Cancer is related to a significant deterioration in the mental health of patients. Currently, hypnosis is investigated for its ability to assist with various side effects of this disease, such as depression, chronic fatigue, anxiety, and chronic pain.
The majority of us have linked hypnosis with an image: a man or woman brings out a chained clock, swings it like a pendulum saying something like, "At my count of three, you will do so and so… 1…2…3…!”