6 Main Reasons Why Your Affirmations Don’t Work

In recent years, many of us enlist the ideas of positive psychology. Since “The Secret” appeared in 2006, there were many ideas of self-perfection that became known overall. One of those is affirmations, which are statements that affirm something to be true and develop a positive attitude to yourself. Numerous…

Placebo Effect vs. Nocebo Effect: the Power of Suggestion

It's incredible how an individual’s subconscious can be influenced. But what's more powerful is how the nocebo effect and the placebo effect come into play. Since the subconscious mind is what controls our body and our whole life, through suggestion, we may have many interesting events happening - some pleasant,…

Study Found the Physiological Evidence of Hypnosis

A team of researchers from Finland and Sweden found the first physiological evidence of hypnotic trance, having studied in detail an aspect which previously had been ignored by scientists. Despite the long history of the study of hypnosis, scientists still have no consensus on the essence of this phenomenon. Some…

5 Simple Tips on How to Convince Someone

Knowing how to convince someone you are talking to can be a very useful skill. The need to convince someone of your right can arise in every sphere of life: from family conflicts and relationship arguments to business negotiations. The ancient art of persuasion now is more popular by the…