Dear Burt:

We sometimes call that a confusion technique induction. Nice
management in this case. If you ever want more pointers on this
sort of thing, Doug in Portland is amazing with confusion
inductions. He tends to focus on talking fast and giving
contradictory instructions. I used something similar recently in
a "stage" demo where I had the subjects focus on keeping their backs
arched and all their muscles relaxed, and when their backs relaxed
they would go deeper (sort of misdirection and chaining).

Another thing I do with analytical subjects/clients is to make sure
I explain everything in advance, and do repeated inductions -- maybe
4 to 6 in a row, very short.

Mark

--- In InternationalHypnosisFederation@yahoogroups.com, "Burt"
<sdvmia@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi -
>
> The induction I did in this case was an "overload" induction.
> Remember, the Conscious mind can only handle 7 plus/minus 2 things
at
> a time.
>
> I start with the client taking a deep breath, then close their
eyes.
> I have them focus on their breathing, noting to breathe slow and
deep.
> Then I start adding things (I write down as I do it so I don't get
> confused!).
>
> In the case of the client I had, he was sitting on my couch with
his
> legs up (La-z-boy couch) and his left arm resting on a small pillow
> cushion. I had him notice how nice his right arm felt on the
pillow
> and to think of that and his breathing. I then added to notice how
> nice his legs felt against the padded footrest. I then had him
notice
> how is left ear felt. And to notice the the left arm. And the
legs.
> And of course don't forget to breathe, nice slow deep breaths.
>
> I added one or two more things, then would say things like "and
your
> right arm feels so good, and oh, what is it, there are some other
> things you should be thinking about, like your left ear, or was it
> your right ear...no, the left, that's right, and your legs and of
> course your breathing, slow, deep, relaxed..."
>
> After a minute or so reminding him of all these things, I then say
> "and it's so much to think about, it would be so much easier to
just
> think of your breathing, not have to think about anything else,
> forgetting everything else, and if you think of something you can
> forget it or forget to remember and you can relax and think of
> everything or think of nothing, but wouldn't it be so much easier
to
> just focus on your breathing now?"
>
> The client made a barely perceptible head nod "yes", so I then tell
> him to think only of his breathing, how each exhale his body falls
and
> relaxes more and more. "You can think of something or not, it
doesn't
> matter, just relax and breathe, so nice to breathe and think of
nothing."
>
> You don't have to do the exact parts of the body and such, you will
> notice how your client is when they are there and just pick up on
> things and use them. Again, I suggest you write each thing down as
> you first mention it so YOU don't get confused and overloaded.
Also,
> after you get to 4 things, start mentioning them in different
order,
> don't always say for example *arm, leg, ear, breathe, arm, leg,
ear,
> breathe* - maybe the next time you go *ear, arm, breathe, leg* -
then
> the next time *ear, breathe...oh, and what else, hmmm, what was
it, oh
> yes, your arm and something else, your....leg, right*.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Burton Borkan
> www.TwoSession.com
>
>
>
> --- In InternationalHypnosisFederation@yahoogroups.com, SETH ROTH
> <sethdeborah@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Burt,
> > Can you share your points of your analytical
> > induction?
> > Seth-Deborah
> >
>