Because of his specialised training , Tim was able to hypnotically put his daughter into a deep state of relaxation , reduce the swelling in her hand , alleviate the pain , and transform her tear-dampened face into a look of relief .
I will always remember this story , because Tim is one of my closest friends . And when I was starting out and needed bodies to fill a classroom so I could tape a class for marketing purposes , Tim was one of my first students !
The video we shot that day was grainy , but the emergency hypnosis skills that the class , and especially Tim , learned were crystal clear and amazingly beneficial . His goal was to help me out , but in return he learned some elite skills that he will have for life .
As for Tim ’ s daughter , a trip to the doctor revealed that her hand was already healing rapidly . She had a slight fracture but no broken bones , the swelling had subsided , and there was no pain aside from a little tenderness . It was hard to believe that a 230-pound man had just slammed a heavy , steel , truck door on her hand .
So why was Tim able to hypnotize his daughter so easily and quickly that day ? What is emergency hypnosis and how does it work ?
When someone is the victim of severe physical trauma , such as occurs in a car crash , an act of violence , an accident , or a disaster , they are catapulted into a highly focused , absorbed , and emotional trance state .
When someone is the victim of severe physical trauma , they are catapulted into a highly focused trance state We call this shock hypnosis , and it rests on the fact that hypnosis isn ’ t exclusively about relaxation , but also focus .
Because of their highly focused and intensely emotional trance state , a victim of physical trauma is extremely suggestible to direct hypnotic command . Application of hypnosis actually becomes easier for such people once you can gather and focus their attention .
So if a first responder , such as a paramedic , firefighter , police officer , or rescue team member , is trained in emergency hypnosis , that professional can capitalize on an already-present trance state by using hypnosis techniques designed specifically with traumatic emergencies in mind . Since the victim is in a survival trance state when the first responder arrives , there is no need for a formal hypnotic induction . This is of great benefit to the emergency first responder . He or she never has to worry about inducing