Comments on: Your Eyes Are Stuck!

By: Trevor Twine MA

Trevor Twine MA — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:09:52 +0000

I read here in these comments. So much emphasis on the actual induction of hypnosis. This inducing of hypnosis is the least part of therapy work.
The mountain of knowledge one must turn over and over through your own mind.
Consists of methods used to bring about the patient’s required ‘change’ of behaviour.

This patterns methods of therapy are collected and sifted from the thousands of case-histories that you study continually and the experience from each patient/victim that allows you to practice upon them.

By: Lee Pelletier

Lee Pelletier — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:50:46 +0000

Since I teach hypnosis (125 hour course) I might go to such a workshop and watch what get’s people’s attention. You can learn a lot from watching how people respond. Then, I would try to get contact information from as many people there as I could so I could follow up and find those seriously interested in learning hypnosis.

One is not qualified to practice hypnosis after a weekend. At the same time, so many people spend so much time training that they don’t do actual hypnosis and build the confidence they need to be able to hypnotise someone even after long courses–there is always one more thing to learn or one more certification to obtain.

The important thing is, until you start hypnotising people you don’t really know what they need or how to best serve them. Get hypnotising. The skills will grow.

By: Vivek

Vivek — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:09:59 +0000

Great report from an expert hypnotherapist. Loved it! If only they knew whom they had in their audience.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:58:14 +0000

I agree with the 2-3 day hypnosis sentiment, but if you are going to dis the guy’s name then at least get it right! It’s Derren Brown.. not ‘Darren’!… and he calls himself a ‘Psychological Illusionist’for a reason.. it’s entertainment, not therapy.

By: Jerokiah Darr

Jerokiah Darr — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:12:43 +0000

People want to believe, so they are attracted to [seminars] people that will make it easy for them to do so. Gimmick or not, it is what they paid to see because of the curiosity.

Fascinating stuff though it is. Thanks for sharing.

By: Uzi

Uzi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:39:49 +0000

It didn’t work for me. I closed my eyes, looked up as much as it went, opened them easily while they were still up, but got a pain there. I can understand why people would have hard times opening their eyes in such a position – mainly because they are already stressing muscles to hang their pupils up, and there might be a confusion between those muscles.

Anyway, I agree about those fast seminars. It seems that people see this as a gold mine, for earning fast money, from those who are eager to become Darren Brown.

By: Chiraag

Chiraag — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:41:09 +0000

Thanks for the story. This definately says alot about how people can be easily convinced about things like hypnosis. I agree that hypnosis is something that should you experience and take several months or years to learn.

By: stephen

stephen — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:57:55 +0000

So,what do you want? someone did it differently to you. How rotten of Milton Erikson to get Polio and use that severe experience to his best advantage instead of
learning your way!! man,your hard done by.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:57:35 +0000

This story was amusing, as it proved that we are not always doing things the “correct” way. There are many ways to achieve the “correct” way. ;o)