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Why HypnoTherapy Is Giving Hypnosis a Bad Image.
Why HypnoTherapy Is Giving Hypnosis a Bad Image.
The Guardian newspaper ran a piece this week in their business problems section, a sort of Agony Aunt self help section for wannabe entrepreneurs, on the ethics of using Hypnotherapy to boost performance at work.
In "Is it OK to be hypnotised to improve my work performance?" a boss
has apparently suggested 'Cognitive Hypnotherapy Treatment' to his sales team to boost their performance.
Of course the author is a bit nonplussed and is questioning the ethics of being told he is sick or ill and needs 'treatment'.
As always the worse thing here is the addition of the Suffix 'therapy' to the word hypnosis. Regardless of the origin of the word meaning to give service, the common understanding is that therapy is what happens when you are broken and need to get fixed. That and the relentless and so far largely fruitless attempts by people in the therapy game trying to be 'accepted' by the established medical profession as a 'clinical' or 'medical' practice.
the rest of this is here http://JonathanChase.com to avoid duplicate content on this site....
The Guardian newspaper ran a piece this week in their business problems section, a sort of Agony Aunt self help section for wannabe entrepreneurs, on the ethics of using Hypnotherapy to boost performance at work.
In "Is it OK to be hypnotised to improve my work performance?" a boss
has apparently suggested 'Cognitive Hypnotherapy Treatment' to his sales team to boost their performance.
Of course the author is a bit nonplussed and is questioning the ethics of being told he is sick or ill and needs 'treatment'.
As always the worse thing here is the addition of the Suffix 'therapy' to the word hypnosis. Regardless of the origin of the word meaning to give service, the common understanding is that therapy is what happens when you are broken and need to get fixed. That and the relentless and so far largely fruitless attempts by people in the therapy game trying to be 'accepted' by the established medical profession as a 'clinical' or 'medical' practice.
the rest of this is here http://JonathanChase.com to avoid duplicate content on this site....
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Comment by Hugh Cole on March 4, 2010 at 9:58pm -
I am with John I help folks st goals and acheive them. I am not a hypnotherapist and have always used the title Certified Hypnotist.
Hugh Cole
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Comment by Pattie Freeman CH.t, MST on March 4, 2010 at 9:14pm -
As Michael stated in his post " I am a hypnotist -- If any therapy happens it's the clients fault!" I thought that was a great statement.
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Comment by Michael Ellner on March 4, 2010 at 6:31pm -
Great post Jonathon.
I agree -- I don't want to be a therapist My associate Dan Cleary loves to say: "I am a hypnotist -- If any therapy happens it's the clients fault!"
FYI - I help people with medical problems as a hypnotist rather than a hypno-"therapist" -- I help clients develop their coping skills and abilites, relief or reduce pain, and creative stress management, etc. -- I market my services as a supplement to their medical care--
Michael E.
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Comment by Richard Nongard - NLPBoard.com on March 4, 2010 at 3:54pm -
100% right on Jonathon
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Comment by Roger Moore on March 4, 2010 at 3:40pm -
Hi Jonathon - just to mix the water a bit more - here in Washington, legally we are Registered Hypnotherapists. Roger
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Comment by John Cleesattel on March 4, 2010 at 3:38pm -
Jonathan,
I also completely concur. I help people achieve identified goals. Never have wanted to be a Hypno the rapist
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Comment by James Malone on March 4, 2010 at 2:45pm -
Johnathan, I couldn't agree more. My home state of New Jersey was I believe the first in the US to explicitly forbid hypnotists who were not licensed in another health care discipline to use the term "therapy" in any way, shape or form when it came to professional title or service offerings. And although there was considerable grumbling amongst some of those who were in practice for a long time, it never bothered me. I don't want to "fix" people who are "broken" no do I want to masquerade as someone who does. Jim
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