Relevant Life Experiences Research Articles

The use of relevant life experiences as the basis for suggestive therapy

Abstract A brief, directive method of hypnotherapy is described which combines limited insight therapy with hypnotic suggestions based on relevant life experiences of the patient. By integrating suggestions and experiences familiar to the patient, the former are more likely to be followed, have greatex meaning to the patient and are therefore more dective. The essential technique ia to utilize therapeutically suggestions which reproduce events from the life history of the patient. Three case reports are given to illustrate how this technique ia applied in different ways. A caae of conversion aphonia and another of convexxiion paralysis are both cured in one seasion. In a third patient this technique is successfully used to produce painlem childbirth.