Etymology

hypnomania

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Today it means: A condition where a previously hypnotized subject develops a morbid craving for hypnosis. Full definition →

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The story

First discovered in the writings of Hyppolite Bernheim, the condition was originally referred to as a "morbid craving for hypnosis". The term hypnomania would be coined much later.

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