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Seth-Deborah Roth: Subliminal Hypnosis on the Mythbusters!
This is an excellent Discovery Channel video. The hypnotist is Seth-Deborah Roth, CRNA, who is an Institute member and an expert in medical hypnotherapy.
It brings up several interesting concepts. First, does the effectiveness of hypnotherapy require a trance state. In the video three people are tested for suggestibility using a type of EEG machine. The belief that trance is equal to reduced brain wave frequency is proposed by biofeedback. technician. Second, they presuppose that there is a relationship between suggestibility and trance state. While there may be a correlation at times, this is not a requirement. Hypnosis is a process of bypassing resistance. This may or may not happen in a trance state.
Of course, the TV program unfortunately full of the typical media lingo. The announcer frequently uses the term "going under" to signify a trance state. Most reputable hypnotists avoid that phrase, which is one that too often misleads and scares members of the public.
Nevertheless, I did appreciate that they "busted" the concept that a person can be forced to do something that is suggested while in a hypnotically-induced trance.
One common problem that I find in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) patients is that something major has happened in their lives that have been rather unbalancing. For instance, the adult daughter of a 73 year old retired female civil servant suddenly becomes bipolar and needs substantial care even to the point of wearing diapers. Shortly thereafter the mother, who becomes her primary caregiver develops IBS. Note that these destabilizing events are also present in the case histories for fibro sufferers. So, it is no surprise that many patients are diagnosed both with fibro and IBS.
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When using this definition, it is important to understand the concept of science. Science simply is a three step...
Grieving is a natural process, which I never thought I would experience personally. Of course, I know that that was never true. Whether it involves the loss of a precious pet, a friend, a very dear loved one, or a close family member, if it hasn’t happened to you yet, it will eventually.
Over the years I have experienced different forms of loss. One day I took one of our dogs to the vet to have a lump on his chest removed. Within hours I received a rather frantic call from my wife. Between her sobs she told me that our vet had just called. Samson’s growth was actually the tip of a massive...
