hypnosis via sign language?

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Permalink Reply by Synapse on May 22, 2009 at 1:05pm

Almost certainly possible. I studied BSL for 2 years. You could easily follow it with a silent induction once they have closed their eyes, or even not bother with the sign language.

Though I would imagine that even less people in the deaf community understand hypnosis than that of the hearing community and I believe education is a bigger priority.

Deaf people miss so much information that the rest of us take for granted. Even now they are treated as second-class citizens. Some years back we pushed for the British Parliament to recognise BSL as a language. I'm still not sure that it ever got passed.

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Permalink Reply by Tranzkey on May 22, 2009 at 2:34pm

I believe Shirley Patterson had a great discussion about this, but I forget the title. Short answer is yes, but it is very specialized.

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Permalink Reply by Shirley R. Patterson on May 22, 2009 at 5:04pm

It was under the title, "Who can't you hypnotise"

Shirley

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Permalink Reply by Hypno Hick on May 22, 2009 at 9:43pm

I have used sign language with a deaf person, so what i did is tell them to close their eyes and when i tap their knee they will open their eyes and each time they close their eyes they will become more and more relaxed and do that 6-8 times, and then begin to sign the script with their eyes open, granted you cant have them close their eyes and imagine a beach... or house ect.
hope this helps!
shaun

shaun dee the Hypno Hick
www.hypnohick.com

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Permalink Reply by Antonio on May 23, 2009 at 1:50am

Has anyone heard of the neurophone? I just thought if this would be helpful for hypnotizing a deaf person

"In 1958, at the age of fourteen, while living in Bellaire, Texas, Flanagan invented the Neurophone [1], an electronic nervous system exitation device that transmits sound through the skin directly to the brain, for which he received U.S. patent no.3,393,279[2] in 1968. The invention earned him a profile in Life magazine, which called him a "unique, mature and inquisitive scientist"[3]. In 1968 the invention was further improved by the development of a means of simplifying speech waveforms, for which he received U.S. patent no.3,647,970[4], which allowed the device to produce clear sound at lower power levels. Flanagan has continued to develop the neurophone and it is currently being sold as an aid to speed learning."

Hypno Hick said:

I have used sign language with a deaf person, so what i did is tell them to close their eyes and when i tap their knee they will open their eyes and each time they close their eyes they will become more and more relaxed and do that 6-8 times, and then begin to sign the script with their eyes open, granted you cant have them close their eyes and imagine a beach... or house ect.
hope this helps!
shaun

shaun dee the Hypno Hick
www.hypnohick.com

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Permalink Reply by Tranzkey on May 23, 2009 at 2:10pm

Antonio,

People is deaf for more than one cause.

Could be a busted eardrum, something wrong with cilia in cochlea, something wrong with auditory nerve, and probably many other reasons.

Also it might depend on whether they were born deaf, or became deaf, after learning sounds and how to talk.

Yes, I have been curious and fascinated by Flanagan's neurophone since I first learned of it in the 1970s.

My understanding is that it uses a radio wave to stimulate auditory nerves.

I never got a chance to try one, and before I bought one, I would want to try it first.

But yes, it is something to think about.

PS - Have you had the experience of trying one???

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Permalink Reply by bruce on May 24, 2009 at 12:14am

I've always thought that back-writing (tracing words on the back) would be a fantastic way to hypnotise somebody...

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Permalink Reply by Antonio on May 24, 2009 at 1:54am

No I have not had the experience of trying one. The nuerophone is not through radio waves I belive. Not quite sure.

Tranzkey said:

Antonio,

People is deaf for more than one cause.

Could be a busted eardrum, something wrong with cilia in cochlea, something wrong with auditory nerve, and probably many other reasons.

Also it might depend on whether they were born deaf, or became deaf, after learning sounds and how to talk.

Yes, I have been curious and fascinated by Flanagan's neurophone since I first learned of it in the 1970s.

My understanding is that it uses a radio wave to stimulate auditory nerves.

I never got a chance to try one, and before I bought one, I would want to try it first.

But yes, it is something to think about.

PS - Have you had the experience of trying one???

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Permalink Reply by Joshua Johnston on May 24, 2009 at 8:10am

The neurophone works by using ultrasonic sound and does work. I haven't used one personally, but I know others who have and say it works. I think they said it sounds a little odd, that it feels like the sound is originating in the center of your head.

I'd love to try one, but I can't afford one quite yet. ;)

Now, in regards to the question about sign language and hypnosis, yes, it can be done and has been done. Marx Howell in Texas uses ASL for some clients; he hires an interpreter for them, since he doesn't sign and he does forensic hypnosis, thus needs an interpreter approved by the court system. He uses a nonverbal induction to get them under, then has them open their eyes for the session.

Joshua

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Permalink Reply by Pattie Freeman CH.t, MST on May 25, 2009 at 10:55pm

Yes, I seen it somewhere that it is their lanuage to follow and it does work...

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