Comments on: Hypnosis Ignorance?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:49:02 +0000

In reply to Mary Martha Pazos. Thank you kindly Mary, your contribution is very much appreciated. :-)

By: Mary Martha Pazos

Mary Martha Pazos — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:32:58 +0000

What a misunderstanding over semantics! People seem to be confusing cognitive hypnotherapy with psychoanalysis, which are two different things entirely. Cognitive hypnotherapy basically enhances our self esteem and serves as a tool to improve our outlook and our performance. There is almost nothing invasive about it. Psychoanalysis, on the other hand, is a highly personal choice, and involves a licensed doctor. This is NOT what the boss is offering. I would imagine that the employees are free to accept his generous offer or decline.
I have been teaching for over forty years, and am considered to be tops in my field, and yet I seek ways to improve my performance on a daily basis. A basic law in nature is that living things (including people) either grow or decay. They do not stay the same. I would love to have a boss who offered me free hypnotherapy.
Your answers were right on, Adam. I was also amazed by the comments, and thought that you managed to be polite and informative throughout.
Regards,
Mary Martha Pazos

By: admin

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:53:22 +0000

In reply to Jonathan Chase. Jon yes, agreed... Therapy is the thing. Enjoyed reading that :-)

By: Jonathan Chase

Jonathan Chase — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:41:26 +0000

The thing is ‘therapy’.

Of course if you use the term therapy people who actually have nothing wrong with them are going to come up with the answers in this paper. “Therapy’ denotes healing.

I’m discussing this on my Wednesday Weekly Wisdom on my site tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up Adam

By: admin

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:34:27 +0000

In reply to Andy Smith.

I hear you Andy.

Anyone must of course be given a choice as to whether it is something they do or not. I’d like to think they would be able to make an informed choice if someone explained the process correctly and they are advised accordingly – with all the correct, diligent informed consent and duty of care notions dealt with.

Many emplyers offer up healthcare that can help with improving their level of health… So I see no issue with offering up an option to improve their performance with a professional.. Heck, companies offer up courses with personal development experts of all kinds… As long as it is not forced upon them, I see little difference.

And of course, it must also be a fully qualififed professional… I suppose that a member of the public does get to choose the therapist for themselves rather than have one suggested by a boss, but again, I see no real issue with it.

There is no evidence to suggest that cognitive hypnotherapy can cause anyone any harm at all.

I think I was getting driven by the seemingly ill-informed comments about the very nature of hypnosis and not really looking at the relationship of trust between employee and boss…

Good hearing from you Andy.

By: Andy Smith

Andy Smith — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:22:04 +0000

Can’t agree with you on this one Adam. Having any sort of therapy should be the decision of the individual, not something their employer forces them into. Imagine if their boss wanted them all to have psychoanalysis – it would be seen as an intrusion, and quite rightly.

Also, given the wildly variable standards of hypnotherapists in the UK, it’s not unreasonable to be worried about something going wrong. What if the hypnotherapist doesn’t know what they are doing? I would want a ton of reliable recommendations before going to a hypnotherapist.

Many of the comments, and the original question, seem to reflecting the usual lack of distinction in people’s minds between hypnotherapy and stage hypnosis.

Finally, I think this is as much about the lack of trust in the questioner’s relationship with their employer as about the popular image of hypnosis.