Individuals with OCD are generally less hypnotizable and less likely to respond to self-hypnotic approaches.

“So, I would say in general that people with OCD are, on the less hypnotizable side of the spectrum, they're less likely to allow themselves to engage in any, and the typical example is the checking with OCD for example, they don't remember, whether they locked the door or turned off the gas in the oven and they keep going back and they keep checking.”