Can Hypnosis Be Used Forensically? Is There Evidence For Forensic Use Of Hypnosis?

Posted on January 18, 2011 in Hypnosis | No Comments

Throughout the years gone by, hypnosis has been used in criminal investigations to help validate eyewitness testimony. The testimony given by a suspect, witness or victim has in the past been considered valid when hypnosis has been used and you can read more about this phenomena within the work of Sheehan and McConkey whose work [...]

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The “As If” Method of Inducing Hypnosis

Posted on January 17, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | No Comments

A number of years ago in the popular BBC TV soap opera Eastenders, when there was a proliferation of Fowlers living in Albert Square, the youngest of the fowlers, Martin Fowler, owner of the fruit and Veg stall, son of Pauline and Arthur, father to Sonia’s baby etc, etc… Well he had a best friend [...]

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Using Self-Hypnosis To Create Anaesthesia

Posted on January 14, 2011 in Hypnosis, Self-Hypnosis | No Comments

Just this morning I read a local news paper article about Dr John Butler helping a man through surgery using only hypnosis for anaesthesia. You can read the hypnosis article here, it is great stuff. Dr John Butler also featured on the superb television delight on More4 a while back entitled Hypno-Surgery and it showed [...]

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Combining The Power Of Encouragement With Self-Hypnosis

Posted on January 12, 2011 in Self-Hypnosis | No Comments

The marathon running bug hit me the year before I decided to run my first. I watched the TV coverage of all those people running together throughout the streets of London for London marathon. The City was just about closed. In addition to the thousands of people that were running in the event, there were [...]

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Chaining and Compounding Hypnotic Suggestions In and Out of Hypnosis Sessions

Posted on January 11, 2011 in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy Training | No Comments

Really this kind of thing is Hypnosis 101, part of the fundamental programme on learning how to deliver hypnotic suggestions or communicate effectively for enhancing hypnosis. it is incredibly basic, and as with so many of the basic (and often most effective) stuff, it gets a tad neglected by professionals in the field. I actually [...]

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