Famous People Who Have Successfully Used Hypnosis

Orlando Bloom was so hooked on chocolate as a child, his mother called in a hypnotist to help him shape up.

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

Tiger Woods' mental coach hypnotizes him to block out distractions and focus on the golf course.

Mark Knopfler, Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Ellen DeGeneres, Ashton Kutcher and Charlize Theron beat their smoking habit through hypnosis.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis used hypnotherapy to relive and let go of tragic events in her life.

Jimmy Connors is said to have used hypnosis techniques to practice his winning strokes prior to the US Open Championship.

Kevin McBride, the celebrated Irish heavyweight boxing champion summons his hypnotist before every game, to get into the right frame of mind.

Championship golfer Jack Niklaus lauded hypnotherapy and visualization techniques as the sole reason for his improved concentration.

Mozart (1756-91) apparently composed the famous opera Cosi Fan Tutte while hypnotized.

Henry Ford (1863-1947) car manufacturer.

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) politician used post-hypnotic suggestions in order to stay awake all night and avoid tiredness during W.W.II.

Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud developed modern psychiatry as a result of learning about and practicing hypnosis.

Hollywood actor Aaron Eckhart has credited hypnosis with changing his life forever after he used the practice to give up smoking and alcohol.