Conversational Hypnosis- Help in Psychological Problems

Copyright (c) 2010 Nick Clipton

In its essential form, conversational hypnosis can be a blessing or a curse. It can be a blessing because it enables people deal with their psychological problems and even trauma. Unfortunately, one can also utilize trauma to mislead, misdirect and take advantage of a patient or a situation. The idea behind hypnosis is that one helps a person to go up to a certain level of perception through a series of question statements or comments. In this process, one helps a patient to realize out of their own volition that there exist numerous alternatives or solutions to their current fix. This state is important in transforming the perception of the person either positively or negatively.

Conversational hypnosis, when effectively applied can help a person deal with any kind of situation in life without any form of artificial medication. It is a process rather than an event. Anyone wishing to engage in it must be prepared to follow certain steps before they can come to a state of mind that is sufficient to solve one's problems. The process occurs in three simple stages.

Initially the person seeking to influence the patient must create some form of rapport with the patient. This is the first stage in conversational hypnosis. Such a person must display understanding of the problem afflicting the patient and show empathy. One achieves this by talking about common features shared by both of them and eliciting the patient's reaction. For a person to trust you must win their confidence that is the target of the first stage. In simple terms, the first stage is all about ice breaking.

In conversational hypnosis, the second stage is about confusion or distraction. As the words suggest, the patient faces information that attempts to distract him or her from their current situation. The intention here is to bring in another scenario that may help to change one's priorities by suggesting that there could be something more important than whatever predicament the patient finds themselves in. One may encourage on another positive aspects of their lives. When one compares this to the crisis they are facing they may change their perception of issues. They may regard their problem as being less significant than what they think it is. By driving the problem to the periphery of the patient's mind one is encouraging the patient to consider other issues, a solution to the current problem of which may be part of that kind of thinking.

In the third and final stage of conversational hypnosis, one suggests to the patient a solution to their problem. This is therefore a suggestion or proposition stage. After the brainstorming period in the second stage, one considers the best possible solution to the problem. Even at this stage, one's concern is firmly on the solution rather than the problem. In this conclusive stage, one reminds the patient of the two perspectives of either adopting a new mode of operation concerning their problem or maintaining their current stance. A comprehensive understanding of the two scenarios is necessary to help the patient make up their mind. The patient armed with the facts will most likely adopt the better alternative to change their life.