. She used Hypnosis while on the set to help tame her nerves.

111. Simon Cowell used hypnosis to become free of smoking

112. Demi Moore used hypnosis to forget her love for Ashton Kutcheraty Perry went to a hypnotist to stop smoking

113. John McAfee used hypnosis to help his employees to excel.

114. Geri Halliwell The ex-spice girl used hypnotherapHypnotherapyight to get fit.

115. Ashton Kutcher (actor): Aston is a big fan of hypnosis and uses it for various issues.

116. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Used hypnosis to overcome her lifelong fear of snakes.

117. Ellen DeGeneres (celebrity): Ellen underwent hypnosis live on her TV show

118. Anthony Hopkins used hypnosis to quit smoking

119. Courtney Cox stopped smoking with hypnosis

120. Today Show Al Roker, Ellie Kemper, Natalie Morales Get Hypnotized on Live TV

121. Melanie Brown (former Spice Girl) on how hypnosis helped her to overcome anxiety.

122. Fergie (member of the Black Eyed Peas) hypnotherapy helped her with drug addiction.

123. Jean Alesi Racing Car Driver – Uses Hypnosis

124. Actor John Travolta utilized hypnosis to help enhance his acting skills and confidence  

Note:  You might be surprised to learn how many of your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and sports teams have experienced positive changes through the power of hypnosis. Mind Changes can make a real difference in people's lives, and you'll be amazed at their impact on those around you.