In our view, hypnosis is the immersion of a person into a trance, in the state of which he is completely subordinated to the will of the hypnotist. But there is another version of hypnosis, the foundations of which were laid by a psychotherapist and the first president of the Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Milton Erickson. This approach was named after its creator, and became a real breakthrough in the field of psychotherapy.
The Basics of Erikson's Hypnosis
The unusuality of Erickson's hypnosis is the organization of the partnership between the hypnologist and the patient, whereas in the classical approach the hypnotist subordinates the will of the subject of trance. During the Ericksonian hypnosis, there are also elements of suggestion, but they are directed to the awakening of the memories that the abilities of a person have, rather than the direct introduction of any installations. That is, hypnosis, proposed by Erickson, is not intended to suppress the will of a person, but to reveal its potential, to give it the opportunity to fully use its natural resources.
Despite the effectiveness and softness of the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy, the question of the moral basis for its use remains open. The fact is that exposure of this type opens up very wide opportunities for human management. And Ericksonian hypnosis in this sense is much more effective than its classic fellow. Since the first approach uses indirect suggestions, thanks to which the action of hypnosis persists after the session, causing the person to change his behavior . And all the changes will depend on the desires and goals of the hypnotist, so using the basics of hypnosis from a moral point of view does not look particularly attractive. And the creators of the method can repeat a thousand times that they do this to help people recover from diseases, to discover their potential, and also for more successful learning, in the minds of people, the use of hypnosis basics will still be associated with polygraph, "truth serum" and other methods capable of subordinating man to the will of another.