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| Spider phobia |
| From: Dave Mason in Wellington 01-Sep-2010 22:59 |
| Hi Sarah, Hypnosis is usually very effective for getting rid of spider phobias. I am a little concerned at your having to make trip to Wellington from Nelson just for that. Do you have Skype? This is the sort of thing that can be fixed successfully without you having to actually be in my consulting room. We might be able do fix it over the internet if you can Skype me. I have done this successfully with people overseas. Let me know what you think. Dave |
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| Spider phobia |
| From: Sarah in Nelson, NZ 29-Aug-2010 08:35 |
| Hi, I have a spider phobia that I would like to overcome because I have a young daughter whom I don\'t want to pass this on to. Also we are considering moving to Auckland and I know there are a couple of giant spider species there. Would this be an area that you would be to help and if so how many sessions would I need? I am currently living in Nelson so would have to travel to Wellington to see you. Thanks, Sarah |
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| Vaginismus |
| From: whitestones93@yahoo.co.uk in Bristol 02-Aug-2010 12:42 |
| Hi, I would like to thank to you for this site because I visit many time and find it very usefull. I would like to ask you question about "Vaginismus Treatment" what kind a technique and method I can follow up, if any potentiall client comes with this problem. Thank you for your time and help Whitestones |
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| Vaginismus |
| From: DM in NZ 02-Aug-2010 14:04 |
| Vaginismus is the uncontrollable spasm of the woman’s internal muscles in the vagina. It is mostly a psychological problem and can usually be relieved by hypnotherapy. The underlying problem is either a belief that intercourse is dirty or forbidden, or a fear of pain from penetration. The treatment consists of a sympathetic interview with the woman, aiming to understand the origin of the beliefs. In most cases the source is negative messages from their mother about sex. In some cases the source is negative feelings from childhood associated with seeing others having intercourse, or experiencing sexual contact before being mentally mature enough to deal with it. The condition can also develop as a phobia. This happens when the woman has had satisfactory sex, experiences pain for some reason, and then begins to react to the thought of the possibility of further pain. Once the source has been identified direct suggestion hypnosis, guided visualization, metaphor therapy, regression or other standard hypnotherapy methods can be used to change the underlying feelings and beliefs. The method to use depends on the nature of the problem. These may also need to include some ego strengthening and confidence boosting if the condition has been a problem for a long time. After the woman has successfully experienced penetration without pain, the condition seldom returns. |
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| Using an exerpt from your visualization site |
| From: sara.harper@fcps.edu in 30-Jul-2010 07:05 |
| My name is Sara Harper, and I work for Fairfax County Public Schools (in Northern VA). We’re writing summer curriculum, and FCPS would love the opportunity to use one of your lemon visualization exercise (http://www.hypknowsis.com/Visualization-Techniques/LV6-Guided-Visualisation-Exercises.php) in one of our Advanced Academic learning lessons. FCPS would distribute these learning lessons online to all teachers. Is there any way you could, or would be willing, to give us written permission to reference the use of your cite in our lessons? We need written permission so we don’t violate any copyright rules. Thanks in advance for your help! I look forward to hearing from you soon. |
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| Visualization Script text |
| From: dave mason in 30-Jul-2010 14:59 |
| Hi Sara, Yes, I would be delighted to have your students use the Lemon Visualisation Script. We all gain by sharing. Dave |
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| Sexual Dysfunction |
| From: Dave in Middle East 20-Jul-2010 05:26 |
| Dear Dr.Mason, I suffer from sexual dysfunction. In fact my condition is similar to the case study on your website, where after several failed attempts, I've lost self-confidence, and was in denial. However following the breakup of my marriage, I sought medical help.The tests show there is nothing wrong with me physically. I even recorded your hypnotherapy script, and tried it. Unfortunately, I didn't feel that I was hypnotizing myself. I'm also surprised that while I've been put on a course of Cialis for 3 months, hypnosis was not recommended. Do you perform hypnosis using skype? I would gladly make an appointment. Or what else can I do to improve my self-hypnosis? Thank You for your time. |
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| Sexual Dysfunction |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 01-Aug-2010 18:11 |
| Hi Dave, Yes, I think hypnotherapy will help. My skype address is david-mason-hypknowsis Give me a call and we can discuss your options. Dave |
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| screeds |
| From: Anthony in Manchester 20-Jul-2010 04:27 |
| Hello, could someone please give me reasons for not using a personalised screed. This is for an essay i\'m writing. thankyou. |
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| When to use Screeds |
| From: Dave Mason in 20-Jul-2010 07:48 |
| Hi Anthony, When not to use scripts Scripts and screeds are useful but have severe limitations. For a start it is obvious to the client when the therapist is speaking freely and when the therapist is reading a script. Very few people can read aloud and make it sound natural. If you are reading a script then you are not watching the client: the therapist needs to be acutely aware of the client's reactions at all times. A script is a fixed approach. It assumes that the client is going to be passive and take no part in the session. This is a poor approach to therapy. The client is actually signalling all the time, and the therapist needs to respond to these signals. This means that the therapist has to be flexible with every client. In addition, sometimes clients will react unpredictably to words, ideas or images in the script and the therapist has to be ready to deal with whatever comes up. If the therapist is relying on a script then the session will terminate abruptly if there is an abreaction, or a spontaneous regression. A skilled therapist will switch to a different technique and follow wherever the client leads, smoothly blending different techniques as required. Similarly a skilled therapist will be comfortable interacting with the client via ideomotor signals, or direct speech or in guided metaphor. Scripts cannot deal with that sort of procedure. Hypnotherapy screeds are a starting point, not the end result. They should be regarded as representing the minimum level of therapy skill: an experienced hypnotherapist should be able to include Cognitive Modelling, Behavioural Training, Metaphor Therapy, Regression and many other non-scripted techniques in any session. Every client is different. Every client has a unique problem caused by a unique set of circumstances. You cannot possibly have a screed to fit every situation. The danger is that relying on a set of scripts means that every client is then fitted to the available screeds. 'To the man who has only a hammer, everything looks like a nail'. Dave |
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| fear of blood |
| From: Lisa Randles in Wellington 17-Jul-2010 12:30 |
| Hi, I have a fear of blood/internal organs that I would like to overcome as I wish to be a vet. I find I am fine with dead animals, it's just with live surgery that I start to feel very faint. I was just wondering if hypnotherapy could help me to get over this fear, and if so, how much would it cost? Thanks |
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| fear of blood |
| From: Dave Mason in 19-Jul-2010 13:40 |
| Hi Lisa, a fear of blood can have two quite different causes. One is a simple phobia with psychological origins. That is easily fixed. The other is the blood/injury/needles phobia. That is actually caused by a physical response and is genetic. It can not be fixed by psychotherapy methods. Since you are training as a vet you should be able to get access to psychology literature. Look up any standard psychology text book and it will describe the symptoms of blood/injury response. You should be able to tell immediately if that is your condition. The cure is to learn to regulate your own blood pressure as soon as you feel the response starting. It is easy to do and does not require any therapy. Dave |
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| LB5-Rules-of-Mind.php |
| From: Nataliezu@yahoo.com in 15-Jul-2010 15:36 |
| I lost that skript, (LB5-Rules-of-Mind.php) Please restore that, like to read that Best regards! Thank you |
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| LB5-Rules-of-Mind.php |
| From: DM in 15-Jul-2010 23:48 |
| Hi Natalie, that page has been moved, updated and renamed. go to http://hypknowsis.com/Goal-Setting/Laws-of-Success.php it is part of the process of upgrading the site and adding more features. Dave |
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| Feedback on your website |
| From: Nadene Murray in Adelaide, South Australia 01-Jul-2010 16:38 |
| Dave - this is the most comprehensive website on NLP I have ever come across. I wanted to thank you and congratulate you on such a wonderful resource and service you provide. Thought it would be nice to feed this back to you - to say I am really appreciative of the time and energy this would have taken and that you can be proud to have such a well executed product/website out there! |
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| height increase |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 26-Jun-2010 10:13 |
| You cannot increase your height with hypnosis. Some things are genetically determined and just cannot be changed by mental effort. Hypnosis will not be able to make you taller, or put hair back on a bald head, or increase the size of breasts. What it can do is to help you see your attributes as the best possible things you could have, to help you enjoy what you have got, to accept what you have and to be able to use that to build a happy full life for yourself. Hypnosis can be used to remind you to always stand tall, to present yourself well, to radiate confidence and serenity, and make the most of what God gave you. Hypnosis teaches us that we all already have everything we need in life. The art of living is to use what you have got and to let your inner personality shine out. How people see you on the outside actually depends on how you see yourself on the inside. Use hypnosis for increasing your self esteem and your confidence and you will realise that you are at the perfect height for you, and nobody really cares about it. Dave |
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| height increase |
| From: akas in jaipur,india 25-Jun-2010 23:34 |
| how can hypnosis be used to increase height? |
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| HYPNOTHERAPIST |
| From: ALI TALBANI in VISALIA CA 24-Jun-2010 04:04 |
| for last few months I am studying hypnosis, on Internet, Dvds from Dr.Jonathan Royle and some books by various writers including Delawar, I would like to start into Hypnotherapy profession, I would like to know how can I start in this profession in California, USA also as I am originally I am from subcontinent my accent is very different, some words are difficult to pronounce, how can I overcome this problem. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ali Talbani |
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| HYPNOTHERAPIST |
| From: DM in NZ 24-Jun-2010 07:08 |
| Hi Ali, I think the best thing for you to do is to go to www.hypnothoughts.com. That is a discussion board where you can speak with many experts in the USA. You can ask questions and read the previous posts of people like yourself with the same sort of problem. Good luck with your studies. Dave Mason |
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| self hypnosis |
| From: happy in India 22-Jun-2010 06:39 |
| Hi, I watched one TV program and I became interested in hypnotherapy. But I do not understand the difference between creative visualisation and self hypnosis? I tried self hypnosis and felt good. I do not know how much time can I expect it for getting rid of my problems and how often should I do it? I like to meditate and also do creative visaualisations at times. So liked hypnotherapy as merging of these two. I hope I get answers to my two questions |
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| self hypnosis |
| From: DM in NZ 23-Jun-2010 17:54 |
| Hi Happy, There is no difference between creative visualization and self hypnosis. There is no difference between meditation and self hypnosis. They are all accessing the same natural human ability. To do self hypnosis, all you have to do is to breath gently, focus on your breathing and tell yourself that you are becoming more relaxed. You will go into trance. That is almost identical to classical meditation techniques for going into trance. The end result is the same. However, neither self hypnosis nor meditation will get rid of your problems. You can meditate for years, and nothing will happen. You can go in and out of trance for years and nothing will change. Just being in trance does nothing to help people with their problems. You have to find a way to give instructions to your mind while you are in trance. This is very difficult to do by yourself, since when you are in the trance state you cannot start giving yourself instructions. The very act of thinking of the next instruction will take you right out of trance immediately. Western hypnotherapy gets round this problem by getting someone else to talk you into trance, and then to deliver the suggestions needed to make the changes you want. It is not the words that do the work, it is the images generated when your mind tries to make sense of the words. It automatically turns them into pictures and it is the pictures that do the work. Our brains operate in images. We can only communicate with the unconscious mind through pictures. That is where Creative Visualization comes in. When you put yourself in a quiet place, start to breathe slowly and think about some visualization, the images of the visualization lead your mind into trance. Visualisation is another way into the state called hypnosis, trance, meditation by different traditions. When you get sufficiently good at visualization, you can use the visualizations to lead yourself into trance, and if the visualization is logical enough, then you can stay in trance and allow the visualization to continue on its own. So what you have to is to choose a visualization that provides images of whatever it is you need to change. You can visualize yourself becoming rich, or beating up your enemies, or banishing your childhood bully, or whatever you want to change. Dave |
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| question about self hypnosis |
| From: squad_ops2001@yahoo.fr in Amsterdam 22-Jun-2010 03:46 |
| Hi again and thank you for your last answer. Yesterday for the first time I tried self hypnosis and I was really amazed because its worked the second time I tried this. I was doing the simple script that you given for self hyp without a tape but just by thinking of the script(the line with numbers and the letter that you write and erease), and I reached the point where I suggest myself to let a finger or a thumb move by itself. And when my left foot thumb started to move itself I was so exited that my heartbeat started to increase and I just opened my eyes with a sensation of euphoria because I was amused and surprised that I did this. Do you think its normal to have such a heartbeat when I am suposed to be very relaxed? My next question is, can I simulate a dream and make it \"real\" via hypnosis? I will be honest with you, If I want to get laid with jennifer aniston can I do it via selfhypnosis?? :p |
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| erotic self hypnosis |
| From: DM in NZ 23-Jun-2010 17:28 |
| I am very pleased that you found the self hypnosis induction works. There is nothing difficult about hypnosis, and usually the simple scripts are the best. What you are describing is quite common. People start on self hypnosis not really expecting it to work, and then jerk right out of it again when they feel it working. What you felt was just your body’s surprise reaction. It will not happen the next time you go into trance. . And you can simulate a dream – that is all hypnosis is. It is creating the dream state when you want it instead of waiting for it to happen at random. In the dream state you can jump over walls, turn into a dog, do anything you want. The problem with self hypnosis is that you are doing the induction to go into a state of trance, and also being the one who want to guide the process. To guide the process you need to be in awareness, and out of trance. So there is a fundamental problem with what you want to do. It is not impossible, but you need a lot more experience before you can make it all happen the way you want it to. Erotic Hypnosis is something I work a lot with, and I have scripts for various sexual fantasies like yours. Well actually, none of them involve Jennifer Aniston, but the principle is the same. You really would be best to let someone else take you into trance, and then guide you into your fantasy. It is a lot of fun, and very effective. You can do it yourself, but you need to do some exercises like the Visualization Exercises on my site until you get familiar with how to do Lucid Dreaming via self hypnosis. Dave |
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| APPLICATION OF HYPNOTHERAPY |
| From: NNOLI CHIAMAKA in NIGERIA 15-Jun-2010 21:35 |
| HOW DO I APPLY HYPNOTHERAPY TO NIGERIAN SITUATION |
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| HOW DO I APPLY HYPNOTHERAPY TO NIGERIAN SITUATION |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 15-Jun-2010 21:53 |
| Hi there, you have to be more clear about what you are asking. I do not understand your question. Dave |
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| question about non induction or suggestion technique |
| From: squad_ops2001@yahoo.fr in 12-Jun-2010 00:58 |
| Hi, I though your website really interessting, however I am trying to find explanation about a video I watched on youtube where an man is playing with a woman by \"sticking her hand on her leg\", or make her feel good just by saying a color, or even being not able to carry a penny because he suggested that it will to heavy for her to carry it. He didnt use any direct induction, only sugestions. Do you have any documentation about the process of suggestions? Its like the person where not in trance at all but still in the power of the man\'s suggestions... Thanks by advance, Mike |
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| question about non induction or suggestion technique |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 15-Jun-2010 22:02 |
| What you are talking about the application of suggestion. Many people are very susceptible to suggestions to go into trance without a formal induction. We all do it all the time. When you drive home and cant remember how you got there, that is hypnosis - called a highway trance. There is no induction. You just end up in trance. You can do the same thing with words. You just have to say something to a person that causes their normal thinking process to be diverted and they will then follow whatever suggestions you give, provided it is within their belief system. If a person believes that magic is real and that people can do things with magic then you can easily get that person to believe for a few moments that they cannot unstick their hand. There is a script on this site called the Susceptibility Test. Try that out and you will soon discover who can be \'tricked\' into hypnosis and what you can get them to do. Remember it does not work with everyone, and the videos do not show all the people who just walk away and laugh at the idea. And you cannot get anyone to do things they would find unacceptable when not in the suggestible state. Dave |
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| Fear of Success script |
| From: Dr. Ramesh Kaushal in Delhi, India 11-Jun-2010 23:48 |
| Hi Dave Mason, I am very much impressed by your scripts on many subjects mentioned in the website. But there is not a single script on \'FEAR OF SUCCESS\'. Do you have that? Bcs I need for myself, since I am practicing hypnotherapist in Delhi. |
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| Fear of Success script |
| From: DM in NZ 15-Jun-2010 22:08 |
| Hi Ramesh, I do not have a fear of success script. You don't really need a script for that. A fear of success is really a fear of standing out, of being noticed, it is an attempt to live up to someone else's opinion about you, usually a parent. The parent has said that you will never become anything, never be a success, so the person makes sure that he lives up to that expectation, otherwise he is going to defy the person who said it. The treatment is use non hypnotic methods to identify the real issue, the situation that caused that belief to be implanted, and remove that issue. Dave |
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| MPD multiple personality disorder |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 05-Jun-2010 18:10 |
| No, I have never seen a case, and I seriously doubt if it exists. I think there is a much simpler explanation for whatever is troubling your client. Dave |
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| MPD multiple personality disorder |
| From: russ in VANCOUVER 05-Jun-2010 16:21 |
| Hi Dave, Any info on mpd studies or clinical work....books or scripts??? Thanks, russ |
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| Anger |
| From: April in 08-May-2010 08:14 |
| I would like to know how one evokes suppressed anger or other emotions such as sadness? I have severe PTSD and am being treated for it using hypnosis but I feel like we have hit a brick wall and can't get past it. Do you have any suggestions? |
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| PTSD |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 08-May-2010 10:31 |
| Hi April, PTSD is a catch-all name for anything that doesn't respond to standard therapies, so dont allow that to influence your attitude to recovery. Every emotional problem is capable of being changed. My approach to this type of problem is to use Metaphor Transformation therapy, in which the client is put into trance and asked to get back into the feeling, situation, etc., but instead of looking for a memory as in Regression Therapy I work on the actual experience of it in the client's body, eg a pain the chest, or feeling like choking or whatever it is. Then the client is asked to focus on the feeling and move it, or grow it or change its shape - anything that transforms it. The moment it transforms to something else you are no longer stuck and you are free of the feeling forever. This is based on the ideas of David Grove. You can look that up if you need more information. Dave |
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| your book |
| From: tony angel in gunnedah n.s.w. aust 04-May-2010 22:03 |
| i would like to purchase your book, where can I aquire it? TONY ANGEL |
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| The Book |
| From: Dave in NZ 05-May-2010 18:46 |
| Hi Tony, the book is only available as an eBook. I have no plans to turn it into a printed version. FLEXIBILITY The collection of hypnosis scripts is not available in hard book form because I am constantly updating and adding to the scripts. A hard copy would not let me do that. A hard copy book of scripts also puts limitations on what you can do with the scripts. Hypnotherapy is all about flexibility so I decided to go with an electronic download of hypnosis scripts instead. THE eBOOK FORMAT The eBook is packaged as a .pdf file. This is the best way to make the scripts accessible. Pdfs work on every computer,and allow me to use color and include images. As a pdf all the scripts are indexed and cross referenced, and you can search among the scripts for a particular word or phrase. You can view the scripts on the screen in any size of font. USING THE SCRIPTS WITH CLIENTS You can print out individual scripts to use with clients, so you are not seen to be reading out of a book. Because it is electronic, you can cut bits from different scripts and paste them into your word processor. That means you can then use the sections as the basis of your own hypnotherapy script. All the scripts use the same layout so it is easy to mix and match them. KEEPING IT UP TO DATE As a purchaser of the eBook you get the right to upgrade to the latest version within a year of purchase. You couldn\'t get that with a printed book. Dave |
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| quals |
| From: lp in wellington 01-May-2010 22:46 |
| What are your qualifications? What professional organistion do you belong to? |
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| Qualifications |
| From: dm in NZ 02-May-2010 09:49 |
You are quite right to be cautious. There are a lot of cowboys out there. I have been doing this kind of work professionally for six years. I have a PhD and several Masters degrees from leading universities. Specific to your enquiry, I have a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Victoria University and a Master of Science degree in Psychology from Victoria and I am currently doing research leading to another Masters degree. I am not a member of any hypnotherapists association. I used to be a member of the largest NZ Association but I left several years ago because in my opinion they lacked professionalism and were letting in too many weirdos. The last straw for me was at an annual conference I attended when I was told by a member that the 'fairies circling round your head are unhappy' and I should make some changes. I am probably the highest qualified hypnotherapist working in NZ. I am consulted internationally by other hypnotists and I regularly am invited to speak at conferences. I do not know of any other hypnotist in NZ who has formal qualifications in psychology. Most of the 'certifications' you see listed are from Hypno Associations but they are actually marketing ploys for the various 'colleges' that offer training in hypnosis. Typically you become a CH 'certified hypnotis' by going on a course that lasts anything from one weekend to two weeks taught by a single person in their house or a hired motel room, by 'experts\ who are themselves unqualified. You then are equally qualified and can pay to join their privately owned and totally unregulated 'association'. In general, the more letters a hypnotist has after their name, the less qualified they are, unless those letters are from a university or other public institution. There are many good hypnotherapists in NZ but paying an annual fee to get letters after your name does not prove much so I am no longer a member of any association. Dave Mason PhD MSc(Psych) MSc(Comp) GDip(Psyc) GDip(Mgmt) GDip(Fnce) |
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| Past Life |
| From: Dave mason in NZ 29-Apr-2010 10:08 |
| Hi Mariya, I think you might me confusing Past Life Regression with Regression to Cause. Past life regression is not normally used treat problems, that is usually done with regression to childhood, to find and fix the Initial Senstizing Event that is the source of the current problems. Regression identifies the event(s) that are causing the current difficulties, finds a way to let the client change how they think about the events and then tests to make sure that it is cleared. Regression does affect happy memories or feelngs in any way. Dave |
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| Past life |
| From: Mariya in UK 28-Apr-2010 20:34 |
| Hello David, I would like to ask you if I get past life regression treatment to get reed of my bad and heavy fillings could it take away good and happy connection from the past at same time? Thank you, Mariya. |
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| Ebook purchased - urgently need download link! |
| From: Alten du Plessis in Wellington, South Africa 27-Apr-2010 05:56 |
| Dear David I have purchased your ebook more than 24 hours ago but I have not received any download links yet. I purchased it via PayPal. My email address is sadp@sun.ac.za. Can you please it asap? I emailed you twice already but both emails bounced back and could not be delivered. I send it to info@hypknowsis.com. There was work done on the undersea cable and maybe that effected the email??? I hope to get a reply soon. With best wishes. Alten |
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| Ebook purchased |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 27-Apr-2010 13:52 |
| Hi Alten, I have tried to contact your email address but I am getting back messages saying that they are being non-delivered. I will try again now. Dave |
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| Ebook purchase |
| From: Alten du Plessis in Wellington, South Africa 27-Apr-2010 17:52 |
| Thank you David. It must be the work on the cable that causes the disruption. It is a long weekend here so I do not have access to our IT department. I am at Stellenbosch University. I have received international emails during the last 24 hours, but clearly less than normal (referring mainly to spam-like emails!). The work supposed to be completed on the 26th already. Sorry for using this space to communicate about this. At least now I know that you know about my purchase. Hopefully the email problem will be cleared up within the nest 24 hours or so. Thank you. Alten |
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| Ammnesia |
| From: institutobcc@yahoo.com in Mendoza, Argentina 25-Apr-2010 12:30 |
Dear Dr. Mason The subject ammnesia can`t be reached in the page by clicking. How can I get further information about it. Thanks for your kindness. Fernando Linares MD. Professor, Dpt. of Psychiatry. School of Medicine, Universidad del Aconcagua. |
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| Ammnesia |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 27-Apr-2010 16:22 |
| Sorry, the entry on Amnesia is one of the things I have not had time to get around to doing. I will do it one day, but not soon. I have many other projects to finish first. Thank you for taking the time to ask. Dave |
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| Falling Leaf Induction |
| From: Pat Russell in Online and ebook 25-Apr-2010 05:12 |
| Hi Dave, I'm unable to find this Induction in my script collection eBook or online. Am I overlooking it, perhaps. If not, will it be available in the near future. I have used many of the scripts from the ebook with total satisfaction. Continue to have problems with my Word's font in the copying, but to have the script in hand is worth any extra work. Thanks.......P. www.quietmindhypnosis.com |
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| Falling leaf induction |
| From: Dave in NZ 25 Apr 10 14:10 |
| Thank you for those comments. I am glad you are finding the scripts are working for you. The eBook has the Swirling Paper induction, which is my version of the Falling leaf induction. Dave |
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| Hair Loss |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 19-Apr-2010 09:08 |
| Hi Karen There some things hypnosis cannot do. It can not make you taller, increase the size of bits of your body, or put hair on your head. Millions of men want to get their hair back, wish for it, think about it all day, pray for it, long for it, focus on it, will do anything for a full head of hair again. If hair could be made to grow simply through wishing it or by hypnosis then there would be thousands of cases of bald men getting their hair back, but there are none. No one believes in the power of hypnosis more than me, but no one can defeat genetics either. Use hypnosis for what it is good for, and accept that some people just have to accept what nature has given them. Dave |
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| hair loss |
| From: karen in south africa 19-Apr-2010 05:42 |
| thank you for such an amazing site. thank you for sharing your knowledge so freely, you are one of the rare people who make this world a better place. bless you!!!! may you receive and receive and receive in return. thank you. my question. i see so many women with thinning hair. i would like to suggest that thinning hair is stress related, and i probably wouldnt be wrong. i know its hereditary as i have the same hair as my mum, exactly 3 on top. pls let me know how i can go about treating people, would suggestion alone work? would i need to do analytical? surely its not just one incident? on the reverse side of the coin, i know so many women who were abused as children (sexually) who have grown extra hair, and i know this is for protection. if this is true, then how does one explain thinning hair? once again thank you for being here for us. karen |
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| Comment |
| From: Nellya Burdan in Los Angeles/Beverly Hills California, USA 18-Apr-2010 10:52 |
| Dear David, Thank you very much! Amazing Website! I really like these scripts! I really can\'t begin to thank you again for your insight and the manner in which you willingly share your experience. I let the STUMBLEUPON know that your website is THE BEST, and the content is THE OCEAN OF HELPFUL INFORMATION.Thank you for all your time and hard work!YOU are a great PERSON! Take care of yourself! Nellya |
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| anorexia |
| From: catherine in cape town 13-Apr-2010 09:59 |
| Hi Dave, your site has saved me a thousand times. i now have a \"recovering anorexic\" coming for treatment. i have never dealt with anorexia before, but i have successfully dealt with bulimia and all kinds of binge eating etc. with great success. but i am clueless as to what to do with an anorexic. can i assume that this will not be solved in a short space? help please????? |
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| Anorexia |
| From: Dave Mason in 13-Apr-2010 10:05 |
| Anorexia is not really about eating. It is about control, or rather the lack of control in the anorexic's life, as they see it. Anorexia is an attempt to take back control and to minimise the person, because put simplistically, the anorexic feels that they are a problem, and if there was less of them, there would be less of a problem. Don't treat the anorexia, treat the person. You therapy should aim at getting the person to feel good about themself, to reframe what they experienced when growing up, to repair the issues that hurt them. I prefer to use metaphor therapy like the Crystal Cave or the Market. Dave |
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| best hypknowsis site on net |
| From: nihal b. in sydney,australia 09-Apr-2010 09:38 |
| best hypnosis site on net! or should i say hypknowsis. greetings again from australia. i love this stuff |
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| Food Aversion in adults |
| From: Phil Harrison in Perth 25-Mar-2010 22:54 |
| Any advice on food aversions, Dave? Guy has had a bland diet for years now and gags when even slightly different food from meat is put in front of him. |
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| Amazing Website! |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 25-Mar-2010 19:22 |
| Hi Miyu, Thank you so much for those kind words. I really appreciate feedback. I wish you every success in your work. By the way, I don't know if you noticed but I have put a new visualisation/meditation script on the site about Chakra Balancing. www.hypknowsis.com/Visualization-Techniques/LV8-Chakra-Balancing-Meditation.php I would like to know what people think of it. Again, many thanks. Dave |
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| Amazing website! |
| From: Miyu in San Francisco 25-Mar-2010 19:13 |
| Im training to become a certified hypnotherapist and to be honest I use your webpage almost everyday just to verify that what I understood in class is correct or to experiment with new methods of inductions and deepenings in my practices. Thank you so much! If your proyect was to have the best hypnosis webpage on the net, you have done it!! cuz it definitly is!. greetings! |
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| nail biting |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 17-Mar-2010 13:23 |
| Hi Helen, nail biting usually needs one or sometimes two sessions to be fixed. Therefore it will cost whatever your therapist charges for two sessions. Dave |
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| nail biting |
| From: Helen Mathias in Dunedin 17-Mar-2010 12:09 |
| How much does hypnosis to stop nail biting cost? |
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| Fear of Dentists |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 13-Mar-2010 13:43 |
| Hi Kat, I do not have a script for fear of dentists because in most cases that is a simple phobia, just like every other phobia, and you treat it with the standard approach you were taught in training. Otherwise you would need to have hundreds of scripts for each type of fear. You do not need a script and in any case a script is not the best way of dealing with fear of dentists. There are many scripts and approaches you could adapt in the scripts collection quite easily. Dave |
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| Book of Hypnosis Scripts |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 13-Mar-2010 13:38 |
| FLEXIBILITY The collection of hypnosis scripts is not available in hard book form because I am constantly updating and adding to the scripts. A hard copy would not let me do that. A hard copy book of scripts also puts limitations on what you can do with the scripts. Hypnotherapy is all about flexibility so I decided to go with an electronic download of hypnosis scripts instead. THE eBOOK FORMAT The eBook is packaged as a .pdf file. This is the best way to make the scripts accessible. Pdfs work on every computer,and allow me to use color and include images. As a pdf all the scripts are indexed and cross referenced, and you can search among the scripts for a particular word or phrase. You can view the scripts on the screen in any size of font. USING THE SCRIPTS WITH CLIENTS You can print out individual scripts to use with clients, so you are not seen to be reading out of a book. Because it is electronic, you can cut bits from different scripts and paste them into your word processor. That means you can then use the sections as the basis of your own hypnotherapy script. All the scripts use the same layout so it is easy to mix and match them. KEEPING IT UP TO DATE As a purchaser of the eBook you get the right to upgrade to the latest version within a year of purchase. You couldn\'t get that with a printed book. |
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| Understand price now |
| From: katerina8@gmail.come in Colorado 13-Mar-2010 06:25 |
| I wrote earlier about the price being $40 instead of $27. I went back and found the price was not quoted in American dollars and that it will equal approximately $28. I would still like to know if there will be a forthcoming hard copy and if you have any scripts for fear of dentist? Thank you, Kat Stephenson |
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| price of ebook and hard copy? |
| From: katerina8@gmail.com in Colorado 13-Mar-2010 06:10 |
| Hi! I really like these scripts! I know you do not have a hard copy...or do you? I saw somewhere it mentioned the price was about $27 and when I went to purchase it was $40. Also, do you have a script for fear of the dentist? If I purchase it, does it come to my email address? Can I then download it from my mac to and e.reader? Thank you, Kat Stephenson 720.314.8684 |
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| Hypnosis Screed/script Personalised or non-personalised |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 24-Feb-2010 13:25 |
| All hypnosis scripts are personalised to some extent. It is just that some are more personalized than others. A script is a guide to what to do in a hypnosis session, it is not something you just read and hope for the best. The script has to be tailored to suit the exact problem the client has, and to take account of their background and life experience, their beliefs, their resources and expectations. The tailoring can be as little as substituting ‘he’ for ‘she’ or it can use none of the words in the script at all but follow the logic of the sections. A script can also be used selectively, using some sections and not others. I cannot think of any instance when you would not personalise a hypnosis script at all if you had the opportunity to. Sometimes of course the script will be used by someone you have never met, a spoken script on a CD for example, but the effect the script recorded on the CD would be that much greater if you were able to tailor it to the exact needs of the client. Dave |
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| Hypnosis Screed/script Personalised or non-personalised |
| From: mary Kent in Bristol 24-Feb-2010 06:00 |
| Question - In the majority of cases a Personalised Scripts are more effective but when would\'nt you use a personalised script? |
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| Updated Scripts |
| From: Phil Harrison in Perth Hypnosis Centre 18-Feb-2010 20:53 |
| Dear Dave I would appreciate it if you could email me the updated scripts as per your offer. I really can\'t begin to thank you again for your insight and the manner in which you willingly share your experience. If you\'re ever in Perth, the beer is on me. Cheers Phil Harrison |
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| Materiel en Francaise |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 08-Feb-2010 22:28 |
| Hi Graham, thank you for your comments. No, I don\'t know of any material in French. A colleague in Italy translated all my scripts into Italian and I will get around to posting them. I just never seem to have the time to do everything I want to. I wish you every success in your new venture. Dave |
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| Hello and thankyou |
| From: Graham Lawrence in Geneva, Switzerland 08-Feb-2010 21:43 |
| Hi Dave, First off thank you for your generous gift of material. I\'ve looked long and hard for quality scripts and non \"pseudo marketing materials\" and in my opinion you are the best. I\'m in training and will start taking clients in a few weeks (wish me luck). I\'m bilingual English-French but most of the time I can\'t find anything really useful in French do you know of any resources? I could go on at length about the quality of your material. It is really top-notch. I\'m particularly drawn to metaphor work though and I intend to use these techniques in my practice. I will be ordering your e-book later when I get home as I don\'t like to mix my day job with my new activity! Thanks again, Graham! |
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| Ryell |
| From: Mary in UK 30-Jan-2010 06:21 |
| Hi Dave, first of all let me thank you for your generosity with all the knowledge you provide to us. I am a great fan of you. I\'m going to ask you for a favor today. I am a newly qualified hypnotherapist and have a very analytical minded client. Would you please provide me with a induction script for such a client. He is really really analytical, and doesn\'t relax easily. I would really appreciate your help. Kindest regards Mary hypnosis2010@hotmail.co.uk |
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| Recently Qualified as Cognitive Hypnotherapist |
| From: Penelope Brown. Milton Keynes UK in England 23-Jan-2010 11:05 |
| Thanks so much again for your wonderful site, have now recently became a qualified Hypnotherapist(HPD dip) and reading some of your scripts have enabled me to write my own in a professional way. You have so much information on your site for someone like me just starting out. So i wish you a excellent 2010 and will definately continue to visit this site as often as i can, and i will recommend it to my colleagues. Thanks Penny. UK |
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| Recently Qualified as Cognitive Hypnotherapist |
| From: Penelope Brown. Milton Keynes UK in England 23-Jan-2010 11:04 |
| Thanks so much again for your wonderful site, have now recently became a qualified Hypnotherapist(HPD dip) and reading some of your scripts have enabled me to write my own in a professional way. You have so much information on your site for someone like me just starting out. So i wish you a excellent 2010 and will definately continue to visit this site as often as i can, and i will recommend it to my colleagues. Thanks Penny. UK |
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| Food Phobia |
| From: Dave Mason in NZ 11-Jan-2010 09:06 |
| Hi there, Your friend got this phobia by being trained into it by her mother. Her mother has told her over and over about the dangers of dirt in food, of how horrible it will be if she eats fruit that a fly has been on, about poisoned fish swimming in sewage and that there are other deadly dangers lurking unseen in food. The mother is trying to be helpful, to keep her child safe, but has instead drilled into her a fear of some terrible unseen danger. The child has thought about this, and urged on by an overprotective anxious mother has stopped eating some foods and the mother has allowed and encouraged that. So the child learns that some food will kill her, and her mother reinforces this. The child then starts to associate the imaginary danger in food with other real dangers, and soon the feelings from the real danger has been transferred to the food. Now when she thinks about food it triggers responses appropriate to life threatening situations. The link is formed and continues because it is reinforced by her mother. The more her mother goes along with the food avoidance behaviour, the more it gets fixed in place. This was not caused by some incident in childhood. This is a behavioural problem, there is no root fear to find. She has a learned association that has to be removed. Use standard hypnotherapy methods and she will gradually increase the number of foods she can eat. |
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| Food fears |
| From: Nicola in UK 11-Jan-2010 02:28 |
| Hi Dave, I have a friend i am trying to help who has a food phobia. She has had this as long as she can remember, from a baby. as she has had this fear from a baby how has this come about? I can understand that as she is now 40 that she can manifest her own opinions onto food but how has this started from a baby? How can i help if she has no recollection of being any other way? She now associates vegetables with dirt, fruit with bugs and insects and fish with sewage, which can be influenced by her own ideas and imagination and this i can help with, but do i need to get to the route of the problem before i can start? mMny thanks for your thoughts, Nicola |
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| Tourette's Syndrome |
| From: Dave Mason in Wellington 03-Jan-2010 17:08 |
| Hi Lee, I don\'t think I can help. I have worked with Tourettes, but only in one client and that was not to address the Tourettes directly. My understanding of it is very limited. I believe that it is set off by anxiety, but the exact mechanism is unclear. The hypnosis that is used in adults treats the anxiety. I personally do not deal with children. That is a specialised field that I leave to others. Might I suggest that you talk to Bill Huddlestone at http://www.huddlestonhypnotherapy.co.nz/ He specialises in treating children. He is in Wangarei but may be able to put you in touch with someone local to you. Give him a call and tell him I recommended that you speak to him. Dave |
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| Tourrettes Syndrome |
| From: Lee Jakeman in Upper Hutt 03-Jan-2010 16:49 |
| Hello, David (again) I didn\'t leave my email address. It\'s jakemanlee@yahoo.co.nz Cheers, Lee |
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| Tourrettes Syndrome |
| From: Lee Jakeman in Upper Hutt 03-Jan-2010 16:40 |
| Hello David, My son Matthew (7 years old - turning 8 in March) has Tourrettes Syndrome. This takes the form of various compulsive tics. Initially, it took the form of excessive coughing and throat clearing. Lately, it has taken the form of high pitched noises akin to screaming. This is much more difficult to deal with socially, as it instantly attracts attention (we have been approached by people with \"can you please ask your child to be quiet\" or \"can you please ask your child to stop that noise\"). At which point we have to try and explain to them that he \"can\'t help it\" etc. What I mainly wanted to ask you is whether you have any experience in dealing with this kind of thing. Also, is he too young to benefit from hypnotherapy? We have done quite a lot of research into it and have noticed that hypnotherapy was successful in some cases (mostly overseas cases and involving much older patients). Yours sincerely, Lee Jakeman |
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| Hpd |
| From: Janinamaria in Shropshire England 25-Nov-2009 08:13 |
| Hi David, I have been practising for one year and slowly building my Hypnotherapy business and learning a great deal along the way. Can I thank you once again for the use of your scripts, they have been wonderful and successful. I am currently completing my HPD VERY SLOWLY. Once again thanks for your web-site which I have found to be one of the best, Janina, Ivanavicius@janinamaria.fslife.co.uk |
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| HpD |
| From: Dave in NZ 26-Nov-09 10:34 |
| Good luck with your studies, we never stop learning. |
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