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Consider the following statement from Martha Stout, PhD from her book, The Myth of Sanity.
"I regard hypnosis with caution, maybe even with a little skepticism, and also with gratitude, and at certain moments, something that approaches awe.
The use of trance can speed up the progress of a therapy, because it enhances recall, and I studied hypnotic techniques initially for this reason.
People in their thirties, forties, fifties, and older for whom the extreme reality of trauma is twenty, thirty or forty or more years in the past are often
impatient, and rightfully so, with the lingering, life-depleting effects of those ancient events. Too often, they are close to despair, to viewing their lives as
aborted attempts, as hopeless mismatches.
And so, if I believe a person is ready to deal with the past, has sufficient internal and external resources to face the extremely unsettling material that
may be uncovered, I will suggest hypnosis as a part--and only a part--of our work together. Vital non-hypnotic treatment components include providing
a safe holding environment (making certain that the therapy as a whole constitutes a caring "safe place"), cognitive restructuring (the therapeutic
reexamination of long-standing belief systems), and affect toleration (teaching constructive ways to live with powerful emotions)."
and by Fritz Perls;
“ …And this is the great difficulty I see in “self-therapy”. There are many things one can do on one’s own, do one’s own therapy, but when it comes to
the difficult parts, especially to the impasse, you become phobic……and you are not willing to go through the [challenge of] the impasse.”
Fritz Perls, Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
.....and by Marie-France Hirigoyen;
"....{hypnosis is].....not a case of awakening an awareness of psychological conflict, but a technique that will allow a patient to mobilize her own
resources. The deeper the hypnosis, the more the person's individuality and resources become clear and she discovers a potential that she'd never
suspected she had." page 194, Stalking the Soul
"................I learned hypnosis, identified my fear, neutralized my fear, neutralized the family context for the fear. I
can "worry" in the normal range now, as opposed to the previous constant state of worry. I enjoy life now, get on
with living instead of obsessing over things. I look at life in a much more positive way......."
Natalie, Amsterdam, NY
can "worry" in the normal range now, as opposed to the previous constant state of worry. I enjoy life now, get on
with living instead of obsessing over things. I look at life in a much more positive way......."
Natalie, Amsterdam, NY
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Speaking of using hypnosis to heal old traumatic situations,
"...............We need to re-enter these situations, times or circumstances in
such a way that allows us to completely re-experience the relationship and
the emotions it engenders. Hypnosis and age regression, combined with
the tools of the inner child work and soul retrieval, are excellent ways to
accomplish this task. It is only by sailing fully into the storm of the
relationship where the emotional experience was abandoned that we can
reclaim that experience. We can bring it home to the self at a soul level
for greater self-understanding......"
by Isa Gucciardi, PhD, from Opening Doors to the Self; Relationships
and Regression Therapy, from the Journal Of Regression Therapy,
Volume XIII (1), 1999
"...............We need to re-enter these situations, times or circumstances in
such a way that allows us to completely re-experience the relationship and
the emotions it engenders. Hypnosis and age regression, combined with
the tools of the inner child work and soul retrieval, are excellent ways to
accomplish this task. It is only by sailing fully into the storm of the
relationship where the emotional experience was abandoned that we can
reclaim that experience. We can bring it home to the self at a soul level
for greater self-understanding......"
by Isa Gucciardi, PhD, from Opening Doors to the Self; Relationships
and Regression Therapy, from the Journal Of Regression Therapy,
Volume XIII (1), 1999
The Process and Practice of Hypnotherapy
Depending on a client's needs, stated goals, and readiness, there is a general course, or sequence, to the process of
hypnotherapy. The modern process is effectively taught by Calvin Banyan, MA www.hypnosiscenter.com in his
5 Phase Abreactive Hypnotherapy practice, course, and training.
1. The first phase is the introduction to hypnosis, to dispel the many myths and misconceptions about hypnosis. We
demonstrate a ''test drive'' session of how to get into and out of hypnosis, only to realize that we enter and leave hypnosis
many times a day. The only thing that prevents effective hypnosis is fear of it, and the fear is dispelled by education and
answering any questions.
2. The second phase is to dispel fear. We identify "that feeling you don't like that has everything to do with why you are
here today". Imagine going back to the worst times of childhood as an adult to encounter who you were as a child, and then
to inform that child of the truths based on what you have learned since.
3. The third phase involves processing anger. It's about what's not fair. Imagine being able to encounter, on your own
terms, the people in your life who made the worst mistakes, who did the most harm, and to be able to control the whole
confrontation. All effort leads to forgiveness in the subconscious mind.
4. The fourth phase deals with guilt, forgiving the perceived failure to be who you expected yourself to be. We identify
the ''mistake making part'' of who you are and move ahead from there.
5. The fifth phase, if necessary, acknowledges any benefits that might have been associated with the problems, and
addresses healthier ways of proceeding in a symptom free life.
Through all of the process, we identify outmoded emotions from the past such as fear, anger, guilt, shame and regret, and
neutralize them into the present. The emotion of sadness is usually an appropriate byproduct of the work, allowing us to
grieve now what we couldn't feel then. Many of us don't know how to grieve. We don't get those years back, and that's sad.
We pass through the sadness. We move into a present and future in which we can spontaneously and appropriately feel
the whole range of human emotions, including joy, curiosity, excitement, and satisfaction..
Depending on a client's needs, stated goals, and readiness, there is a general course, or sequence, to the process of
hypnotherapy. The modern process is effectively taught by Calvin Banyan, MA www.hypnosiscenter.com in his
5 Phase Abreactive Hypnotherapy practice, course, and training.
1. The first phase is the introduction to hypnosis, to dispel the many myths and misconceptions about hypnosis. We
demonstrate a ''test drive'' session of how to get into and out of hypnosis, only to realize that we enter and leave hypnosis
many times a day. The only thing that prevents effective hypnosis is fear of it, and the fear is dispelled by education and
answering any questions.
2. The second phase is to dispel fear. We identify "that feeling you don't like that has everything to do with why you are
here today". Imagine going back to the worst times of childhood as an adult to encounter who you were as a child, and then
to inform that child of the truths based on what you have learned since.
3. The third phase involves processing anger. It's about what's not fair. Imagine being able to encounter, on your own
terms, the people in your life who made the worst mistakes, who did the most harm, and to be able to control the whole
confrontation. All effort leads to forgiveness in the subconscious mind.
4. The fourth phase deals with guilt, forgiving the perceived failure to be who you expected yourself to be. We identify
the ''mistake making part'' of who you are and move ahead from there.
5. The fifth phase, if necessary, acknowledges any benefits that might have been associated with the problems, and
addresses healthier ways of proceeding in a symptom free life.
Through all of the process, we identify outmoded emotions from the past such as fear, anger, guilt, shame and regret, and
neutralize them into the present. The emotion of sadness is usually an appropriate byproduct of the work, allowing us to
grieve now what we couldn't feel then. Many of us don't know how to grieve. We don't get those years back, and that's sad.
We pass through the sadness. We move into a present and future in which we can spontaneously and appropriately feel
the whole range of human emotions, including joy, curiosity, excitement, and satisfaction..
What are you feeling now?
Notice this feeling. How would you describe it? How does it play out in your body?
How is it changing as we speak? How is it now?
How much is this feeling really appropriate to now? Are you really in any danger? If not,
they what is this fear doing here? Is anyone provoking you? Then where is the anger
from? Is anyone shaming you? Then where does the self-hatred come from?
How much of this feeling is an overreaction, or do you try to ignore it, push it out of
consciousness? How do you do that?
How old is this feeling? How long has it been that you have had to fight this feeling?
Do you know that you are using your own energy to fight your own energy? No wonder
you're exhausted.
So go into this feeling rather than run from it. Withdraw your attention backwards from
THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE, and focus on the feeling itself, on your body. What
happens next? And next? And next?
Adapted from Stephen Wolinsky, The Tao of Chaos
Notice this feeling. How would you describe it? How does it play out in your body?
How is it changing as we speak? How is it now?
How much is this feeling really appropriate to now? Are you really in any danger? If not,
they what is this fear doing here? Is anyone provoking you? Then where is the anger
from? Is anyone shaming you? Then where does the self-hatred come from?
How much of this feeling is an overreaction, or do you try to ignore it, push it out of
consciousness? How do you do that?
How old is this feeling? How long has it been that you have had to fight this feeling?
Do you know that you are using your own energy to fight your own energy? No wonder
you're exhausted.
So go into this feeling rather than run from it. Withdraw your attention backwards from
THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE, and focus on the feeling itself, on your body. What
happens next? And next? And next?
Adapted from Stephen Wolinsky, The Tao of Chaos
Recall a time when you gathered some facts and let the matter simply sit for a while. Maybe ''sleep on it'' or ''mull it over''. After some
time, maybe you ''realize'' an idea or conclusion They call that an "Aha" experience. Where was the realization prior to consciousness, or
was it created, and, if so, where?
Another example is the time when you reacquaint someone, but you cannot recall his or her name. The harder you think about it, the more
elusive the name becomes. It seems, only after you stop thinking about it, does the name come to you. Where was the name prior to
consciousness? These are examples of the ''subconscious'', an important area of consciousness used in hypnosis.
time, maybe you ''realize'' an idea or conclusion They call that an "Aha" experience. Where was the realization prior to consciousness, or
was it created, and, if so, where?
Another example is the time when you reacquaint someone, but you cannot recall his or her name. The harder you think about it, the more
elusive the name becomes. It seems, only after you stop thinking about it, does the name come to you. Where was the name prior to
consciousness? These are examples of the ''subconscious'', an important area of consciousness used in hypnosis.
Kayaderosseras Creek, summer 2007
See FAQ page
A frequent recommended raining for hypnotherapists is to take an acting course. Why?
Because much of the process occurs in the theatre of the imagination. A very close cousin to
hypnosis technique is psychodrama technique, but without the need for other actors. Below are
the stages addressed by specially trained hypnotherapists to identify and move into troublesome
emotions and to devise the appropriate experience necessary to neutralize those old experiences
and emotions. It is possible to learn to tolerate and work with the bodily sensations that we had
been avoiding before. It becomes unnecessary to run from ourselves any longer. No need to
dissociate, ''check out'', freeze, or distract ourselves with the expensive activities that have
become excessive and lost their effectiveness.
Because much of the process occurs in the theatre of the imagination. A very close cousin to
hypnosis technique is psychodrama technique, but without the need for other actors. Below are
the stages addressed by specially trained hypnotherapists to identify and move into troublesome
emotions and to devise the appropriate experience necessary to neutralize those old experiences
and emotions. It is possible to learn to tolerate and work with the bodily sensations that we had
been avoiding before. It becomes unnecessary to run from ourselves any longer. No need to
dissociate, ''check out'', freeze, or distract ourselves with the expensive activities that have
become excessive and lost their effectiveness.
| Hypnotists, among other types of therapists, have developed exercises to create the emotional space to contain the process of finally playing out (grieving) the previously disowned, troublesome emotions and experiences, and processing them to completion, resolution and forgiveness. |