One thing is Mass Formation that manipulates a whole country or group of people.

I agree it can be used to manipulate. But the manipulation ends when the person comes back. The person even can’t remember during the “trance” .

My daughter suffered horrible mayor depressive disorder , she even attended against her life. Medication was tough at the beginning , it increased the suffering while finding the correct doses. Horrible situation because medication side effects can be suicide. That is against the dignity .

So looking for a way out there was this eminence Dr Siegel at Stanford (my daughter is Stanford alumni) that used hypnosis for helping the person find the forgotten trauma and start an accurate and customize therapy . So many people have found relief understanding the root cause of their mental dysfunction this way.

My daughter had no trauma just a terrible burn out mind due to high stress to get into Stanford . Horrible. That is what happens to highly achievers. See all top soldiers or top athletes , etc.

We humans are so complicated when speaking about mental health. Many taboos still alive . This has to change , there is an epidemic of mental Health
Because of multi factors .

Desperate people need help . If hypnosis helps them, it’s good. Done by a professional doctor .