(This blog was originally posted on March 26, 2014)
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| Photo by Rick Hustead |
It
goes without saying that each hypnotic script that I create for my clients is
unique. It has to be: since each
person is idiosyncratic and individual, even similar issues such as the desire
to stop smoking, lose weight or increase self-confidence to speak in public
will be as unique as the person who is wants to replace or discard an unwanted
behavior. Furthermore, the origins of that unwanted behavior or habit will vary
as much as each person’s reasons and motivations to change it and the degree of
their suggestibility (how they learn). While I have and know many basic
hypnotherapeutic “ingredients” to help my clients achieve their specific
vocational and avocational self-improvement goal, it is up to me to create the
specific “recipe” that will achieve this objective.
I
create and tailor hypnotic scripts in a three-part process:
1.
First, I actively listen to what the person is
telling me/explaining about his or her situation and goals to change a
behavior. I will ask questions and even re-state or reframe what the person has
said to make sure I understand what is going on.
2. Meanwhile,
I will be processing/integrating this information into a basic hypnotic script
that I already know is or will be useful to address this issue. Literally
hundreds of generic hypnotic scripts exist to address various topics, but each
one is not necessarily appropriate for or applicable to every situation.
3.
Next, I construct the actual script using the
client’s own words (descriptions) about why, how, when, etc., he or she wants
to change the unwanted behavior based on his or her suggestibility. If the
person is a physical suggestible, I know that the person’s subconscious will
understand and process direct and literal suggestions such as, “Your eyes are
closing.”) An emotional suggestible client’s subconscious will respond to
indirect or metaphoric suggestions, such as “Your eyelids feel heavy.”
Once
I choose a working framework for the hypnotic script I will use, I can be
somewhat creative with how/when/where I include the client’s specific words or
phrases in the suggestions. I may incorporate an imagery exercise or specific
elements from a different (albeit related) script to support the hypnotherapy
work I am doing with a particular client. For example, I like to include
imagery around the color red to reinforce the idea of “stopping” the unwanted
behavior (e.g., eating sweets, smoking, nail-biting, etc.) whenever the person
sees this color. I can also decide—even at the last second—to not do a particular technique with a
client, such as Inner Child work, if I see that the individual is abreacting
(negative physical response) to some suggestions, which could indicate that his
or her subconscious mind is not ready to accept or process this information.
Basically,
during this process I am following jeet
kune do creator and martial arts legend Bruce Lee’s advice: “Absorb what is
useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own.” I take the basic
framework of a hypnotherapy process and subtly tailor the script to make it
specific and relevant for the client I am working with, based on the fast
decisions I must make about which material to use and how and when to use it
during the session.
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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
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