If you’re curious about the mind

This is a short walk through three rooms: your own attention, a few calm minutes, and hypnosis you practice on yourself.

If you came hoping for a trick that works on someone else, like a spouse, a neighbor, or a room full of people, the answer is no, and we'd rather say so up front. Mind control on this site means caring for your own thoughts: where your attention goes, how you keep a habit, and how you talk to yourself when an afternoon falls apart. Other people's choices stay theirs.

If you'd like your own mind back from a wandering hour, you're in the right place. Curious readers of every kind are welcome, and the same rule applies to everyone.

1. 1. Mind control, for your own mind

   Start with mind control. If your afternoons scatter and you'd like your attention back without scolding yourself, read a scattered afternoon. The FAQ answers “Do you teach mind control of other people?” with a clear no.

2. 2. Meditation, a practice of attention

   The next room is meditation, a way of practicing attention. If you'd rather stay off the floor, a good place to start is five minutes in a chair.

   If stillness makes you feel worse, stop. You're always allowed to. If the distress keeps growing, talk with your doctor instead of pushing through to finish. If you're in crisis in the United States, call or text 988 (https://988lifeline.org/).

3. 3. Hypnosis, with self-hypnosis inside

   The third room is hypnosis. Self-hypnosis is one practice inside it, something you do for yourself, so it doesn't have its own spot in the menu. The glossary explains both hypnosis and self-hypnosis.

   Use it only on yourself, and never while you're driving or doing anything else that needs your full attention. The FAQ also answers “Do you teach hypnosis of other people?” and the answer is no.

4. 4. The shop, look only

   The shop is closed, and its catalog is only a preview. Nothing is for sale, and nothing in it is meant for influencing anyone else.

5. 5. If you came hoping to move someone else

   The FAQ question “Do you teach mind control of other people?” gets a short, firm answer, and that answer covers persuading or hypnotizing other people too. If what you're really after is company, help with a low mood, or better mornings, those paths are on If you’re new here.

Short answers for these rooms are in the mind control FAQ, the meditation FAQ, and the hypnosis FAQ, along with the site's main FAQ.

If a practice leaves you feeling worse, stop and talk with your doctor. Keep taking any prescribed medicine as prescribed. If you're in crisis in the United States, call or text 988 (https://988lifeline.org/).