How can we make hypnosis/hypnotherapy (more) commonplace in the world?

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Permalink Reply by linda in london on March 6, 2011 at 8:02am

I think that with better training and regulation, hypnotherapy will be moved in to a more acceptable place in society.  I have heard terrible stories from clients such as:

• reading directly from scripts (and sometimes not even tailored to the client's needs)
• not using the client's frame of reference
• texting on their phone during a session!
• using an over dramatic and strange voice
• not able to enter into the client's world
• relying too much on giving positive suggestions and relaxation  hypnosis rather than working what's beneath the symptoms.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by John B. Lee IV on March 6, 2011 at 9:06am

Like anything that anyone wants the public to feel good about it, publicity. We need direct targeted p.r. campains and advertisements. Can you imagine if a Super Bowl commercial featured a Super Bowl Player in hypnosis preparing for the game? That of course is the extreme costly end. Can you imagine seeing a hypnosis ad. in a golf magazine with the prominence of a Viagra ad offering a viable solution to sexual shortcomings as it were? Hell we can even help your wife like it!

 

We all pay some organization, some amount of money. These organizations should be using some of this money to market the profession ( I am not discounting our monthly newsletters). It's not like we don't have the goods to persuade, we are the authority. I am in the NGH for example but would jump ship in a heartbeat to an organization that used its resources to promote the field on a grand, organized and directed scale.Or they can combine resources.

 

We are an industry that offers a marketable service. Market the industry and sell the service!

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Permalink Reply by John Cleesattel on March 6, 2011 at 10:02am

It is my opinion that nothing will accomplish this faster than just having knowledgeable hypnotists and successful hypnosis interventions. I have been moving in that direction with it.

 

John

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Permalink Reply by Håkan Källving on March 6, 2011 at 11:47am

Great John, that is "sweet 'n simple" as it should be. That is of course the right direction that you are moving in. How can we accomplish this on a greater scale though?

That is the strive and question I am raising here. 

How several creative minds together can communicate this even further & on a larger scale. 

John Cleesattel said:

It is my opinion that nothing will accomplish this faster than just having knowledgeable hypnotists and successful hypnosis interventions. I have been moving in that direction with it.

 

John

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Permalink Reply by Håkan Källving on March 6, 2011 at 11:50am

Thank you John.

John B. Lee IV said:

Like anything that anyone wants the public to feel good about it, publicity. We need direct targeted p.r. campains and advertisements. Can you imagine if a Super Bowl commercial featured a Super Bowl Player in hypnosis preparing for the game? That of course is the extreme costly end. Can you imagine seeing a hypnosis ad. in a golf magazine with the prominence of a Viagra ad offering a viable solution to sexual shortcomings as it were? Hell we can even help your wife like it!

 

We all pay some organization, some amount of money. These organizations should be using some of this money to market the profession ( I am not discounting our monthly newsletters). It's not like we don't have the goods to persuade, we are the authority. I am in the NGH for example but would jump ship in a heartbeat to an organization that used its resources to promote the field on a grand, organized and directed scale.Or they can combine resources.

 

We are an industry that offers a marketable service. Market the industry and sell the service!

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Permalink Reply by Håkan Källving on March 6, 2011 at 11:51am

Thank you Linda in London. (will be in London the weekend 18-21 of March). 

linda in london said:

I think that with better training and regulation, hypnotherapy will be moved in to a more acceptable place in society.  I have heard terrible stories from clients such as:

• reading directly from scripts (and sometimes not even tailored to the client's needs)
• not using the client's frame of reference
• texting on their phone during a session!
• using an over dramatic and strange voice
• not able to enter into the client's world
• relying too much on giving positive suggestions and relaxation  hypnosis rather than working what's beneath the symptoms.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by John Cleesattel on March 6, 2011 at 12:19pm

Talk won't do it, we have more than enough of that already. Deeds, not words will have the louder voice, because it won't be our voices saying it.

 

John

Håkan Källving said:

Great John, that is "sweet 'n simple" as it should be. That is of course the right direction that you are moving in. How can we accomplish this on a greater scale though?

That is the strive and question I am raising here. 

How several creative minds together can communicate this even further & on a larger scale. 

John Cleesattel said:

It is my opinion that nothing will accomplish this faster than just having knowledgeable hypnotists and successful hypnosis interventions. I have been moving in that direction with it.

 

John

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Permalink Reply by Håkan Källving on March 6, 2011 at 12:31pm

Well said John. 

John Cleesattel said:

Talk won't do it, we have more than enough of that already. Deeds, not words will have the louder voice, because it won't be our voices saying it.

 

John

Håkan Källving said:

Great John, that is "sweet 'n simple" as it should be. That is of course the right direction that you are moving in. How can we accomplish this on a greater scale though?

That is the strive and question I am raising here. 

How several creative minds together can communicate this even further & on a larger scale. 

John Cleesattel said:

It is my opinion that nothing will accomplish this faster than just having knowledgeable hypnotists and successful hypnosis interventions. I have been moving in that direction with it.

 

John

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