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During a
typical hypnotherapy session, I reinforce hypnotic suggestions in various ways
during the hour or so I spend working with a client, but mostly I do this
through repetition. In other words, I simply (and literally) repeat the
suggestion many times and at different times during the session to reinforce
the new behavior in the person’s subconscious mind.
A common and
oft-repeated suggestion that I give a client during his or her hypnotherapy
session is “deep sleep.” These words are employed to deepen the person’s
relaxation and comfort in hypnosis so the individual can go even deeper into
this state (not to encourage the
person to actually fall asleep). The real work of behavior change occurs in the
subconscious mind. Therefore, the more times I make this suggestion to deepen
the hypnosis, the more receptive the client becomes to other hypnotic
suggestions designed to implement the desired behavior change.
Depending on
the client’s suggestibility (how the person learns), if the individual is an
emotional suggestible and is more inclined to learn through inference, I may
also use metaphors in this context. Regardless of the language I use, I will repeat
the suggestion because the more often it is given or made, the more automatic
the behavior becomes.
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist based in
Southern California. She graduated with honors from the
Hypnosis Motivation Institute in 2005. For more information about
Calminsense Hypnotherapy® and to set up an appointment, please visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
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