Hypnosis.

Quietly evidenced. Carefully released.

Clinical hypnosis is one of the better-evidenced behavioural interventions for insomnia, IBS, procedural anxiety and chronic pain — and the worst-positioned in pop culture. We're shipping it quietly, late, and only after the rest of the app has earned the trust.

What it is.

Evidence-led guided hypnosis for sleep, anxiety and focus. v1.2 release. Adults-only by default, opt-in not on. Not stage hypnosis. Not New Age. Not auto-played.

Sessions are produced by certified clinical hypnotherapists and reviewed against APA Division 30 (Society of Psychological Hypnosis) standards before they ship.

"Adults only. Opt-in, not on." The Family plan never enrols a minor in Hypnosis. The pillar stays off until you actively turn it on, and a session never auto-plays.

— Sthira Me hypnosis safety posture

Why this practice.

Hypnosis sits in an uncomfortable space — clinically well-evidenced, culturally maligned. Most consumer apps that touch it lean into the spectacle. We do the opposite: ship a small, careful catalogue of scripted sessions for the conditions where the evidence is strongest, gate it behind a deliberate opt-in, and never let it land in front of a minor.

  • v1.2

    Held back to the last v1.x release on purpose. The brand voice, medical signposting and privacy posture are in place before this material is in the app.

    Programme Schedule 3.7, V1 release plan.

  • 18+

    Adults only by default. The Family plan does not enrol minors into Hypnosis under any circumstance, and there is no override.

    Sthira Me Family plan policy, Brand 3.3.

  • ~1 in 4

    Roughly a quarter of adults aren't strongly responsive to clinical hypnosis. The app says so where it matters, instead of selling certainty.

    Clinical hypnosis responsiveness literature.

Who it suits.

Adults 18+. The catalogue maps to the four conditions where the clinical evidence is strongest. People who've tried meditation and found it doesn't quite fit often land here.

  • Sleep onset (insomnia)

    Adults whose sleep difficulty hasn't responded to wind-downs alone. Pairs with the Sleep pillar from v1.2.

  • Irritable bowel syndrome

    Gut-directed hypnotherapy is recognised by NICE as a treatment for IBS. Scripts follow the gut-directed protocol register.

  • Pre-procedure anxiety

    Dental and clinical procedure anxiety has some of the best-evidenced hypnosis outcomes. Short, specific, opt-in.

  • Chronic pain (alongside care)

    Adjunct only, not a replacement. Sessions sit beside ongoing clinical care, never instead of it.

What evidence supports it.

Sourced from peer-reviewed clinical hypnosis literature. Scripts by certified practitioners. We say what hypnosis has good evidence for, and where it doesn't — clearly, in the app, where it matters.

  • APA Division 30

    Society of Psychological Hypnosis — the standards body for clinical hypnosis in the US. All sessions are reviewed against APA Division 30 standards before they ship.

    APA Division 30, hypnosis definition and standards.

  • SCEH

    The Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis informs the catalogue scope. We don't ship a session unless the evidence base supports it.

    Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.

  • NICE — gut-directed for IBS

    Gut-directed hypnotherapy is recognised by UK NICE as a treatment option for IBS that hasn't responded to first- line care. The IBS catalogue follows the gut-directed register.

    NICE, IBS in adults guidance.

  • What we will not claim

    Hypnosis does not cure addiction, does not replace therapy, and does not work on everyone. The app says so where it matters, instead of letting marketing fill the gap.

    Sthira Me clinical claims policy, Brand 3.3.

Patient release. Adults only.

Hypnosis ships in v1.2, later in year one. Join the waitlist to be on the app when it lands; the pillar stays opt-in even for waitlist members.

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