Don't quote me on this, but I'm pretty sure a past surgeon general in the USA (over 20 years ago) was asked how he would define hypnosis. His answer? "It's something, it's everything, it's nothing", so nothing new…
To Kathleen, I'd be doubling my rates to that client right now.
To Grace, sounds to me that "specialist" was a master hypnotist, just at giving negative suggestions.
Please excuse my levity.
Also, and this is particularly useful with…
To me, having worked with a lot of smokers of both kinds... I have usually found that they mix their marijuana, "pot", "dope"... whatever with tobacco in joints or pipes. The worst part of the addiction is the nicotine. If they…