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Hypnosis Through Webcam
Would something like this be possible? Have the hypnotist and client on web cam with each other and have the client hypnotized just like they would in person.
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Permalink Reply by James Hazlerig on -
Sure--a number of people here do sessions over the phone. I've even heard of people being hypnotized over chat, though I've never done it personally.
I have one client who pays me by PayPal and then calls me from another country for sessions. If you can do it with just voice, I don't see why it couldn't be done over a webcam; in fact, that would probably be easier.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Lockman on -
Ummmm. I would be hesitant on this. If you do REAL hypnosis instead of just relaxation. direct suggestion, or visualization techniques, which is usually regress-to-cause therapy for real change, then you need to have the person in front of you within touch. Touch is important. Also seeing up close their body and facial changes/expressions. Being there with touch to anchor certain positive changes. Handling abreactions, etc. Be careful of remote sessions. If they roll their face or body off camera and have an abreaction, you're in deep doo-doo. If you want to do the best for your client, then in-person is safest, most effective, and most ethical treatment. Are you practicing hypnosis to help the client or to make a buck? Just my 2 cents. Karen
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Permalink Reply by Michael Ellner on -
Hey Karen--
I am getting really tired of your ill-infomed and insulting opinion!
The fact is that every major study on the benefits of hypnosis in the last 25 used relaxation, suggestion and imagery-- How real is that?
RTC is a relic from the hypnotic dark ages -- but that's just my opinion!
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Permalink Reply by Richard Nongard - NLPBoard.com on -
Such an intersting reply Michael, I decided to look at Karens previous posts. I hope she is getting a commission from that center in Florida, because she sure is doing a lot of advertising for them....
Karen, I have to agree with Michael, RTC is not the end all and be all. And it is certainly NOT true that relaxation is any less hypnosis than a rapid induction. Different people respond to different things. As co- creator of the Speedtrance series, I am obviously aware of the power in rapid induction, but as a licensed clinical person I also find that value in PMR and other forms of induction. Different people respond to different methods, that is why effective therapists have a wide range of inductions, teachings and solution oriented approaches rather than just one "system".
Back to the subject at hand: Yes, you can use the webcam effectively, and those who are paranoid about abreactions, need not fear since abreaction is nothing to fear, but rather something to deal with. What I am tired of is everyone being so afraid of abreaction that they are afraid to do hypnosis.
Maybe Im changing the subject here, but I rarely and almost never have abreactions. Who are these people with so many abreactions - becasue they are not coming to see me for therapy!
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Permalink Reply by Jan Krüger on -
I'd say it can be more effective than hypnosis over the phone, which works rather well according to many reports here and in other internets[1], since it offers more communication bandwidth than voice transmission does. Rule of thumb: the more things you can communicate and observe, the more effectively (and flexibly) you can work. For the same reason, meeting in person is quite likely more powerful than doing hypnosis via webcam. Of course, specific situation and people can influence these tendencies in either direction.
[1] sorry, I can't resist putting this word in occasionally.
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Permalink Reply by Justin James on -
Hi Karen, while you are correct that handling abreactions may seem an issue with a phone or web video session. frankly it would work much like a hypnosis cd... Any session you do should be set up to minimize the opportunity for abreaction however 80% of the population is Visual primary so touch is nice but not of paramount importance to the efficacy of the session.
As well I think it is of dual note that many of the hypnotists on this and other boards are here because not only do they want to help however they want to make a buck as well.
That in and of it's self is not a bad thing.
Justin James
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Permalink Reply by Matt Davis on -
Karen,
I'm not sure I understand your reasoning with the abreaction? I've been taught to never touch anyone during an abreaction. It's possible you could anchor that emotion. I was taught you should calm them verbally or go into a regression at that point. Obviously, an in person session is always best. Rapport is much easier. I'm sure there are a number of reasons.
Jake's question was "is it possible?" I'm not even sure the question was "can you do therapy?" I think a web cam would work amazingly well. I've definitely heard of it being successful. I have a friend who is experimenting with hypnotizing people through email! (Not for therapy - just as an experiment)
- Matt Davis
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Permalink Reply by Justin James on
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Matt I agree with you on not wanting to anchor a abreaction however the simplest way to deal with an abreaction is to do a safe place induction..
If the client abreacts it is very simple to send them to a safe place.. whereas if you have a client abreacting and you regress them then you now possibly have sent them somewhere worse... Like throwing water on an oil fire...
Worst case scenario you can also suggest a deep state of trance and do a rapid with them to shock them into a more serene state while you sit and panic......
Justin James
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Permalink Reply by Matt Davis on
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I guess it would depend a lot on the issue for me whether I would attempt a session online. It is also possible to 'clear' some of the emotion being relived during the abreaction. An abreaction is a goal for some hypnotists. You would definitely be limited in some ways. I don't actually think I would ever do therapy online but it would be a fun experiment with a well balanced friend!
- Matt Davis
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Permalink Reply by Leo Gopal on -
Its very possible, Myself and Nathan Have Skype Hypnosis sessions all the time in fact I owe him one real soon before he has a go at me, thanks for reminding me ;) personally they are pretty effective and i enjoy them very much!
I've Had many hypnotists Hypnotize me over Skype such as Nathan, Michael Perez and James Hazlerig and others.
Its good fun and practice on conversational skills,
Eternal Smiles,
Leo Gopal
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Permalink Reply by Fable Goodman on -
Randon thoughts...
It is my experience, that people contextualise their response in hypnosis to fit the safety and apropriateness situation.
People using CDs MP3s ect for hypnosis, respond at the level that is appropriate for that medium. Usually not as effective as a live interactive session. So naturally a webcam offers more scope for safety, and tailoring the session to the subjects reactions.
Fear of abreactions and what to do about them, are likely to lead to abreactions...
When you as a hypnotist are comforatble with people abreacting..then they tend not to do it unless encouraged.
the abreaction will then be in direct relation to the degree of safety created, and the appropriateness of the situation.
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If someone feels safe enough to have an abreaction on webcam... let them get on with it.
In thirty years of therapy, I have rarely relied on physical touch with clients. there are so many other usefull ways to anchor things without needing to touch people.
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Permalink Reply by James Hazlerig on
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Karen,
I resent the implication that if someone doesn't do hypnosis YOUR way, they're not only not doing REAL hypnosis, but they're just out to make a buck. Ma gavte la nata.
Fact is, my foreign client has past issues that would keep her from being comfortable alone in a room with a strange man leading her into trance and touching her. I believe she trances BETTER over the phone than she would in person.
Furthermore, anchors do not have to be physical. People anchor to sounds all the time. If you don't think so, try not having any response next time someone honks at you or next time you hear the phone ring. Try not having an emotional reaction, positive or negative, when you hear the national anthem.
For that matter, I give my clients anchors they can use themselves, such as making a gesture. That technique works just fine over the phone.
James
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