Guide to the Script

This page shows a script prepared in advance for a hypnotherapy session to cure male sexual dysfunction. The session as delivered was slightly different from this prepared script. In particular, the direct suggestion section at the end was repeated several times using alternative wordings.

The client was a man who was embarrassed by loss of erection when in an intimate situation with a woman. He was attractive to women, got on well with them, was otherwise healthy but some psychological fear caused him to fail to function every time he was about to perform sex. This condition had built up over time and got worse and worse until he felt almost paralysed with fear. He finally sought treatment when it got to the stage where even meeting an attractive woman caused the sexual anxiety to appear.

 

He was a guitarist in a band and had plenty of opportunities to meet women but at the time of the treatment deliberately avoided getting involved. The initial interview revealed that he originally had no problems but over time he had built up a fear of failure and now was in distress at his own lack of performance. He had created a cycle of behaviour in his mind where the fear of failure had learned to feed itself and grew worse with each repetition.

The script uses the Cycle of Behaviour and aims most of the suggestions at the point where the client uses a condom, which had become the trigger for the onset of failure. It also uses direct suggestions for self esteem and confidence, and reframes seeing the condom as a signal of success, instead a precursor to failure.

The client confirmed a week later that the session had been a complete success.

 

UNDERSTANDING the Script

 

The script is shown laid out in sections in order to explain how it works, but it would actually be spoken continuously, with pauses where indicated and with changes in emphasis, volume and tone of voice at various parts.

This script uses direct and indirect suggestion, metaphor and visualisation. Each piece of hypnotic language is aimed at creating change: changing how the client perceives their environment; how the client deals with an emotional reaction to their environment; changing their behaviour in response to something in the environment; or changing their perceptions of their own capabilities in dealing with their environment. Each suggestion targets one particular trance phenomenon. Suggestions about stimuli, behavior and capability are used to dislodge old ways of thinking, and then subsequent suggestions create the link between changes in perception and changes in core beliefs.

The linking statements are shown in column three by '>' as Cause and Effect "doing A leads to B" or by "=", Reframing "A is really the same as B".

• Detailed Explanation of Primary and Context Targets.

The script would be delivered slowly, with pauses at the ellipses (...) or where explicitly indicated.

Embedded commands are bold: use analogical marking with these phrases.
Coloured text does not imply emphasis: it indicates what work the words are doing.

Olive and Green text indicates the use of hypnotic language constructs.

Primary targets or Cycle Targets are Red, Technique words are blue.

 

 

Target

Dialogue

L

Vector

 

INDUCTION SECTION

	You are ready to change
	You are lying there comfortably,.... breathing gently.... listening to my voice.... and as you drift even deeper.... you can allow yourself enough time to think of many ways to succeed.		Pacing Permissive bind Presupp succeed RI
	You are concerned about something that you have to do in a personal situation. It is natural to be concerned. You are going to have to perform, to act under expectations, to be vulnerable.		Validate the client's concerns
	And being concerned shows that you are giving it the right amount of attention.	>	Reframe
Capability	Everybody worries about their performance. But everybody who is prepared can perform well, can't they?	>	Truism set. Tag question
Rule	And the way to be prepared is to think about the best way to change your reaction.	>	Presup
	There are many ways you can change.		Truism
Capability	Thinking about change leads to new behaviour. You can change the way you think about anything .... changing the way you think about something is easy.... isn't it....so changing how you think leads to change in how you act.... so you can change what happens in any situation. You have decided to change how you think about it, and that change in your thinking will allow you to succeed.
	And as you lie there... listening to my voice... you are changing, now.	D	Pacing
	And you might be wondering just how you will know how you will succeed.	I	Presup Inevitability

RECONNECT TO EXISTING RESOURCES SECTION

	You are a success
Identity	You know, [ClientName], life is full of stress. And yet you have succeeded in most situations in your life. If you think about it, you know you know how to deal with most situations, don't you?		Truism.
Capability	In fact you can do many things that other people can't do. Things that other people are envious of. People wish they could do what you can do now. There are so many things.... you have complete confidence....when you choose what you want to do.	D	Resource Link
Capability	For example, you can play an instrument, solo, in front of an audience. Many people would find that intimidating, but you do it on a regular basis. You have to perform other people's music in just the right way with just the right tempo in front of a teacher with much more experience than you, in front of your class mates who are just waiting for you to make a mistake. Many people would fade under the pressure.Yet you do that on a regular basis.  You have to compose and improvise, and compare what you write to the legends of jazz .... famous players, and you do it, and do it well, on a regular basis.
Belief	You might not be consciously aware of it....but you are actually very good in situations where your performance is important.
	There was time when you couldn't read music, it can be hard.... and you can be confident of that now. There was a time when you decided to take control of your education... and you did that confidently, didn't you? You know how to take control and thrust in when you want.  There was a time when getting girl friends was the biggest test, and you can do that now. You can introduce yourself when you want.  You play in a band where every member is listening to every note, everyone depends on you to come in at the right time, and you can, now.		Metaphor

REFRAMING SECTION

	You are LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
Memory	Oh I know there have been some setbacks, but really.... think about all your successes, those situations where you did better than expected.... and how easy it is for you.... to think back.
Memory	... think of all those times in the past ... see yourself succeeding at different things, ... little things .... things you did for the first time.... things you learned on your own.... your life has been full of successes, you know ... there was a time when you couldn't tie your own shoelaces..... you succeeded at that..... there was a time when you couldn't play a note... you succeeded at that ... there was a time when you wrote your own name for the first time ... Think about all of those times now....see yourself in these situations.... situations were you are completely at ease, completely in control, sure of yourself.....	D
	pause
Identity	And as you think of all those things, large and small... recent or long ago.... things you did privately or when others were watching.... a feeling of pride can stir in you....and take a moment to let that feeling of pride and confidence grow... and expand .... really enjoy your success.... as you recognise what a success you are.... how other people admire and envy you for what you have done so far....let your unconscious mind celebrate all the good things you have done and enjoy that growing sense of confidence... of your own ability to do what you want....
Belief	And you would have to conclude that you are good at performing. And you always were. You are good at performing.	> D
Capability	So you can look forward to your next performance. A performance is about showing people how good you are. And you might be surprised about how quickly you are confident. How good you can be when you are really confident.	>	Reframing
Memory	When you think about your next performance you realise that it is an opportunity... you have been waiting for .... to show what you can do. To show yourself how good you are. You can really show some lucky person what that [ClientName] is capable of.		Reframing Dissociation
Memory	..and you can allow your mind to go forward to a time a few days or weeks from now.... imagine yourself .... feeling good....satisfied...you are at college or maybe in a bar or it's in a house .... somewhere talking to a girl.... as you look at her...you notice her eyes are shining, her mouth is smiling, her voice is low and intimate... she touches your hair occasionally... your face...and all the time she radiates happiness... she almost purrs... as she tells you she will always remember that first night with you.... how strong and bold you were.... how confident and skilled....how you made her feel one hundred percent woman.... and she wants to be with you again and again... you make her feel so good.... because you are so good....and that makes you feel so good right now....you feel proud and confident and capable of doing anything now...		Visualisation

BREAK THE CYCLE SECTION

	You can learn new behaviour
	and you can allow your mind to drift away... to think back on how you prepared for that date....how you took control of your thinking... how you exercised your mind and decided exactly how things would go the way you wanted...
Trigger	....When you first see a girl ... a girl you are interested in...she looks interested in you... and you feel a little change in yourself .... something that lets you know that this girl is different....this time is different...you can be surprised by knowing that feeling signals an excitement....this may be your opportunity...to excel....	>	Reframing
Trigger	... you notice a feeling of rising anticipation... you allow excitement to grow in you ... And as things develop with this girl... as you have a drink.... go to a gig....talk quietly....get to know her more....as you open up to her and she opens herself to you....you feel that difference...that means that things are going right...that you are confident....	D
Memory	And it is so easy to forget old ways...to really enjoy the new feeling that you get as you and this girl get it on ... getting intimate ... kissing and caressing .... turns you on like never before....you get harder and harder...your mind fills with a sense of power....an urge to make love to this woman....to enter the warmth in that secret place and to let go of everything....	> D	Reframing
Trigger	You see the condom....and this makes you harder and harder ... because putting the condom on means you have succeeded....	>	Reframing
Identity	you are a winner...you are doing what others can only wish for....the condom means you are at the final successful stage...you are standing tall on the winners podium....like a racing champion who has led all the way and now ready to take the prize.... to shake the bottle ..... ready to spray the champagne... putting on the condom means you have succeeded in getting a girl to be attracted to you... to trust you...to trust you with her body....to let you enter her...that girl is flushed with emotion....she right now she sees the condom and she feels totally attracted to you...you are everything for her....she is overwhelmed with desire for you....	>	METAPHOR
Trigger	And you respond...by becoming harder and harder...you forget about the condom...the only thing in your mind is your urgent pressing need .... a need to caress and kiss and slide and enter and move and forget everything except a feeling of rising excitement and sensitivity and urgency until you can no longer hold it back and ... there's that champagne moment.... the spurt and foam and irresistible urge as the winner shakes bottle and sprays it all out...	D	METAPHOR
Evaluation	After the flush of relief and spurting power you hold on to her....you talk gently to her...you kiss her again and again all over...and as you do you enjoy that feeling of triumph.... of satisfaction and confidence...	D

DIRECT SUGGESTION SECTION

	You are a CONFIDENT lover
Belief	You are a skilled and confident lover. You know how to treat a woman so that she wants more. Every girl you make love to remembers it with affection. People respect you. Women respect you. You make women feel special and feminine.	D
Identity	You are a sexy male. You know what to do to succeed in so many things. You enjoy the company of women. You enjoy the feel and taste and smell of women. You enjoy the feeling of anticipation as you talk with a woman and wonder how good she will be in bed.
Trigger	Every time you put on a condom it shows you respect the woman. Every time you put on a condom you feel the satisfaction of knowing you have succeeded in reaching the second last stage. Every time you see a condom you anticipate the surge of your body... that champagne moment... of letting go and dissolving into the warm body of a welcoming happy woman.	D	Reframing
Capability	And that means you are a fully mature capable young man... taking and enjoying everything life has to offer.... enjoying that champagne moment.... over and over..... success.... successfully....	D
	...and now.... confident in your abilities, sure of yourself... allow yourself to come back to the present .... bringing with you all those good feelings...
	[Begin REORIENTATION Process]