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Announcing the completion of updates to the website of Solutions: The London Cognitive Therapy Centre. Continue reading
Tag Archives: hypnotic
False Memory & Hypnosis: Capturing the Friedmans
Brief article about the documentary film Capturing the Friedmans (2003) in relation to the problem of false memories recovered during hypnotic regression, and with some information about a British case of false memory, etc. Continue reading
NEW October 2010 Workshops in South London
We have a wide range of new short courses and workshops running this October, some for complete beginners and some for more experienced therapists. See this post for a summary and special offer details. Continue reading
An Early Hypnotic Subject Speaks
Dr. James John Garth Wilkinson was an early Victorian hypnotist. He was hypnotised by James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy, observed many of his experiments, and became a hypnotist himself. Wilkinson was also a popular writer and describes the subjective experience of being hypnotised in colourful and expressive language, e.g., as a “diamond glare” of focused attention, etc. Continue reading
James Esdaile writes to James Braid about Mesmerism and Hypnotism
Excerpt from a letter by the Mesmerist James Esdaile to fellow Scotsman James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy. Continue reading
James Braid on Self-Hypnosis and Hindu Yoga
Excerpt from James Braid’s collected writings, The Discovery of Hypnosis, in which the founder of hypnotherapy discusses the relationship between hypnotism and yogic meditation, from a sceptical perspective. Continue reading
Soviet Rational Psychotherapy for Painless Childbirth
This brief article presents a graph showing data from thousands of patients undergoing rational psychotherapy for painless childbirth in the Soviet Union, compared to the alternative hypnotherapy method. Continue reading
Soviet Hypnotherapy for Skin Disorders
This brief article presents a graph showing data on the treatment of skin disorders including psoriasis, neuro-dermatitis, and eczema, using hypnotherapy, compared against a spa treatment control group. These figures are derived from a paper presented in 1956 to a psychotherapy conference in the Soviet Union. Continue reading
New Modular Course Format
This news article announces the UK College’s new modular course format. Continue reading
Some Criticisms of Ericksonian Hypnosis
Brief note discussing some of Weitzenhoffer’s comments about his colleague Milton Erickson, and examining some data on Erickson’s success rates with hypnotherapy based on cases reported by him. Continue reading