Self Regression

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Permalink Reply by Barry Neale on February 3, 2012 at 1:33pm

Hi Tim,

 

Yes you can use something like Time Line Therapy to regress to the cause of a problem by yourself. The process is exactly the same so as long as you have an understanding of the process it is real easy to do and because you are dissociated it is easy not to get stuck in some negative emotion.

 

barry

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Permalink Reply by Kelley Woods on February 3, 2012 at 9:24pm

Yes, Cal Banyan's article on using a "Time Tunneling Technique" is contained in the Dec 2011 issue of the NGH Journal of Hypnotism. He details how to use it for creating a self-generated regression.

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Permalink Reply by Roy Hunter on February 3, 2012 at 10:40pm

While some people claim success in using self-regression, I both teach regression therapy AND self-hypnosis. (In fact, I literally wrote the book on self-hypnosis: MASTERING THE POWER OF SELF-HYPNOSIS, 2011, Crown House Publishing.)

My concern is that it is very difficult to be objective with yourself and not emotionally attached to the outcome. Therefore, when I need a regression, I ask another hypnosis professional to facilitate it for me. Likewise, I do not do regression therapy for immediate family members for the same reason: I need to be objective and NOT emotionally attached to the outcome.

Can I do a self-regression? yes...but that does not mean that it is wise to do so. The exception is that you can do your own regressions into past SUCCESSES in order to improve confidence and self-esteem. A script for this concept appears in Chapter 14 of THE ART OF HYPNOTHERAPY as well as in my self-hypnosis book.

Roy Hunter
www.royhunter.com

 

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Permalink Reply by Tim Bartley on February 4, 2012 at 9:56am

Thank you all for your insight.

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Permalink Reply by Bernard Rapol on February 5, 2012 at 2:05am

Hi Tim,

I tend to agree with Roy.

Regression is often like entering a swamp..

It's easy to go in, but the path never goes the way you thought it would go.
It's indeed ok for positive things, but what if you come up against really ugly things, terrible things?
How do you deal with them at that time?

I have learnt by the way that regression is only good for one thing: find out the cause of the problem: who are the players or the situation that created these powerful negative feelings and GET OUT!

Then deal with the players using forgiveness therapy etc.

Regression itself is not the therapy. Sometimes it is, but only in minor things.

Recreational regression, you could do, but then again, I would specify: "you're going to a happy period", not just a random regression. The dragons are everywhere.

Greetings,

Bernard

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