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Permalink Reply by Jon Rhodes on January 9, 2009 at 3:11am

Yes, I agree. I have published several complete hypnosis audio sessions on youtube and I have received a lot of positive feedback. Many people have commented that they did not think hypnotherapy 'worked' until they heard my recordings. I certainly would not post sessions for dealing with 'heavy' issues such as abuse, but I cannot see a problem with publishing a simple relaxing session. One of my sessions has had over 150,000 views, and so far no problems have been reported.

I'm wondering, from a safety aspect, what is the difference between a free session on youtube, and a paid session on cd or dvd?

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Permalink Reply by Richard Nongard - NLPBoard.com on January 9, 2009 at 5:02am

I too hear from people "its unsafe" But you have expressed my sentiments exactly. The people who say a clip on youtube is unsafe are the same people selling a CD people will listen to at home (or in a car on the way home from a bookstore)..... And what is the risk? People usually arent standing on the highest rung of a step ladder when they are listening to these videos.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Johnson on January 9, 2009 at 5:04am

The problem is the application of 'Duty of Care'. A person has a duty to ensure that harm will not befall another by their actions, property, or intension. Care should be exercised when conveying an idea or process that could through misunderstanding cause harm. If in the unlikely event that a justice was to evaluate conduct, a measure referred to as the 'Reasonable Person' (a person of professional skill in a discipline being examined) is used to determine conduct.

You may have noticed that people conducting hypnosis in the media rarely show a full induction, cameras cut away or segments are cut out due to legal issues.

By the way though it may seem unrelated, think about this for a moment. It was not that long ago that an elderly woman leaving a drive through at McDonalds was burnt by a cup of tea wedged between her legs. She was awarded $2,000,000 from McDonalds. They were found not to have provided reasonable care to the customer.

Michael

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Permalink Reply by Katherine Zimmerman on January 9, 2009 at 6:03am

I agree with Michael! Too many people don't want to take personal responsibility and all it takes is one person like the woman at McDonalds to create havoc in your life.

Why not just show a video from the deepening on. They can still see what transpired in the session.

Katherine

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Permalink Reply by Michael Johnson on January 9, 2009 at 7:16am

If you were to add a disclaimer or cautionary note that you are a qualified professional with years of experience please do not try this on your own, bla bla bla ... - you effectively would reduce your liability. The reason is due to your attempt to mitigate your losses. By trying to prevent potential copycats or those who through careless application could cause harm to themselves or others or be perceived as having done so, you would have demonstrated your intension to ser convent potential harm. To what degree would be decided by a court.

Michael

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Permalink Reply by Richard Nongard - NLPBoard.com on January 9, 2009 at 8:48am

Do we need a disclaimer for a natural process one has full control over at all times?
And disclaimers don't mean anything in court anyway. IF McDondalds puts "CAUTION: Coffee burns" on a cup, and someone gets burned, you can darn well believe that if someone get burned they will sue.
Disclaimers do not release anyone from liability. Put a no tresspassing sing up and have a neighborhood kid fall in a hole while cutting through your yard. You will still pay.

My point is hypnosis itself is not unsafe. And hypnosis on a video is not any more "unsafe" than hypnosis on the millions of CD's that exist and the millions of books that exist. It is the keeping it in the dark that relegates hypnosis to the misbelief that the hypnotist actually does something...

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Permalink Reply by Andreas Tenhagen on January 9, 2009 at 9:03am

What a discussion here....

when I think of all the books (not only about hypnosis) I fall into a sleep state, not to speak of all the boring TV-Shows. ..I haven´t read on any of those books: "be careful, switch off the gas or don´t do it while ironing..."

Sometimes radiostations are asking for inductions....and serious hypnotists say "no" to this, because it may cause accidents. But when I look a DVD I usually sitting in my comfortable recliner. Watching TV whilest car-driving isn´t allowed in Germany.

I enjoy to see all the little youtube-films here. Always great stuff from Richard and others.

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Permalink Reply by Joshua Houghton on January 9, 2009 at 9:09am

As always Richard very well said and I couldn't agree more. The internet is the new market and in many ways the future of publishing in many different ways. To not show what we do is to keep put in the dark as so many people still view hypnosis in some way which is so untrue. I 'm not saying we shouldn't use disclaimers or whatever as its a professional thing to do, but I agree with Richard that a disclaimer is really just a small form of protection in the big picture. I work with lawyers for one of my businesses and see this all the time.

The fact of the matter is if someone wants to sue and their is money involved a little disclaimer won't stop them from coming after you. Going off of topic a little so let me get back on track. We'll never move forward as a profession if we are always worried about every little action we make. So if I make an induction video I don't have the time to worry about every little possible bad thing that might happen due to it. I mean, people teach us how to drive, yet if we cause a accident they don't go after your dad or mom who taught you to drive.

Somewhere taking responsibility for your actions have to come into play. For instance, I have seen all of Richards videos and never once have I ever harmed myself or did anything negative with the information. Now if some kid wants to go and do a rapid induction on a set of stairs that is the kid not richard as richard never mentioned for them to do it on the stairs and it was never implied. Someone could argue it, but you could also say the deepeners caused stress, thes ound of your voice hurt my eyes and god knows how many more things.

Technically if we don't show the induction why show hypnosis at all. Someone could claim demons came to them during hypnosis suggestions and told them to kill people. My point is people can misuse or come out with tons of ways to find issues with what we do or other professions do. We can't just not do anything and always wonder. All we can do is make the best videos possible, do what we can and go from there.

As Richard said what is the different from what we teach in a book or a video? These are just my opinions though and as always never do anything your not comfortable with. Good discussion.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Johnson on January 9, 2009 at 9:18am

For the sake of clarification, a disclaimer will most likely not stop someone who is intent on mischief. A sign keep out this is private property will not keep someone out if they are pre-disposed to disregard it.

It is not necessarily for their sake alone that we need to address this idea; it is more for our own sake. While you may still be found partially responsible it would be less likely you would bare all of the liability. In fact you having taken steps to reduce the likely hood of harm would reduce if not remove the liability from yourself. Everything is relevant in the comparing one action to another action.

McDonalds was unfortunate to say the least. Yet, having it happen to a company large enough to pay such an unfair judgment helps the small company become aware of the need to post a warning in advance of a potential. All fast food businesses began to implement a policy of two cups to reduce the temperature emitted by tea. Tea is served hotter than coffee and needed to be served in a double cup for the patron’s safety. By following this simple policy others reduce significantly their liability through implementing this policy.

Should videos on YouTube be removed – No! They are a great way of promoting yourself and the highly effective field of Hypnosis. But, if a quick little blurb of statement can reduce the perception a careless disregard in the eyes of those who would sit in judgment – it only takes a second to do – what the hell give it a try!

It only takes ONE Cockroach to destroy the pie – unless of course you remembered to cover it!

Michael

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Permalink Reply by Richard Whitbread C.Ht on January 9, 2009 at 9:24am

I agree we should not hide what we do the more people know the better, I am from a small town and did inductions in a local hight school and a mother went off on me about hypnotising young girls it did not mater that there all 17 or 18 and here 16 is a legal consent age and that half the class where boys I know it was because she did not understand hypnosis and she even feared it you could tell and no one could change her mind at that time so her daughter showed her some youtube clips of inductions done in schools and latter she told me she was sorry so I fermly beleave that the more we show people what hypnosis is the better.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Johnson on January 9, 2009 at 9:39am

"As Richard said what is the different from what we teach in a book or a video? "

Video allows the viewer to accept as true what is seen, heard and their reaction to it!
For the moment disbelief is mostly suspended and a playful disregard could ensue.

The likely hood of a problem developing is most likely one in ten million.

Sorry - But, I don't want to be one you will be one!

Michael

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Permalink Reply by Jon Rhodes on January 9, 2009 at 9:46am

I was taught that a hypnotic trance was a normal and natural state that everyone entered into several times a day. I was also taught you experienced a trance when engrossed in a book or a film.

Should these not then carry warnings in case you become so engrossed that you accidentally leave the cooker on? Should my soothing copy of Morcheba also carry similar warnings? What about meditation recordings, should they too carry warnings? According to what I was taught these are all capable of guiding you into quite deep trances.

I was also taught that you can come out of a trance any time you choose. That you are in control and still aware when in trance, if not more so. Then I was taught that hypnosis recordings were dangerous, and stage hypnosis was dangerous. There seems to be some inconsistency's here.

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