autohypnosis

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Among the ways he treats the former child soldiers, Mr. Mekhlafi said, is “autohypnosis.”

From New York Times

Physicians would call it natural, an effect of autohypnosis, but there is no reason why it may not have been just as miraculous as the stigmata of the saints.

From Project Gutenberg

Autohypnosis is always a mark of degeneracy in the natural order, and to call the ecstacy of a saint autohypnosis not only takes all worth from the manifestation, but the assertion is also untrue.

From Project Gutenberg

In hypnosis or autohypnosis the subject's mind and body are degenerate; in sanctity, where at times may be displayed certain effects that resemble autohypnosis, there is always a sound mind.

From Project Gutenberg

Pain has been abolished through some kind of autohypnosis; local surgeons operate without anesthesia by drugs.

From Time Magazine Archive