Dr. Roberta Temes who is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hypnosis, and the producer of the hypnosis CD, Enjoying Weight Loss, and has been hypnotizing clients in her office and via telephone for more than 30 years joins the show.

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Dr. Roberta, as she is called by the thousands of clients who have benefited from her hypnosis, has been on the faculties of Downstate Medical School in NYC, and of Union County College in NJ. She has been in private practice in NY and NJ for many years.

Dr. Roberta is a trained hypnotist and a psychotherapist, too. She’s the author of a medical school textbook, teaching physicians about hypnosis, and the author of many psychology books. Amongst her most well-known books are "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hypnosis", "The Tapping Cure", and "Solace".

Dr. Roberta is the author of the CD series, Enjoying Weight Loss, which is sold at HypnosisNetwork.com.

Dr. Roberta figured out a way to save clients from making a trip to the east coast and pioneered in the use of hypnosis via the telephone. She now hypnotizes folks every day from the other side of the country and the other side of the world. They reach her at HypnosisByPhone.com. Smoking cessation, overcoming social anxiety, and weight loss are her specialties, along with public speaking enhancement and eliminating bad habits.

CONTACT: Dr. Roberta Temes, (908) 928-9100,  rtemes@aol.com or DrRoberta.com.

Abbreviated Transcript of Interview with Dr. Roberta Temes

Eric Michaels: Can I get stuck in a trance?
Dr. Roberta: Impossible. You will come back to regular after several minutes of quiet. You will be bored and open your eyes and be finished with hypnosis. A professional hypnotist takes you out of hypnosis easily and simply, using just a few words.

Eric Michaels: What if I am very strong-minded?
Dr. Roberta: The more strong-minded you are, the more likely you will accomplish your goal. You and the hypnotist are on the same team. You are allies, not adversaries. You both are striving for the same result.

Eric Michaels: Will I quack like a duck? Reveal all my secrets?
Dr. Roberta: Yes, you might if you go to a stage hypnotist whose job is to entertain an audience. If you go to a clinical (medical) hypnotist whose job is to help you, you will be told to do things that you want to do in order to achieve your goal. During hypnosis the hypnotist will give you instructions – you do not speak.

Eric Michaels: Are volunteers at hypnosis stage events faking it?
Dr. Roberta: No, they are truly hypnotized. But, they are the 15% of the population who are extremely hypnotizable. That’s why the stage hypnotist will ask some volunteers to return to their seats – they are not that hypnotizable, as evidenced by certain behaviors they display when first up on stage.

Eric Michaels: What are the side effects to hypnosis?
Dr. Roberta: Some people, not all, feel extremely mellow afterward and for an hour or so cannot/ should not drive or do a competitive activity. Most people will fall asleep easily that night and enjoy a deep replenishing sleep.

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