Freud popularized the verbal suggestive form of hypnosis and used it extensively in dream interpretation and the treatment of neurosis. Later, he felt the hypnotist left himself open to personal at-


tachment by the subject and said hypnosis was useless. By the 1920s, there was a self-improvement movement and a French- man named Emil Coue started the auto-suggestion technique, saying that each individual could condition or program himself through daily repetition. From 1920 – 1950, hypnosis was largely used as a theatri- cal performance. In 1951 Bernard Gindes, MD, wrote New Concepts of Hypnosis and demonstrated how effective hypnosis could be in the treatment of physical symptoms. Since Milton Erikson, MD, introduced indirect techniques of


hypnosis in the 1960s and 1970s, hypnosis has been sensation- alized in books, movies and on stage and TV, making it difficult to understand clearly. However, research attesting to the heal- ing power of hypnosis has helped it become better understood and used increasingly more in medical settings.


How Does It Work? The subconscious mind takes in and stores all the messages


we receive in our lives, whether genetic, social, religious, or experiential. It does not analyze, as does the conscious mind, but accepts all messages in the literal sense. When asked in hypnosis, the subconscious mind will make available all aspects of habits, behaviors, perceptions, attitudes and responses that may have contributed to dis-comfort or dis-ease in people. By disconnecting those “roots of the problems”, people are able to then replace them with positive perceptions of the way they want to be. The repetition of those positive programs enables them to become the new habits in the subconscious mind.


What You Will Experience


In an initial session, a hypnotist will discuss the presenting issue(s) with a client, probably ask for information about the “growing up” years, explain hypnosis and how the process will unfold, possibly teach you how to enter the self-hypnotic state, and begin gathering information that will be helpful in under- standing, resolving and replacing the original concern(s) with a new, positive program. A variety of techniques will be used in future sessions to enable the person to achieve her/his goals. Re- inforcement techniques saturate the mind with the new program so it becomes the new habit.


Hugh Sadlier, M.Ed., is a Board Certified Consulting Hypnotist who has been practicing in Maine since 1991 and is currently associated with the Integrative Health Center of Maine, in Port- land. He has worked with people on over two hundred different issues and encourages his clients to become actively involved in the hypnotic process, thereby empowering them to achieve optimal mental, physical, and emotional well-being. To schedule a presentation for your group, contact Hugh at (207) 773-5200 or sadlier@hypno-health.net(website: www.hypno-health.net). See ad on page 5.


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