Testimonials

Dr. P.J. Browne, FRCPsych, DPM, Former President of the Irish Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis:
This is the most entertaining book (Relax and Live) which I can warmly recommend, not only to medical colleagues but to the general public. It is a fascinating account of the use of Hypnosis by Surgeon Jack Gibson in his treatment of various psychosomatic illnesses and of his extensive use of hypnosis over a period of thirty five years as an aid to early intervention in the treatment of acute surgical trauma. This "man for all seasons" has most interesting philosophical views on education and on the treatment of smoking and alcoholism.

Dr. Godfrey J.F. Briggs, MBBS, DPM, RNR, Former President of the British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis:
I have known Jack Gibson as a very dedicated surgeon since before the Second World War. His active and enquiring mind and his compassion for people has led him to recognise the value of hypnosis in the alleviation of all forms of suffering. Since his retirement as a surgeon, he has widened his field considerably and extended his therapy into medicine as a whole. As a result of his experiences, he has written this intriguing book (Relax and Live). Primarily it is a book for laymen, but the increasing number of professional men who are becoming dissatisfied with the pharmacological and electronic exuberance of our age will find much to encourage and sustain their desire to become better doctors.

Pan Collins, Senior Researcher for over two decades for The Late Late Show, Ireland's top rating TV show for more than 30 years.

On 13 October 1969, I listened to Jack Gibson's record 'How to Stop Smoking' for the first and only time in my life. As a contented chain-smoker of 37 years, I had no desire to give up my coffin nails and to this day my warcry is "I didn't give up cigarettes - they gave me up." That was 23 years ago and I have never smoked another cigarette. It is high time Jack Gibson wrote of his experience as a medical hypnotist. The life of a man who has performed surgery on people under hypnosis, even to amputations, where a patient's condition would not tolerate an anaesthetic, is striking testimony to the efficacy of hypnotherapy when undertaken by a medically qualified practitioner. When the books author is also a very good storyteller, it makes for a very good read.