I had this recommended to me to get a basic understanding of hypnosis and how it works. I suppose I did gain that from the book but I would not recommend it to anyone further. It has too many of those weird quirks you see so often in American self-help; there is a bizarre section dedicated to curing gayness, right after the section she speaks about curing fatness. I'm misrepresenting her slightly because she made it clear there is nothing wrong with being gay, but it was a weird flex to say you turn a homosexual straight.

This is a short passage titled 'FEMALE ORGASM'

Sadie S., 26, though married five years, had never reached orgasm. Before long, both Sadie and her marriage deteriorated. Her husband, Alex, began to stay out late with the "boys." When she confronted him, he complained, "It's your fault. It's that you don't have any interest in sex. You should go talk to your doctor about it."

Sadie took his advice and her gynecologist proposed hypnosis when he could discover no organic reason for her disinterest in sexual intercourse. After ten sessions of private hypnotherapy, she finally achieved the ability to respond to the point of climax. Her marriage is now stabilized, and instead of going out with the boys, Alex invites the boys to his home to meet his wife.

I just don't know what to make of that.

I do believe hypnotism is real but not in a supernatural way. You ought to watch out for media (hint: TV and music) which pushes you into a trance-like state. I don't believe you can be fully hypnotised in this way but these mediums often use similar techniques described in this book to grab your attention and keep it. Even in a mild trance, where you're just not thinking, fixated on whatever you're watching, your brain becomes much more suggestible than if you were otherwise fully awake.