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

Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity came to him during one of his daily hypnosis sessions

Hypnosis was a major interest for the novelist, poet, and essayist Aldous Huxley. He practiced it and used to put his guests into trances

Anthony Hopkins used hypnotherapy to quit smoking

Ashton Kutcher, quit his smoking habit after hypnotherapy.

Ben Affleck tells Oprah: “I finally decided to quit smoking when I found out I was going to have a child. That was the thing that sort of put it over the top for me. I decided to go to a hypnotist.

My last cigarette was on November 10th, 2005, and I feel a huge difference in my health now that I don’t smoke. I feel like I’m in better shape than I was five years ago.” – Ben

Billy Joel Used hypnosis to Quit smoking

Britney Spears stopped smoking with hypnotherapy

Bruce Willis has had stuttering problems throughout his youth and was always scared it would affect his acting career. Fortunately, using hypnotherapy, he successfully overcame it.

Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron, used to puff over three packets a day on a regular basis but since going for hypnotherapy, she is now off cigarettes for good.

The Chicago White Sox hired a full-time Hypnotist and made the playoffs.

Chopin Used hypnosis for Personal development

Chuck Clausen, the former coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, used hypnotherapy for weight loss.

The former Brookside actress has revealed to the magazine 'Closer' that she can't combat her raging chocolate cravings as she tries to shed two stone of her baby weight.

So instead of resorting to crash fad diets, Claire sought the help of a celebrity hypnotherapist.

David Beckham Used hypnosis for Personal development

Debra Messing Used hypnosis for Confidence with her acting

Drew Barrymore, conquered her smoking habit using hypnotherapy.

Ellen decided she wanted rid of this longstanding smoking habit. "I work out and I'm very healthy and I like to think I'm a very intelligent person." She added, "My mother had breast cancer. I, of all people, should not smoke... I quit before and then I found an easy way to start again - I picked one up."  Ellen, now a non-smoker since 2006, told the hypnotist, "You've helped me tremendously and probably saved my life, definitely changed my life."

Emily Deschanel, (Dr. Temperance Brennan, on Bones) used HypnoBirthing for her recent baby.

Actress/model Eva Mendes had hypnotherapy to overcome her arachnophobia - an irrational fear of spiders. 

Felix Baumgartner, is the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound - but a severe claustrophobic reaction to the pressure suit he had to wear during his ascent to 39km (24 miles) and his freefall almost put the whole project in jeopardy.

He was so anxious, that he took a year off training, returned to his home in Austria and had hypnotherapy to help him prepare mentally for the challenge.

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Fergie, the lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas, keeps a hypnotherapist on speed dial when she’s touring, according to Marie Claire magazine.

Gemma, now size 18, revealed on the ITV show 'This Morning' that her life was a 'living nightmare' that 'always revolved around food'. Now she has lost three stone in just three months after paying a visit to her hypnotherapist.

Hollyoaks actress Gemma Merna has undergone hypnotherapy to combat her fear of water and to help her prepare for the new series of Splash!

Geri Halliwell, former member of the UK chart-topping pop band Spice Girls, used hypnotherapy to lose weight and get fit.

Helen Reddy, whos musical hits  include the well-known songs, “I Am Woman.”, “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “Delta Dawn,” “Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress),” “You and Me Against the World” and “Angie Baby.”, is also a practicing clinical hypnotherapist based in Sydney and patron of the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists.

Henry Ford Used hypnosis for Personal development

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

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

James Earl Jones Used hypnosis for Career Success

Jessica Alba, pregnant with her second child used HypnoBirthing.

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

Actor John Travolta utilized hypnosis to help enhance is acting skills and confidence.

Julia Roberts admitted the fact that she stuttered when she was younger, but she now speaks fluidly and is a respected actress.

According to The Mirror, Kate Middleton used HypnoBirthing to to stay calm and visualize birth.

Supermodel Kate Moss had Hypnotherapy to help her through her pregnancy

The 34-year-old, who has never gone swimming with her three kids, suffered a panic attack at the age of 15 while training for the county swimming team, reported Sun online.

Last month she underwent hypnotherapy to help her overcome the phobia and now she loves it.

Katy Perry reportedly used hypnosis to help her get over her break up with John Meyer.

Kelly Ripa used hypnosis to overcome a fear of flying.

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

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

Kim Kardashian has reportedly used a hypnotic gastric band ‘hypno-band’  to aid weight loss when she was on a post-baby weight loss regime.

The star has dropped three dress sizes to a svelte size 8 and Lily credits hypnotherapy for her weight loss.

And she says she’s shed the pounds by having her brain reprogrammed to exercise more and remove the desire to eat fattening foods.

Lily, who’s a petite 5ft 2in, said: “After the hypnotism, I want to go to the gym every day, otherwise I feel really bad. I just want to get more toned and healthy. I feel really good about everything at the moment – I’ve never been happier.”

Mark Knopfler stopped smoking using hypnotherapy

Martha Stewart underwent hypnosis for recurring nightmares along with stress and was able to overcome them. She also promoted self-hypnosis for seasonal allergies on her website.

Mary Lou Retton used hypnosis to block pain in her foot and won the Gold Medal for Gymnastics.

Matt Damon, beat his smoking habit through hypnosis.

Spice Girl Mel B, used hypnotherapy to help her over her stage fright

Mel Gibson Used hypnosis for Personal development

Mel Tillis, an American country music singer and songwriter, developed a stutter  during his childhood, a result of a bout of malaria. Using hypnotherapy, he was able to rid himself of it.

Melissa Joan Hart Used hypnosis for Hypno - Birthing

England cricket captain Mike Brearley, using hypnotherapy for battling confidence.

Celebrity foodie Nigella Lawson revealed that the secret behind her 13kg weight loss, dropping from a size 16 to a slimline 12. was hypnotherapy.

She also learned self-hypnosis techniques for home use.

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

Britain's Prince Harry used hypnotherapy to quit smoking

Princess Diana Used hypnosis for Confidence / Speaking

Rachmaninov (1873-1943) reputedly composed one of his concertos following a post-hypnotic suggestion.

The 38-year-old actress - who is nominated in the Best Actress category for her portrayal of Cheryl Strayed in 'Wild' at this year's Oscars - admitted years of being told she was too fat or short for Hollywood roles had taken their toll on her self-esteem, so she turned to hypnosis for a confidence boost before taking on the gritty role.

Ricky Martin Used hypnosis for Career Success

Robert De Niro regularly uses hypnosis to stay on top of his acting game and remain "in the zone" when on the set. 

Samuel L Jackson quit his smoking addiction by hypnotherapy

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (former member of the British Royal family), used hypnotherapy for weight loss.

Sean Connery Used hypnosis for Personal Development

Sean Penn Used hypnosis for Personal Development

Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip is also trained as a hypnotist

After forgetting her lines multiple times during the live shows, X Factor contestant Tamera Foster was sent to a hypnotherapist for help. Simon Cowell, creator of the show, knows how much the technique can help after he quit smoking with the help of hypnotherapy.

Sophie Dahl the beauty model, also kept slim using hypnotherapy

1996 – Steve Collins beats Chris Eubank in WBO Super Middleweight title after hypnosis sessions to improve focus.

Steve Hooker of Australia won the 2008 Gold Medal in Pole Vaulting after hypnosis helped him visualize winning

The Swiss Ski Team used a Hypnotherapist and 3 members won medals.

Sylvester Stallone worked with the famous hypnotherapist Gil Boyne while filming Rocky in 1975.

Lord Tennyson Alfred (1809-92) wrote complete poems while hypnotized

Thomas Edison used self—hypnosis on a regular basis

Tiffani Thiessen Used hypnosis for Hypno - Birthing

Tiger Woods used hypnosis to help him block out distractions and achieve lazer-focus on the golf course.

Tony Curtis used hypnosis to overcome his fear of flying and to improve his career.

American Olympic shooter Vincent Hancock, wins gold in the Olympic Skeet after hypnotherapy for relaxation and positive thinking

Whoopi Goldberg Used hypnosis for Fear of Flying

Winona Ryder Used hypnosis to Quit smoking

Sir Winston Churchill used post hypnotic suggestions to stay refreshed even though he was up all night during much of World War II.

Wolfgang Mozart composed his famous opera "Cosi fan tutte" while in a hypnotic trance!