(This blog was originally posted on February 19,
2015)
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| Photo by Rick Hustead |
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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