Hypnotising a Couple

The following transcript is taken from my book, My Friend John. This is an example of using that induction to hypnotise two or more people at once. H(ypnotist): “Let's start, if we can, by discussing hypnosis and giving you some idea of what to expect.” Client A: “Okay.” H: “The first thing to say is that by far the majority of people enjoy it. It is a pleasurable, natural and comfortable experience.” Client B: “Cool.” H: [Talking to Client A] “And maybe I can start with you, if that's okay. And to start, I'd simply like to learn about any activities that you enjoy doing, particularly anything that you like to do as a form of escape, something you get...

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What is Hypnosis?

So, it turns out that one of the most helpful answers to the oft-asked question, What is Hypnosis?, is also one of the most vague. I've said for a good few years that when clients ask that question they are usually asking something different to academics or professionals. In my experience, clients don't tend to be enquiring as to how involved their pre-frontal cortex will be, or whether they will be experiencing alpha or theta levels. Yet, having said that, I would still offer my answer as valid and useful to the researchers and hypnotists as well. What exactly is happening with hypnosis? What criteria can we use to define it? What is Art? By way of a poor analogy,...

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