Can you control my thoughts? No.

What aphantasia taught me about the extraordinary differences between our minds Shortly after I began working as a hypnotherapist, I discovered something that genuinely shocked me. Not everybody sees pictures in their mind the way I do. I had always assumed that when I asked someone to picture a beautiful beach, imagine their childhood home, or visualize a loved one's face, they experienced something similar to what I did. Apparently, I was wrong. I discovered a fascinating phenomenon called...

I recently watched a simple experiment that made me think about just how powerful and sometimes dangerous the human mind can be. A group of people were offered cups of water. They weren't told much about where it came from, but the presentation suggested that this was something special. Something premium. Something worth analyzing. And analyze it they did. People took sips and began describing what they were experiencing. One person thought the water tasted better than expensive bottled...