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| Preface to Second Edition | |
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| Preface to First Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Concepts and Instructions | |
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| A Neo-Ericksonian Orientation | |
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| The Effectiveness of Scripts | |
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| Pain Is the Primary Symptom | |
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| Comfort Is the Primary Goal | |
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| Our Multiple Minds Must Interact | |
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| Injured Interactions Cause Pain | |
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| Injuries Elude Examination | |
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| Pain Leads to the Source | |
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| Awareness Promotes Healing | |
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| Assistance May Be Needed | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Conducting a Diagnostic Trance | |
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| How the Diagnostic Trance Process Works | |
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| Focus on the Discomfort | |
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| Wait and See | |
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| Imagine the Solution | |
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| Example of a Diagnostic Trance | |
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| Why and When to Use a Diagnostic Trance | |
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| On Doing Hypnotherapy | |
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| How Trance and Hypnotherapy Work | |
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| Pre-Trance Considerations | |
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| Steps in the Hypnotherapeutic Process | |
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| Guidelines for the Use of This Book | |
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| Scripts | |
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| Trance Induction | |
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| Induction Selection Criteria | |
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| Basic Induction Script | |
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| Another Basic Induction Script | |
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| Confusion Induction Script | |
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| Conversational Induction Script | |
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| Naturalistic Induction Script | |
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| Revivification Induction Script | |
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| Simulation Induction Script | |
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| Eye Fixation and Arm Levitation Ratification Induction Script | |
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| Eye Closure Ratification Induction Script | |
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| Brief Induction Scripts | |
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| Traditional Self-Hypnosis Training Script | |
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| Rapid Self-Hypnosis Training Script | |
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| Direct Approaches to Change | |
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| The Nature of Direct Statements | |
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| Example of Treatment Using Direct Statements | |
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| The Nature of Direct Suggestions | |
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| The Nature of Similes | |
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| A Direct Approach for Creating a Pleasant Experience | |
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| A Direct Approach for Establishing Goals: Posthypnotic Predetermination | |
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| A Generic Direct Approach: # 1 | |
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| A Generic Direct Approach: # 2 | |
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| A Direct Approach for Depression | |
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| A Direct Approach for Low Self-Esteem | |
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| A Direct Approach for Anxiety | |
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| A Direct Approach for Victims of Abusive Childhoods | |
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| A Direct Approach for Impotence and Anorgasmia | |
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| A Direct Approach for Premature Ejaculation | |
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| A Direct Approach for Unexplained Infertility | |
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| A Direct Approach for Insomnia | |
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| A Direct Approach for Self-Consciousness | |
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| A Direct Approach for Psychophysiologic Disorders | |
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| A Direct Approach for Procrastination | |
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| A Direct Approach for Rehearsing Future Performance | |
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| General-Purpose Metaphors | |
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| Just Trust the Unconscious | |
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| Lake Life | |
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| Building a House | |
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| The Train Trip | |
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| Erickson's Wisdom | |
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| The Movement of Ideas | |
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| Vacations | |
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| Managing Chronic and Acute Pain | |
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| Chronic Pain Management Script | |
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| Anticipated Short-Term Pain Management Script | |
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| Recovering From Trauma and Grief | |
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| Little Dreams: A metaphor script for adult survivors of child sexual abuse | |
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| An Apple Tree: A metaphor script for adult survivors of a recent assault | |
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| Prediction and Control: A metaphor script for adult survivors of disasters and acts of terrorism | |
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| Saying Goodbye: A metaphor script for adult survivors of child abuse and childhood trauma | |
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| Buried Treasures: A metaphor script for adult victims of child sexual abuse | |
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| Letting Go: A metaphor script for unresolved grief or bereavement | |
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| Dealing with Depression | |
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| The Wicked Stepmother: A metaphor script for depression with underlying self-criticism | |
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| The Wreck: A metaphor script for depression associated with a sense of failure and helplessness | |
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| Royal Service: A metaphor script for depression associated with self-defeating efforts to please or protect others | |
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| The Hearing Test: A metaphor script for low self-esteem | |
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| Alleviating Unwarranted Fears | |
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| The Worst Thing: A metaphor script for anxiety disorders | |
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| Inflated Resumes: A metaphor script for social phobias | |
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| A Quiet Birth: A metaphor script for generalized anxiety and panic attacks | |
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| Fortune Telling: A metaphor script for phobias | |
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| Alien Thoughts: A metaphor script for obsessive-compulsive disorders | |
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| Concentration and Success in Work, School, and Sports | |
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| Raising Dogs: A metaphor script for procrastination | |
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| The Invisible Barrier: A metaphor script for removing self-imposed boundaries to achievement and fear of success | |
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| Contents under Pressure: A metaphor script for test or performance anxiety | |
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| Climbing Mountains: A metaphor script for fear of failure in any endeavor | |
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| Knot Perfect: A metaphor script for worries about being imperfect | |
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| Microscopes: A metaphor script for nervousness about public speaking and sales presentations | |
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| Magnifying Glass: A metaphor script for enhanced concentration | |
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| Absolute Amazement: A metaphor script for experiencing iflowi or getting into the izone, i | |
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| Overcoming Sexual Problems | |
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| Dinner for Two: A metaphor script for improving male attitudes about sex | |
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| Learning to Ride: A metaphor script for sexual inhibitions in general | |
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| Beautiful Gifts: A metaphor script for premature ejaculation | |
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| Explosions: A metaphor script for female anorgasmia | |
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| Looking: A metaphor script for impotence | |
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| Enhancing Relationships | |
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| World War I: A metaphor script for interpersonal conflicts perpetuated by old hurt feelings | |
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| Territoriality: A metaphor script for jealousy | |
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| Playgrounds: A metaphor script for insecurity and mistrust | |
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| Droughts: A metaphor script for difficulties with emotional commitments | |
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| Become as Little Children: A metaphor script for parental attitudes toward their children | |
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| Medical Issues | |
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| Protective Ants: A metaphor script for increasing immune system responses to infections | |
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| Raft Trips: A metaphor script for high blood pressure | |
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| Breakdowns: A metaphor script for cardiac anxieties following a heart attack | |
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| Warming Trends: A metaphorical and direct approach for migraines | |
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| Drawing Attention: A metaphor script for insomnia | |
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| Trust: A metaphor script for relaxation prior to dental work, surgery, chemotherapy, and other intrusive medical procedures | |
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| Problems in Living | |
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| Antiques: A metaphor script for dealing with an unwanted divorce | |
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| True Believers: A metaphor script for people who are obsessed by thoughts and feelings about old lovers or ex-spouses | |
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| Breaking Free: A metaphor script for mid-life crises | |
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| Migrations: A metaphor script for uncertainties about career or life goals | |
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| Magnetic Attractions: A metaphor script for spiritual longings | |
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| Impulse Control and Habit or Addiction Problems | |
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| A Smoking Abstinence Script | |
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| A Weight Management Script | |
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| A Generic Habit Problem Script | |
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| Carry On: A metaphor script for compulsive gambling | |
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| Outlaws: A metaphor script for kleptomania | |
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| Trance Termination Procedures | |
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| Reviewing Trance Learnings | |
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| Ratification Suggestions | |
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| Reorientation to Wakeful Awareness | |
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| Distractions | |
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| Follow-up Questions | |
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| Writing Your Own Hypnotherapy Scripts | |
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| Writing Trance Induction Scripts | |
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| Writing Metaphorical Anecdotes | |
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| Recording, Listening, and Editing | |
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| Postscript | |
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| Results of the Research Project to Study the Effectiveness of Scripts | |
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| References | |