Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 5, Special Issue, 15 June 2021 | Page 159

trance before using emergency hypnosis methods , because the trance state is already 100 % guaranteed !
As a bystander it can feel awful not to be able to do anything , but knowing emergency hypnosis ensures you can , at least sometimes , do something wonderful for the victim .
When someone is severely injured , they are very afraid and desperate for your help . This state of fear mixed with desperation makes a person ultracompliant to your every command !
Emergency hypnosis was created especially for emergency first responders . However , anyone interested in being able to skilfully assist someone who is suffering from a traumatic physical injury can develop this ability under the proper guidance .
If you use hypnosis already in the comfort of a therapy room , then of course there is a cross-over and you are well placed to extend your expertize into emergency situations . But there are some crucial differences between ‘ frontline hypnosis ’ and ‘ therapy room hypnosis ’.
The difference between a trauma victim needing emergency hypnosis and a willing hypnosis client
Some distinct differences separate the paying hypnosis client from the trauma victim in need of emergency hypnosis .
The willing hypnosis client and the hypnotherapist can both cancel appointments , and the appointment can be conducted via a suitable online video chat application or in an office . There is great flexibility between client and therapist .
The emergency hypnosis subject , on the other hand , affords the emergency first responder no flexibility . The situation is happening right here , right now , under specific circumstances , and the first responder and the subject both have to deal with whatever is presented .
The willing hypnosis client is not always ‘ willing ‘. Sometimes they have false notions about hypnosis that must be dispelled . They may be in a lousy mood . They may be resistant to relaxation techniques or hypnosis in general . Many things can prevent compliance , even from a paying client !
But the emergency hypnosis subject is always compliant ! Why ? Do what needs doing ( but no need for formal inductions )