[user104658]

"Talking therapy" works so maybe better to just think of it as getting into a very relaxed/open-minded state to then engage in therapy? Literal "spooky" hypnosis, I suspect, is not actually real.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

"Talking therapy" works so maybe better to just think of it as getting into a very relaxed/open-minded state to then engage in therapy? Literal "spooky" hypnosis, I suspect, is not actually real.

[Hypnotherapy is a type of
mind-body intervention in which hypnosis is used
to create a state of focused attention
and increased suggestibility in the
treatment of a medical or psychological
disorder or concern]


[UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations (UKCHO)
The regulation of the hypnotherapy profession in
the UK is at present the main focus of UKCHO,
a non-profit umbrella body for
hypnotherapy organisations.
Founded in 1998 to provide a non-political arena
to discuss and implement changes
to the profession of hypnotherapy,
UKCHO currently represents 9 of the
UK's professional hypnotherapy organisations]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotherapy

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

"Talking therapy" works so maybe better to just think of it as getting into a very relaxed/open-minded state to then engage in therapy? Literal "spooky" hypnosis, I suspect, is not actually real.

Uprooting deep seated trauma is something I'd have thought you would be very interested in.
It's not spooky at all, it's not conducted an a makeshift victorian parlour.

NLP is a recognised tool in psychotherapy, I'm not sure why you would say it's not real. Imo it's more effective than several volts to the prefrontal lobes.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Uprooting deep seated trauma is something I'd have thought you would be very interested in.

It's not spooky at all, it's not conducted an a makeshift victorian parlour.



NLP is a recognised tool in psychotherapy, I'm not sure why you would say it's not real. Imo it's more effective than several volts to the prefrontal lobes.

I'm not saying that powerful psychological suggestion isn't real, but hypnotism/mesmerism as depicted by the media (trance like states) just isn't.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I'm not saying that powerful psychological suggestion isn't real, but hypnotism/mesmerism as depicted by the media (trance like states) just isn't.

I'd say Vicky said exactly this in her OP, you would have to be highly suggestible to believe that was anything other than a caberet act.