Communication is indeed a tool that can be very powerful. This can be illustrated in the case of conversational hypnosis.
Conversational hypnosis is a process wherein a person’s initial perception is altered with regards to the problem that is being faced. This will have to be done through the interaction of the hypnotist and the patient.
The first step in conversational hypnosis is the affinity. This happens early on during the session. The hypnotist has to relay to the patient that he understands exactly the patient’s predicament. This is all aimed at establishing a kind of rapport.
Take for example we have a case of an agoraphobic person. This person has an inexplicable fear of crowds and the hypnotist is trying to coax him out of that situation. When the patient tells the hypnotist that “it is hard”, the hypnotist should reply with something along the lines of “I know it is hard”.
The next step in conversational hypnosis is the distraction. After the hypnotist gets the trust of the patient, the hypnotist now goes on to distract the patient by directing the patient’s mind to a different thoughts other than the problem.
This is done so that the patient can let go of his problem for a minute and unwittingly explore the idea of different solutions.
The hypnotist usually asks several questions to successfully allow the patient to think of something else.
Just like in the example I have established a while ago, the hypnotist may start asking different question such as, “How would you feel if nobody else existed but you?” Those questions do not have to make any sense as long as the patient gets to stop thinking of his problem for the time being.
The final step is the proposition. Once the hypnotist successfully leads the patient to think of something else, then the hypnotist can introduce different suggestions to finally solve the problem.
Like the hypnotist can start telling the patient what life would be like if he started getting comfortable with people.
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