Hi Everyone!

Cal and I had so much fun doing our recent blog together that we are putting together an on-going hypnosis on-line video show!

This is the place to get your hypnosis questions answered and we also want to be your source for other hypnosis information too. Please submit a question that is basic or advanced and we'll try and get to it on our show.

We are still deciding on a format, name and topics for it and would love your input on what you would like to see. So let us know what kind of things you would be most interested in?

Here are some ideas:
Hypnosis products
Hypnosis in the news
Hypnosis history
Highlighting hypnotists that you'd like to hear more about
In-depth hypno-info on special issues such as child birth, children, pain, insomnia, IBS etc
What's new at the NGH
What's new for World Hypntism day
How to work out of your home as a hypnotist
How to be a radio hypnotist
Most famous Hypnotists
The new hypnotist
Marketing
Internet Marketing
Websites for Hypnotists

For more information call Celeste Hackett at 972-673-0110 or email me at celestehackett@yahoo.com

Bless ya big!

Celeste Hackett, CH





We also plan to highlight questions about hypnosis

Hi Cal,

I'm Andy, Just joined up from New Zealand. I work as a Mechatronics Engineer after recently finishing study at uni, and got into hypnosis to try and figure out why I can't shake off some demons from my childhood. My partner and I spend most weekends doing a session or two because we both endured a 'low quality' parenting and are slowly working through things that are holding us up. I can say confidently now that neither of us would have been able to finish uni (as adults, we both are early 30's) if it weren't for applying hypnosis as a repair tool.

I'd like to shoot around some ideas about what we have discovered as neither of us have had any proper training, and have learned so much about how human minds work and how to repair them. Problem is that most people that know about hypnosis want to charge a consultation fee or are very dogmatic in their beliefs and are easily offended by new ideas. So far I haven't found anyone open enough to discuss new ideas about hypnosis and what it can achieve, so hopefully this is a place to share ideas.

Looking forward to discussing hypnosis openly,

How do we present a question here?
Thanks
Susan French

Hi Cal,
I know you're at the convention so you can answer these two questions when you have time. I hope you're all having a wonderful time.

Is this the right way to address questions to you...the way I've done it? Or is there a different link to submit the questions? I don't know why but this doesn't seem right to me???

My second question is about the fact that I'm still hot on the heels of finding a good hypnotic technique to deal with the discomfort of smoking cessation and other addictive behaviors. I notice that you don't seem to have any scripts for pain or for installing an 'anchor' for instant calming down. Can you refer me to another place or person to find scripts that might help me find or figure out that little piece of this puzzle?

My thinking is this: when we interrupt a habit, we become physiologically and psychologically uncomfortable (dopamine, endorphins, seratonin etc.). We might experience headaches, irritability, craving. Isn't there some way we can install an "instant self-hypnosis" to be used in the same way we use walking or drinking water? If I could teach a client to breathe and drop into (self) hypnosis to allow those feelings of unease and discomfortiture to pass it would give him a feeling of control and it would give him the ability to provide his own respite. Giving a client that tool would reduce his anxiety of not being able to "handle it".

Anyhow, I'm still searching for instant self-de-stressing scripts and techniques, I guess. I think I'm looking for something to teach the client that will work like a pain-pump that they use for chronic pain patients except to remove the cravings when they hit, especially when the client doesn't have a lot of time to stop in the middle of his day. Aren't there scripts for needle anesthesia for people (like me) who have to give themselves shots? Couldn't something like that be adapted to cravings?

Thanks again.

Susan

Hi Cal.

I am currently seeing a client and I would
appreciate your inputs. He is a 34-year-old male, doctor, preparing for his final specialisation exams in 9 months time. His wife, also a specialist approached me to see if I could help him. He is fairly anxious and stutters when in stressful situations. Despite knowing his work, he stutters his responses thus creating a negative impression of his knowledge and ability.

In our first session, I obtained the following information:
• His fathers stuttered and explained that when he experienced stressful situations he began to stutter (I have begun to address this as I feel he is living up to his
father's "prophecy")
• He received speech therapy at the age of 13 and his speech impediment improved substantially
• If he has to present in his second language he is even more anxious
• He has begun using terms such as "You know" and other circumlocutions in order to save him from saying words he thinks he will battle with
. Preparing for presentations helps to a degree, but he knows exactly where he is going to stutter (once again re-enforcing his belief that he will stutter)
• His anxiety borders on panic-attacks at times. He has a wide range of somatic sensations and manifestations,
including heart palpitations, shortness of breath, excessive sweating and blushing (which he finds very embarrassing)
etc.

I have decided to pursue two avenues with him; firstly, to address the anxiety and associated somatic manifestations, and secondly, to separately address his
stuttering with associated thoughts and feelings.

He was ecstatic after our first session and immediately booked the follow-up session. Due to his workload and constant stress he experiences, I have thought of giving him
an anchor to help relax him when questioned or when under stress.

I would appreciate any inputs from your side - things I've missed, things I should pay attention to, techniques I should/must use/try etc.

Many thanks.

Justin