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Permalink Reply by Art Long CHt. Traditional Doctor on October 25, 2008 at 4:22am

About time someone ELSE noticed what harm stage hypnotists do to therapists! Every day I have to go through the same rigmarole with new clients that I am not going to make them cluck like a chicken. Stage hypnotists have destroyed peoples trust in the therapeutic benefits that can be derived from hypnotherapy. If stage hypnotists could also be seen to apply their knowledge to healing and just perhaps use the stagey stuff for fun on the side we could all benefit from increased public trust..

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Permalink Reply by Robert Burns on October 25, 2008 at 4:31am

Thank you Art, I was quite taken aback with all of the defensive remarks to this discussion. I too must make clear exactly how Hypnosis is able to help people by doing low cost intros where people can "safely" learn the benefits of this way of bypassing limitations.

Bob

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Permalink Reply by John R. Brochu on October 26, 2008 at 2:36pm

Art:
I see myself as a hypnotist. I prefer to work with clients one on one.
That being said I have no problem with those of us that engage in stage hypnosis.
I believe you are comparing apples to oranges.
Granted that stage hypnosis is entertainment and some may be in better taste than others. That “same rigmarole with new clients” as you put it, would remain as long as clients have questions about the process we call hypnotherapy. The stereotype of clucking like a chicken provides an opportunity to allay your client’s fears.
I believe that we all owe a debt to the stage hypnosis of years past because they are part of the foundation on which modern hypnotherapy is built.

Yours in Health,
John Brochu
Brochu Hypnosis Center

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