Subliminal Therapya.k.a. The Yagerian Method

A New Paradigm for Psychotherapy

Syllabus

Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc. www.stii.us Copyright 2014

Table of Contents

Course Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Course Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Learning Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . .Course Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Concept of Subliminal Therapy . . . . . . . . The Origin of Subliminal Therapy . . . . . . . . . Steps of Applying Subliminal Therapy . . . . . . . .Treating Addictions With Subliminal Therapy . . . . . Treating Depression With Subliminal Therapy . . . . . Treating Chronic Pain Using Subliminal Therapy . . . . Subliminal Therapy Success Rate . . . . . . . . . Yager Subjective Effects Inventory (YSEI) . . . . . .Problems Successfully Treated . . . . . . . . . .Certification in Subliminal Therapy . . . . . . . . As a Subliminal Therapist . . . . . . . . . . As a Subliminal Trainer . . . . . . . . . . .

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Introduction to Subliminal Therapy Flow Charts . . . . Verbal content for the Steps of the Flow Chart . . . . Website Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Course Description

This course is designed to introduce Subliminal Therapy’s wide range of applications in clinical practice. Emphasis will be on conceptual understanding and the practical application of ouruniversally present, yet generally unrecognized, higher level of intelligence.

The course consists of lectures, participant experience and demonstrations of the principles of Subliminal Therapy, employing volunteers from the class and elsewhere as subjects who present real-life problems.

Attendees will learn to use the abilities of the extra-conscious mind to influence outcomes and bring about an exciting new dimension of gratification in helping people achieve relief from negative influence that is the consequence of past experience.

Course Instructor

Edwin K. Yager, Ph.D. Dr. Yager holds appointment as Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego. In addition, he maintains a private practice in San Diego in which he employs Subliminal Therapy and the hypnotic principles he teaches. Dr. Yager has trained hundreds of professionals, worldwide, in the clinical use of Subliminal Therapy and hypnosis. Additional information can be found on his website: www.docyager.com

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Articulate a pragmatic understanding of the underlying theory and application of Subliminal Therapy.

2. Articulate the concepts and assumptions of Subliminal Therapy.3. Determine the appropriateness of the use of Subliminal Therapy in specific clinical

situations.4. Establish objective communications with the extra-conscious domain of the patient’s

mind and be able to articulate the essentials of utilizing that communication to uncover and resolve the causes of psychogenic problems.

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Course Schedule

Session One

Introductions The Concept of Subliminal Therapy Theory and Assumptions Subliminal Therapy protocol The Subliminal Therapy Model of the Mind Introducing Centrum Establishing Communications with Centrum Validating that Communication

Demonstrations of the Use of Subliminal Therapy Discussion of the Demonstrations Q & A

Session Two

Setting the Stage to Use Subliminal TherapyDefining and refining the goal of therapyThe Guiding Rule

Uncovering the subconscious cause / rootsReframing the uncovered InformationTest completion of the work when possible

Areas of application of Subliminal Therapy Treating psychological/emotional problems Treating psychogenic physical disorders Treating the emotional overlay of non-psychogenic, physical problems Effectiveness Research Data Collection and Processing Results and Conclusions Certification in Subliminal Therapy

Demonstrations of Subliminal Therapy Discussion of the Demonstrations Q & A

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The Concept of Subliminal Therapy

Theory underlying Subliminal Therapy (ST) assumes that people are conditioned by their experiences in life, usually without conscious recognition that it is happening, and that such conditioning can result in both physical and mental disorders. Thus, using ST is appropriate when the problem is the consequence of experiences, experiences that are stored in the person’s mind at a subconscious level, below conscious awareness. Migraine headaches, hay fever, bronchial asthma, PTSD, anxiety, addictions, compulsions, obsessions and many sexual problems are all examples of such disorders.

People rarely know the actual cause of the problems they experience, and so are unable to resolve them by rational, conscious thinking. By engaging extra-conscious abilities, Subliminal Therapy enables a person to identify and resolve the actual cause/s – as opposed to what the person might initially believe to be the cause of the problem. Tapping into a person’s higher level of mental abilities facilitates both the identification of the cause and its resolution, doing so with extraordinary efficiency.

During the process of ST, the patient’s higher level of mental abilities is engaged to do the work of therapy, with the therapist acting as the guide, and with the person consciously passive, even though consciously aware of the process. Problem resolution takes place as the clinician poses a logical sequence of questions and requests, addressed to the patient’s higher level of functioning. Communications from that higher level domain are consciously perceived by the patient, and then verbally relayed to the therapist. Through this communication, the patient’s higher level of functioning is employed to identify and resolve the actual cause/s of the presenting problem. When the actual cause is resolved, the problem ceases to exist.

The mechanism of change as ST is employed is re-conditioning. Previously held, dysfunctional, subconscious beliefs and values are changed. Subconscious, false understandings and convictions are exposed and corrected by exposure to the person’s more mature knowledge and judgment. These changes happen by action of the person’s higher level of mental abilities, with the person’s conscious involvement limited to one role: providing communication. This feature, bypassing the limitations and rationalizations of consciousness by engaging extra-conscious abilities, is the only truly unique feature of ST. Yet, that difference is truly profound.

Once the true causes have been identified, final resolution of the problem can be accomplished with the person consciously involved in the process; however, resolution is often accomplished without conscious involvement. The work of therapy is typically completed in 3-to-5 hours.

Subliminal Therapy is a psychodynamic-based approach to treating mental disorders, as well as psychogenic physical illness. It is psychotherapy in which the patient is guided to employ mental abilities that are universal to everyone, yet commonly unrecognized. In application, the patient is guided to engage their own mental abilities to achieve desired change.

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The Origin of Subliminal TherapyA Personal Statement

My first copyrighted paper on Subliminal Therapy is dated in 1975. Conception must therefore have occurred in 1974 when I began transitioning from my career in engineering into the field of mental health. I had begun to seriously study and teach clinical hypnosis; however, I had not yet begun my formal training in psychology.

There is a common belief that nothing is truly new, that all knowledge evolves from earlier knowledge. It’s a well-founded argument that I generally endorse, but it doesn’t always fit. At the time of conception, I had no knowledge of psychology from which ST could have evolved. I was an engineer. My way of thinking about the world was (and still is) pragmatic, and thoughts about psychic issues had only recently begun to occur. I began to wonder about how we function mentally, about how to explain the frequent presence of contradictions between conscious desire and conscious experience. I concluded we must have a level of superior intelligence that is not conscious, a level of abilities not recognized consciously. With the aid of hypnotic trance, I was able to establish meaningful communication with that domain in the minds’ of my patients and ST evolved as I explored and tested possibilities of the pragmatic use of the abilities of that extra-conscious domain.

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The Steps of Applying Subliminal Therapy

1. Educate the patient about the principles and assumptions of ST in a language the patient can comprehend.

If the patient is expected to cooperate with the protocol of ST, he or she must have some comprehension of the concept and understand what is expected of him or her. For many people, the clinician must present the abstract concepts of ST to the patient in concrete ways if they are to understand. It is, after all, a really different way of thinking about how we think.

2. Define the goal to be accomplished.The goal should be a simple statement of desire that is succinct and accurate. Assistance from the clinician is typically required to complete this task.

3. Establish communications with Centrum.If you are to guide Centrum, you must be able to communicate with Centrum. While the chalkboard is the most expedient way for Centrum to communicate, when that seems not possible, resort to another way. Examples of possible ways include direct, verbal communication, an inner voice, ideo-motor responses, communicating by computer, automatic writing, or, especially in the case of children, allow the patient to select something/someone to represent Centrum (such as an animal or other figure).

Under all conditions, it is essential that you be able to differentiate between actual communications from Centrum and expressions of conscious opinion expressed as communications from Centrum. This is your primary challenge as the clinician and will require you to be sensitive to words and the way they are expressed, body language and your use of insight.

4. Ensure that Centrum is disposed to support the conscious goal.Although not common, occasionally Centrum has ideas that oppose the patient’s conscious ideas. If that is the case, Centrum must be persuaded to the patient’s way of thinking and values, otherwise nothing will change.

Your key to success is that Centrum is, in the final analysis, affirmatively disposed to the welfare of the patient, your task is to engineer the correction of misunderstandings between Centrum and the patient’s conscious mind. It may seem incongruous to you that there could be a lack of communication within a person’s mind, yet this is common reality; accommodate that reality and use it!

5. Ensure that Centrum understands and endorses the concepts of ST.Assume that Centrum is intelligent – at least to the extent of being capable of learning new things. Just as the patient must consciously comprehend the protocol to be able to cooperate, so Centrum must be informed. Your task is to ensure that happens.

6. Guide Centrum to do the work of therapy by;o Investigating the history of the etiology of the presenting problem.o Identifying the parts of the mind that are causing the problem.

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o Establish communication with those parts –one at a time – and re-condition by education.

o If appropriate and advisable, ensure full conscious understanding to the work completed.

o Search to identify remaining, yet to be identified parts and resolve them by education.o Repeat the “search and resolve” sequence until no problematic parts remain.o Ensure conscious understanding of all consciously desired, recovered material.

The Guiding RuleAnytime I preface a question with the name “Centrum,”

the next words you speak to me will be the words Centrum has written on your chalkboard.

Application Notes

Clinicians must accomplish several, clearly definable, steps before being proficientin using Subliminal Therapy clinically:

Comprehend and personally embrace the philosophy that underlies ST, including the concept of conditioning as the root of disorders and the concept of the existence and possible utilization of extra-conscious mental abilities.

Embrace the reality that ST involves a different way of thinking about therapy than is currently being taught. In particular, abandon the principle that the clinician must necessarily be involved in the content of the issues being addressed by the patient.

Embrace the reality that the patient is not aware of or does not consciously understand the actual cause/s of the psychogenic problems presented, that the patient’s conscious beliefs and opinions must be prevented from interfering with the treatment.

These simple guidelines must be employed:

Guide Centrum - not the patient’s conscious mind – to do the work of therapy. Your primary challenge will be to identify, and so ignore, communications that are expressions of conscious opinion, presented as being communications from Centrum.

Employ a systematic, rational protocol in which every step taken is bases on preceding steps. As you begin your use of ST, use the Flow Charts as presented in the text book Subliminal

Therapy: Using the Mind to Heal (and in other places) as a guide. As time and experience accumulate, you will likely begin to use your own words, but those word in the Flow Charts are good words and you may find that you continue to use them.

Pay attention to your personal insights; give each consideration. They may be coming from your Centrum.

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Treating Addictions with Subliminal Therapy

People speak of being addicted to street drugs and cigarettes, and express concern about becoming addicted to medications. People also speak of being addicted to a behavior such as gambling, and of

being addicted to another person. These all accurately define “addiction” in that they refer to compulsions over which there is little or no conscious control.

The theory of addiction I propose evolved in the course of applying Subliminal Therapy (ST) in many cases of addiction - both drug and non-drug addictions - during the past 35 years in my private practice as a psychotherapist. Unfortunately, in the early years I did this work without documenting its results. While I am subjectively confident the success rate in eliminating the addictions was uniquely high, I lack evidence to support that conclusion. However, in recent years I have documented the success rates of my work, and this data confirms the high success rates I had experienced. Nevertheless, since there are too few cases to declare validation of the theory, what I propose here is still “theory.”

The theory is quite simple: “All addictions are essentially mental disorders; therefore, elimination of the addiction will require psychological intervention, not just medical management of symptoms.”

It might seem I have ignored the profound influence of withdrawal in motivating the continued use of a drug. My response is to point out that, in the case of drug addiction, while withdrawal is a physiological process, it is mentally perceived. Without perception, there would be no awareness of withdrawal; therefore, even this aspect of addiction is essentially mental, and is clearly a disorder. Moreover, since perception can be altered by hypnotic technique, the distress of withdrawal can thus be eased while the essential cause of the addiction is resolved using ST.

Drug/Chemical Addiction With respect to withdrawal, assuming abstinence from a drug, its chemical influence yields its power over time as the chemical is metabolized by the body; the physical trauma of withdrawal fades with time. In illustration, in the case of tobacco smoke, the chemical elements are metabolized in about a week; in the case of heroin, months-to-years may be required.

Psychological compulsion is the primary force that propels addictive behavior and this force can last for a lifetime.

Compulsions are unconsciously rooted in classic conditioned response. In the case of drug addiction, that conditioning may be rooted in fear of the consequence of not using the drug. In all events, compulsions are “learned,” they are the consequence of conditioning from life experiences. That being true, “re-conditioning” becomes the cure for addiction. Since re-conditioning is the essential feature of ST, ST is the preferred treatment for addiction.

A review of the cases I have treated affirms that the major component of drug addiction is the compulsion to abuse, and therefore psychological intervention – not just medical treatment – is essential if the addiction is to be successfully eliminated. This compulsive component was “the elephant in the room” in all of the cases reviewed. In each case the compulsion was found to be the consequence of conditioning, conditioning that occurred during the course of life-experiences.

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Non-Chemical Addiction Addictions to behaviors, people, gambling, exercise, etc., share the element of compulsion with drug additions; they are not able to not experience the drive again and again and again. They are not able to not think about the experience; an obsessive element has crept in.

Another factor held in common with drug additions is that the person who is non-chemically addicted does not know the actual psychological cause/s of their addiction. Our innate need for explanations for things that happen can prompt the person to rationalize explanations for being addicted, and such explanations are plentifully offered in my practice, but they are not found to be accurate when explored. Once the actual cause is uncovered, patients are consistently surprised to learn what it is.

As in treating all psychogenic disorders, conscious belief in a fabricated cause of the addiction must be discounted. In using ST, it must be ignored. Conscious opinion of the cause must be set aside to permit the protocol to flow as it must. The greatest single challenge in employing ST lies in differentiating between expressed conscious opinion and the information communicated from the extra-conscious domain of the patient; inaccurate, conscious opinions must be identified to be set aside.

When treating someone who is immersed in the distress of withdrawal, that distress must be relieved before psychological intervention is possible. At least to some extent, the distress will fade with abstinence from the chemical; however, relief can be accelerated by medication and/or by hypnotic techniques. Nevertheless, relief must be achieved to the extent that the person can function intellectually.Once relief is achieved, assuming the person is consciously motivated to eliminate the addiction, the protocol for treating addiction by ST is the same as for treating other psychogenic disorders.

A highly important aspect of treatment of drug addictions is to follow the patient for at least the duration of the metabolism of the addicting chemical; failure to do so invites relapse.

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Treating Depression With Subliminal Therapy

Depression is not a disorder in and of itself; it is a reaction to other problems.Successful treatment of depression requires resolution or reframing of those problems.

As viewed by the medical model, depression is a consequence of chemical imbalance within the brain. As viewed by the model of Subliminal Therapy (ST), depression is the cause of the chemical imbalance.

Depression manifests in many ways, not all of which are obvious. The symptoms may be physiological: disturbed sleep, loss of appetite or libido. Gastrointestinal distress or loss of energy may be present. Immune function may be impaired, leading to physical illness. The first symptoms may be irritability, malaise or even manic behavior. Also, absent significant correction of the life situation or proactive intervention, symptoms are apt to gain intensity over time, and possibly multiply as well.

Sad things happen to all people. That’s part of the game of life. Among other causes of depression, there is a natural reaction to sad experiences, which normally recedes with time and adaptation. Clinical depression happens when it doesn’t recede, when the sad condition continues, possibly exacerbated by other sad things that happen. Depression compromises reason and perspective, and can also compound the depression itself by unrealistically sensitizing the sufferer to minor sad things that otherwise would not be perceived. Insidiously, this happens without conscious awareness that it is happening, precluding conscious defense, and precluding conscious repair of the essential cause because the cause is not known.

A diagnosis of depression is made when a combination of predefined symptoms are present, and there are no guides or limits to the selection from the list of possible symptoms. Unlike anxiety, obsessions, phobias etc. - that have clearly defined and required patterns of symptoms - depression is a “catch all” diagnosis that has no rigid definition. For example, if a person is conditioned to be anxious by one experience, conditioned to have insomnia a year later in another experience, and conditioned to feel malaise in a third experience, that combination of entirely separately created symptoms might be diagnosed as depression. And this could be true even though no other symptoms of depression were present during any of the conditioning experiences. The Beck Depression Inventory is a frequently used measure of the level of depression, and is simply a listing of possible symptoms with levels of significance in each case. The final score on the Beck is a total of these scores without regard to any specific pattern or selection of the symptoms.

Treatment of depression by ST involves addressing the specific causes of depression, rather than addressing “depression” as an entity. In the protocol of ST, when the apparent causes have been individually identified and resolved, an inner search is conducted to identify any remaining, unrecognized yet contributing influences, which are then also resolved. When all contributing causes have been resolved, depression is no longer apparent.

Actually, the cure for depression is quite simple: Eliminating the cause, or changing the person’s perspective of the cause, eliminates the effect of the cause. In either case, one must know what the cause is, and therein lies the problem. In almost all cases, the patient has not consciously recognized the actual causes/s, and so is unable to address them.

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The patient may have conscious knowledge of some aspect of the cause, which may be seen as the cause, without fully understanding its consequence. However, even the knowledge that is conscious has probably never been subjected to rational evaluation, which would relieve the depression to some extent. In short, barring identification of the true cause/s, the patient is trapped and can only mask the depression with medication or hypnotic techniques. In either case only temporary relief is likely; continuing, repeated reinforcement is required. Eliminating depression by eliminating the cause is a far better road to travel. That road is the road of Subliminal Therapy.

If the assumption of psychogenesis of depression is accurate – that the depression is the consequence of conditioning from life experiences – reconditioning must be possible. This is true because we are intelligent creatures, capable of learning. Conditioning comes from learning, and we are capable of relearning. Given new information, we are capable of understanding, in a different way, what we once understood on the basis of more limited information. It is by this means that we grow intellectually. It is also by this means that using ST provides the opportunity for reconditioning. As new information is uncovered and considered in the light of current knowledge, understanding changes, resulting in a different consequence. As previously unrecognized influences from past experiences are uncovered and reframed in the light of current knowledge and objective reason, the depression ceases.

Consider the option of changing the person's perspective of the cause: Just as in eliminating the cause, the true cause must be uncovered and its influence resolved. Nevertheless, in some cases, at least some causes are known consciously. It might be the loss of a loved one or other obvious event that has resulted in exaggerated and/or prolonged distress. It could be guilt for an omission or a related act that is regretted. The person may recognize that the depression is dysfunctional and without purpose, yet not be cognizant of the reason it is as it is. Straightforward, rational reframing of known information may suffice to resolve the depression if the causes are accurately known. Nevertheless, it is wise to continue to use ST, probing for unrecognized influences until all have been resolved.

In some cases, depression can be so severe that psychological treatment is not possible. In severe depression, rational thought may not be possible, rendering psychotherapy impossible. In these cases, reducing the intensity of the depression is mandated if psychotherapy is to take place, and reduction may require medication, or in the extreme by electroconvulsive treatment. Hypnotic reduction of severe depression is compromised by the person’s inability to think clearly.

Bi-Polar Disorder (BP) is characterized by alternating cycles of depression and mania. There is compelling evidence of familial correlation and common belief that it is a genetic malady. There are devastating consequences and its incidence is on the order of 4%, fairly consistent in all cultures. The actual etiology of BP has not yet been defined; however, few arguments favor psychogenesis. The presence of at least genetic predisposition to BP is strongly apparent. One plausible theory holds that the depressive component is a psychogenic consequence of the trauma of the mania (which is not psychogenic) and must therefore be amenable to psychotherapy.

Regardless of theory, the depressive component of the BP cycle can at least be moderated by psychotherapy, especially by ST, and in many cases the manic episodes can be moderated by direct hypnotic suggestion in compliant patients. Meanwhile, there are at least modestly effective medications for the management of BP symptoms, albeit with unfortunate side effects.

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Treating Chronic Pain Using Subliminal Therapy

The underlying theory of Subliminal Therapy assumes that people are conditioned by their experiences in life, usually without conscious recognition when it is happening, and that such conditioning can result in both physical and mental disorders. Thus, the use of Subliminal Therapy is indicated when the pain is the consequence of experiences, the on-going influence of which is stored in the patient’s mind below conscious awareness. Chronic pain, hay fever, bronchial asthma, PTSD, anxiety, addictions, compulsions, obsessions and many sexual problems are all examples of such psychogenic disorders.

If chronic pain is a conditioned experience, reconditioning to be without pain should also be possible. This is the intent and focus of the protocol of Subliminal Therapy in treating pain. Effectiveness has been remarkable (See success rate data) and the intervention is time-efficient as well.

In applying Subliminal Therapy, the “higher level” of the patient’s mental functioning is identified and guided by the clinician to do the work of therapy. The existence of this “extra-conscious” ability is first established by rational discussion with the patient in which commonplace evidence of its influence and abilities are pointed out. The patient is then guided to subjective awareness of that level of mental functioning by establishing direct, rational communication with that domain. The clinician then guides the process of Subliminal Therapy with the patient consciously passive, even though consciously aware of the process. During the process of Subliminal Therapy, the patient’s conscious involvement is limited to one role: providing communication between his or her extra-conscious domain and the clinician, with the patient cognitively aware of the proceedings.

By engaging extra-conscious abilities, Subliminal Therapy enables a patient to identify and resolve the actual subconscious cause of the pain – as opposed to what the patient might initially believe to be the cause. Tapping into this higher level of mental abilities facilitates both the identification of the cause and its resolution. Communications from that domain are consciously perceived by the patient and then verbally relayed to the therapist. Problem resolution takes place as the clinician poses a logical sequence of questions and requests addressed directly to that extra-conscious level of functioning, receiving responses from that level via the patient’s conscious mind. This feature bypasses the limits and rationalizations of consciousness by engaging this “higher level” ability to do the work of therapy. It is a feature unique to Subliminal Therapy.

As Subliminal Therapy is employed, the mechanism of change is re-conditioning, the advantage being that it takes place at a subconscious level. Previously held, dysfunctional, subconscious beliefs and values are revised. False understandings and convictions are exposed and corrected by exposure to the patient’s more mature knowledge and judgment. Once the true cause of a problem has been identified, resolution may involve conscious contributions; however, resolution is more frequently accomplished without conscious involvement.

Essentially without exception, the rationale and concepts of Subliminal Therapy are readily embraced by patients. It makes sense to them and offers new hope for desired change. Chronic conditions are commonly resolved within two-to-five sessions, leaving both the patient, and sometimes the clinician, pleasantly surprised.

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Subliminal Therapy Success Rates

Subliminal Therapy was conceived by Edwin K. Yager, Ph.D. and has evolved into a structured, cogent protocol during the past 35 years of use in his clinical practice. During the past six years, Dr. Yager has collected data on the success rates of ST in the form of inventories completed by the patients before and after treatment, and again at follow-up. The inventory assesses areas of life in which the presenting problem has negatively impacted the patient, together with the degree to which that impact is present at the time the inventory is completed. The results of this research are updated as additional data become available and published on the website of The Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc., (www.stii.us )

The following table presents the success rates of employing Subliminal Therapy to treat chronic pain in Dr. Yager’s private practice. The data was collected during the past six years using the patient-completed inventory, Yager Subjective Effects Inventory at the beginning of treatment, post-treatment and where possible at follow-up. All cases of chronic pain treated during the past six years are included in this data if the course of treatment was completed.

Treatment Success RatesUsing Subliminal Therapy

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AverageTx Hours

Addiction 16 94 13 3.2 0.85 2.4

Anxiety 105 71 36 2.46 0.78 2.8

Mood 47 79 26 2.5 0.80 2.7

Physical 50 66 36 1.6 0.60 2.9

Sexual 8 84 18 2.7 0.80 5.1

Sleep 11 83 23 3.7 0.90 2.9

Other 37 76 28 2.6 0.80 5.8

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Yager Subjective Effects Inventory (YSEI)

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_____________________________________________________________ Presenting problem For each question, please circle the

number that provides your best answer.If an item does not apply, skip that item.

During the past day – week – month (Please circle one):

To what extent are the symptoms present in your life?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your social life?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your family life?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your sexual life?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your spiritual life?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your memory?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your sleep?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your appetite?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your work life?

To what extent has the above problem interfered with your ability to concentrate?

To what extent has the above problem been a cause of personal distress?

To what extent has the above problem caused you to feel depressed?

To what extent has the above problem caused you to feel anxious?

To what extent has the above problem caused physical problems?

To what extent has the above problem caused any other problem/s? If your response is affirmative, what is that problem?

If the treatment has been completed, were you satisfied with the results?

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Examples of Problems Effectively Treated with Subliminal Therapy

PsychogenicPsychological Problems

Academic problemsLearning disorder

Performance limitationsAddictive disorders

ChemicalNon-chemical

Affective disordersAnger control

AnxietyGeneral anxiety

Panic attacksPhobias

PTSDDepression

Grief-reaction disordersMild and major depression

Behavior problemsCompulsions

HabitsObsessionsNail biting

Self-defeating behaviorStuttering

TicsTrichotillomania

Dissociative disordersDissociative Identity Disorder

FuguePersonality Disorders

Sleep disordersInsomnia

Parasomnia

Speech disordersMutism

Pressured speechDisorganized speech

StutteringTangential speech

OtherBereavement

Learned limitationsSelf-image

PsychogenicPhysical Problems

DentalDental phobia

BruxismDermatological

HivesPsoriasis

WartsGastro-Intestinal

Irritable Bowel SyndromeReflux Sympathetic Dystrophy

UlcersGynecological

Delivery preparationInfertility

Menstrual irregularity Morning sickness

Post-partum depressionHeadachesMigraineTension

Pain “Low back” pain

Migraine and tensionOrganic based painPhantom limb pain

Respiratory disordersAsthma

Sinus congestionSexual disorders

DyspareuniaErectile disorder

Loss of libidoOrgasmic disorder

Premature ejaculationVaginismus

Sleep disordersHypersomnia

InsomniaParasomnia

Weight control

OtherHay fever

Sweaty hands/body

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Certification in Subliminal TherapyBy the Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc.

Effective March 2015

Levels of Certification offered by the Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc.

Subliminal Therapist This level of certification requires satisfactory completion of all steps below.Trainer This level of certification requires satisfactory completion of all steps outlined below.

Individuals can be Certified only by Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc.Levels and qualifications for these Certifications, their responsibilities and privileges, are as follows:

Requirements for Certification as a Subliminal Therapist

Applicants must complete the Training, Case Observations, Examination and Proof of Competency requirements as described in following paragraphs.

General Requirements

Applicants must be established as health practitioners in their country. Applicants must hold membership in a professional organization that is commensurate with

their professional status or be licensed by their government to practice psychotherapy.

Training

Training requirements may be satisfied by either a minimum of 15-hours of classroom training or by completion of a Home-Study course that has been approved by the Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc.Classroom training may be completed in any location when conducted by a Certified Trainer. Training requirement may also be satisfied by completion of an on-line, home-study course provided the course has been approved by the Institute.

Case Observation

In addition to the Training requirement, Applicant must observe a minimum of 15-hours of the clinical application of Subliminal Therapy as conducted by a Certified Therapist or Trainer. This requirement may be satisfied by observing sessions in person or by observing video recordings of such sessions. This requirement must be completed prior to taking the Certification Examination. No formal authentication of this requirement will be required; the Applicant’s assertion of completion will suffice.

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Certification Examination

This examination must be completed on-line via the website of the Institute, www.stii.us. Applicant must pass with a minimum score of 95%. As an aid to studying for the examination, affirmative statements of all questions in the

battery of questions are available on the website of the Institute. A non-refundable fee of 50 USD will be charged for each administration of the examination. Applicant is permitted to re-take the examination as many times and as frequently as

desired.

Proof of Competency

Proof of competency in applying Subliminal Therapy must be satisfied by completing one of the following two options:

Option One: Personal observation and evaluation by a Certified Therapist or Trainer of one case using Subliminal Therapy by Applicant. The case may consist of one or more sessions and must include all of the steps of Subliminal Therapy. A successful outcome from the course of treatments is not required; it is the intention of this requirement that skill in application be demonstrated. Documentation of evaluations must be provided by the reviewing person and a fee may be charged by that person.

Option Two: Written evaluation by a Certified Therapist or Trainer of a video-recorded case as described above and conducted by Applicant. A fee may be charged by the reviewing person.

Application Procedure

A written application for certification must be submitted to the Institute after completion of the above requirements. This application may be submitted electronically or in paper form and must include the following content:

Applicant’s name, identification, a portrait photograph and complete contact information. Copies of related qualifications and confirmations together with the written evaluation of

Competency signed by a Certified Therapist or Trainer. A statement signed by Applicant affirming that Applicant has completed the Training and

Observation requirements listed above. Proof of having passed the Certification Examination will be established at the time of

completion of the examination since relevant data is recorded and reported to the Institute at that time.

Application Fee

A non-refundable, application fee of 50 USD must be paid to the Institute at the time of submission of the application. This fee is non-refundable regardless of approval or disapproval of the application.

Final Approval of Certification as a Subliminal Therapist

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Final approval of applications for certification may be granted by the President, Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc. following final review of the application and responses to requests for additional information and/or documentation from Applicant.

Renewal of Subliminal Therapist Certification

Practitioner Certifications must be renewed on an annual basis by a letter of request for renewal submitted to the Institute. A renewal fee of 100 USD will be waived provided the following tasks have been faithfully completed.

Those holding Therapist Certification must employ the method in a manner that is consistent with the ethical standards of the Institute and must maintain the principle of engaging the extra-conscious mind of the patient to conduct the work of therapy. A written statement to that effect in the letter of request for renewal will suffice to verify compliance.

Those holding Therapist Certification must submit a minimum monthly average of two sets of Success Rate Inventories (form YSEI) to the Institute as contributions to the data pool of the Institute. A “set” of inventories consists of YSEI forms completed by the patient before treatment, after-treatment, and where possible at follow-up weeks or months post-treatment.

Privileges of Therapist Certification

You will have the endorsement and promotional support of the Institute as you conduct trainings in Subliminal Therapy.

Your name, status, links and related data will be posted on the website of the Institute. You will be eligible for referrals from the Institute. You will have authorization to publicize your Certification in any responsible way. You will have access to consultants associated with STI, Inc. You will have access to restricted information on the website of the Institute.

Requirements for Certification as a Subliminal Therapy Trainer

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

Applicant must be Certified as a Subliminal Therapist. Applicants must have been actively engaged in the application of Subliminal Therapy for a

minimum of one-year after receiving Certification as a Subliminal Therapist and be eligible for renewal of that certification.

Applicants must submit a video-recorded, public presentation they have made on a subject that promotes the use of Subliminal Therapy.

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Applicants must submit a written article of 400-to-500 words on some aspect of Subliminal Therapy that will be used to promote Subliminal Therapy. Possible subjects include applications, new developments, marketing and others.

Applicants must submit ten (10) publishable case reports on their use of Subliminal Therapy. Each report must consist of 50-to-100 words.

Application Procedure

A written application for certification must be submitted to the Institute after completion of the above requirements. This application must include the following:

Applicant’s name, identification, a portrait photograph and complete contact information. Copies of related qualifications and confirmations. A statement affirming that Applicant has completed the Training and Observation

requirements listed above.

Final Approval of Trainer Certification

Following final review of the application and responses to requests for additional information and/or documentation from Applicant, final approval of applications for certification may be granted by the President, Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc.

Application Fee

An application fee of 500 USD must be paid to the Institute at the time of submission of the application. This fee will be refunded in the event the application is rejected.

Renewal of Trainer Certification

Trainer Certifications must be renewed on an annual basis by a letter of request for renewal submitted to the Institute. A renewal fee of 500 USD for annual renewal will be waived provided the following tasks have been faithfully executed.

Those holding Trainer Certification must submit a minimum monthly average of three sets of Success Rate Inventories (form YSEI) to the Institute as contributions to the data pool of the Institute.

Trainers must complete courses for Trainers sponsored by the Institute. These courses will consists of training and evaluation in presentation skills, demonstrations, report writing and marketing. Trainings will be sponsored by the Institute and will be offered in the United States, Europe and elsewhere as required, or may be offered on-line.

Trainers must agree to teach Subliminal Therapy within the outline and content of the Training Syllabus issued by the Institute unless formal announcement is made that their offering will be otherwise. This Syllabus will be maintained and up-dated by the Institute to reflect new developments. It is the intent of this provision to insure continuity of the basic tenants and assumptions of Subliminal Therapy, not to limit the offering of new developments in its use.

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Obligations and Privileges of Trainer Certification

Trainings must be consistent with the ethical standards of the Institute and must maintain the principle of engaging the extra-conscious mind of the patient to conduct the work of therapy.

Trainers who independently organize and sponsor trainings in Subliminal Therapy must support the work of the Institute by contributing 5% of registration fees to the Institute. Payment is to be made at the conclusion of the trainings.

The registration fee for the training is to be set by the Trainer. Certifications of completion of the trainings issued to participants must include notation of

authentication by the Institute, the Logo of the Institute, and the Trainer’s signature.

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The Subliminal Therapy Flow Charts

Introduction to the Charts

These flow charts are intended as aids in learning to apply Subliminal Therapy. The suggested accompanying words are presented and are also available on the website of the Subliminal Therapy Institute, www.stii.us. The steps presented are the steps I typically take, based on over thirty-five years of experience with Subliminal Therapy. These steps define my personal, biased view of the preferred path to take. You may develop your own pathway, yet I suggest you begin learning Subliminal Therapy with mine.

Following the flow charts, I offer suggested words for use in the steps of the flow charts. As the clinician, you will ultimately employ phrasing and expressions that are personally comfortable and natural for you to use. It is the meaning and flow that must be communicated. This is as it should be. Some clinicians will adhere to my words, and that’s okay too, as they are good words and have proven to be effective. Not all possible paths required for treatment are covered by the flow charts, yet they will prove sufficient in most cases. Your knowledge and skills as a clinician will be required to devise alternate paths in other cases. Instructions for Using the Flow Charts

These charts are intended for instructional purposes; they do not cover all possible courses treatment might take. They are adequate for many cases, but as many more will deviate to the extent of requiring innovation and creative thought on your part as the clinician.

As you learn to use ST, you may find better sequences to use, and you are encouraged to use what works for you; nevertheless, the sequence provided is a tool to use in developing your skills.

Practice is of course essential. Read the content until you know what the next words are apt to be. If you comprehend the logic of the flow of the process, you will find that it flows for you.

Your patient will likely slip into hypnotic trance during the instructions and establishing communications with Centrum. Therefore, you will not be observed as you read the content suggested for the flow charts. It will be important that you read in your own, natural voice, rather than a voice that reveals you are reading; this is easily achieved through minimal practice. Trust that the patient is involved in his or her own thoughts and experiences and will not be paying critical attention to your performance. Speak clearly and with confidence; all else will follow as you would wish.

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Verbal Content for the Steps on the Flow ChartsNote that the flow is addressed to the problem of asthma.

100 Having “set the stage” to begin the process of Subliminal Therapy, you will now begin to follow the Flow Charts. Since you are advised to avoid assumptions, ensure that Centrum is aware of the conscious goal by asking. Do not assume Centrum is aware. Request that Centrum respond by writing the answer on the chalkboard.

Asking Centrum to indicate completion by writing the work “complete” following the first half-dozen steps of the process may make it unnecessary to repeatedly ask for the chalkboard response at the end of succeeding steps; the responses will come without the request.

Centrum, are you aware of your conscious desire/concern regarding the asthma? Please respond by writing your answer on the chalkboard. Y - 101

N - 200101 It is wise to ensure that Centrum is willing to be involved in the process. And if there is

a negative response, it will be necessary to persuade Centrum to be involved. Here, your talents as a clinician come into play; however, it is rare that Centrum is not cooperative.

Centrum, are you willing to cooperate in this effort, to do some work as I guide you and teach you how, to accomplish your conscious goal? Y – 102

N - 201102 Ask Centrum to complete the investigation as comprehensively as possible with the

objective of Centrum achieving as complete an understanding as is possible at this time, and to indicate completion of the task by writing the work “complete” on the chalkboard.

Centrum, please investigate this issue. Review memories of events that may have had something to do with it and communicate with those parts that are involved. The objective, Centrum, is for you to understand how asthma became part of your life. Centrum, is my request clear to you? Y – 103

N - 202

103 Centrum, please complete that task as comprehensively as is possible at this time and let me know when you have done so, to the limit of your ability, by writing the word “Complete” on the chalkboard. C - 104

F – 203104 Again, make no assumptions. Ask Centrum if the investigation produced understanding

of the cause of the problem. If not, you must approach the process in a way that will ensure the development of Centrum’s understanding.

Centrum, do you now understand the cause of the asthma, how it came to be a part of your life and why it has continued. Y – 105

N - 204

105 Ask Centrum if the asthma is being caused by one or more parts of the mind. If more than one, you must guide Centrum to interact with each part independently, one-at-a-time, through step 109 of the sequence.

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Centrum, is asthma being caused by the action of one or more parts of your mind?

Y – 106N - 205

106 Centrum, I will now ask that you identify the part, or parts if there are more than one, of your mind that are actively causing the asthma so that you will be able to communicate with them. Centrum, is that purpose clear to you? Y – 107

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107 Centrum, please identify the part, or parts, and let me know when you have completed the task by writing the word “Complete” on the chalkboard. C – 108

F - 207108 Ask Centrum how many parts are actively involved in causing the asthma to occur,

or in interfering or preventing the goal from being accomplished.

Centrum, how many such parts are actively causing the asthma? 1 – 1091 -208

109 Centrum may or may not be in communication with this particular part. You must ask.

Centrum, are you in communication with that part?Y – 110N – 209

110 Explain to Centrum that the part is “stuck” in time, aware only of the information available at the time it was formed, and that it is in ignorance of present reality. Explain Centrum’s job as being that of educating the part about present reality, thereby becoming aware of present life situation, values, needs, etc.

Centrum, please communicate with that part in the following way; First, please listen to the part. Find out what the part believes and why it believes what it believes. Then, Centrum, communicate to that part information about present reality. Centrum, that part is stuck in time at that time when it came into being, knowing only what it knew then, in ignorance of your life as it is now. Educate that part, Centrum, about present needs, values and life situation. Persuade that part to your way of thinking. Centrum, is my request clear to you? Y – 111

N - 210111 Then, Centrum, please accomplish that task to the limit of your ability and let me

know when you have done so by writing the word “Complete” on the chalkboard. C – 112 F – 211

112 Avoid assuming success. Ask!

Centrum, did you succeed in that task? Y – 113N - 212

113 It is possible that Centrum accomplished more than you requested, or may have identified other active parts.

Centrum, please search to identify any remaining part of your mind that may still be in a position to cause the asthma to continue. Is one or more parts of you mind still active in any way, for any reason, that might cause the asthma to recur in your life?

N – 114Y - 109

114 The patient may strongly desire conscious awareness of the work just completed,

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may be indifferent, or may not want to be aware. Nevertheless, conscious awareness does seem to afford value to the process and, unless there is an expression of conscious opposition, request that Centrum reveal that information to consciousness.Centrum, please elevate to consciousness the memories of those experiences in which you learned to experience asthma, as well as understanding of the work you just completed. Please do so by writing on the chalkboard, by an inner voice, memory, insight or any other means. Please write the word “Complete” when you have done so.

C – 115F - 214

115 Inquire if the patient is satisfied with the information received. Ask if it all makes sense and if the patient could, if requested, describe the process by which the asthma became a part of his life. If satisfied, go to 116. If not satisfied, go back to 114 and persuade Centrum to reveal the information, or determine if one or more parts are preventing conscious awareness. In the latter case, guide Centrum to communicate with those parts, persuading them to permit conscious awareness. S 116

N 114116 Express to the patient the fact that the real test of completeness of this work is in the

real world, yet there is value in finding a way to test it here and now, so that if not complete, we can continue the process now. Ask the patient to use his or her imagination to project into the future, into a situation in which an asthma attack would be expected to occur. If the patient has difficulty imagining that situation, the work is not complete and Centrum should be asked to identify the part. Other tests may occur to you. Use them as necessary as an aid in decisions of the moment. F 216

S 117117 The task of change is now complete insofar as it is possible to test at this point.

Explain to the patient that, although it appears to be complete, the real test is in the real world, and that some additional part might have escaped detection and still be active causing the asthma. Assure the patient that if there is a continuation of the asthma, it simply means that the work is not yet complete and that taking succeeding steps will be even more efficiently accomplished, now that Centrum knows how to do the work more efficiently. To not provide the assurance that the work can be finally completed – even if the asthma should recur between treatment sessions – is to risk premature withdrawal from treatment. Point out that recurrence would simply mean the work is not complete; it does not mean failure of the person or of the treatment.

Excellent work, Centrum. Thank you.

200 SERIES

200 It may seem incongruous that Centrum is not aware of what is happening in the patient’s life, yet that sometimes occurs, and the patient is usually dysfunctional because of it. Your task is to make Centrum aware of the issue and one way is to ask the patient to verbalize the problem, in simple yet comprehensive terms, after requesting that Centrum listen. 100

201 At this point in the process, you are dependent upon Centrum. It is necessary that Centrum develop understanding of causal factors and it is your job to facilitate this. It might be that Centrum simply does not understand what is expected, or that Centrum is

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unable to overcome the blocking of some resistant part, or other issue. By appropriate questions to Centrum, based on your professional sense of the situation, clarify the problem and persuade Centrum to continue with the work. 101

202 Your request may not clear for a number of reasons; however, it is probably due to your not having phrased the request in terms Centrum could follow. Rephrase it as required, perhaps including a review of the concepts of Subliminal Therapy, and repeat the question.

Centrum, please investigate this issue. Review memories of events that may have had something to do with it and communicate with those parts that are involved. The objective, Centrum, is for you to understand how asthma became part of your life. Centrum, is my request clear to you?

Y – 103N - 202

203 If you have requested that Centrum indicate when the task is complete by writing “complete” on the chalkboard, and there has been no response, it may be that you (or the patient) are being impatient and Centrum simply needs more time. Ask Centrum if that is the case.

Centrum, are you involved in the process and need more time? If the answer is “Yes”: Okay, we will be patient, just let us know by the word “complete” when you have completed the task. C 104

204 Re-phrase your request to Centrum. You must depend upon Centrum’s ability to access memories, etc., and perhaps Centrum did not understand your request as you intended it to be. Ensure that you speak of Centrum using the abilities of memory access, communication with other parts, etc., to uncover the needed information. 104

205 It is possible that Centrum is actively causing the problem that is the focus of treatment. Centrum may disagree with the conscious opinion of the patient.

Centrum, are you, you Centrum, are you causing (problem)? N 105Y 302

206 Repeat your request using different words and include elaboration and explanation as you sense is necessary. 106

207 Although usually not a problem, this question may not be understood by Centrum. Explain that it will be necessary for Centrum to communicate with the identified parts and that this step is necessary to set the stage for that to happen. 107

208 You may, or you may not, know how many parts are actually involved causing the presenting problem; you only know there are more than one. Ask Centrum to select one of the parts and to proceed with the protocol. When Centrum has cleared that part, ask Centrum to select another, and then another, until all have been cleared. 109

209 Your task is that of establishing communication between Centrum and the identified part. While the part may not be willing to communicate, it us usually willing to consider new information if doing so does not require self-disclosure.

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Centrum, are you willing to communicate with the part? Y 303N 310

210 Somehow there has been a lack of clear communications to Centrum. Perhaps it had to do with phrasing, or even with content. Repeat the instructions of 110 in different words, checking incrementally with Centrum to ensure understanding. 110

211 You have requested that Centrum indicate completeness by writing the word “complete” and no response has been forthcoming. Ask Centrum if more time is needed. If no, ask if Centrum is willing to do the work.

Centrum, are you willing to establish communication and do the work as requested?

Y 111N 101

212 Centrum, did you succeed in establishing communication with the part, as I requested?

Y 110N 209

214 Unconscious entities may deny conscious awareness for reasons of protection or for other reasons that are considered valid. On the other hand, it may be that conscious awareness is not necessary to accomplish the goal. You won’t know unless you ask.

Centrum, will conscious awareness be necessary to accomplish the goal? Y 114N 308

216 Inability to imagine the desired situation without difficulty is clear indication that the work is not complete.

Centrum, the work is apparently not complete. I therefore ask that you re-investigate the beginning of the asthma and learn what remains to be accomplished. Identify the part/s that continue to be active in causing the asthma.

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302 You need to know Centrum’s reason for causing the asthma, since this is the root of the barrier to the consciously desired change. So, ask. Ask Centrum to write that reason, or to express by an inner voice, or by other means. When the reason is expressed, guide the patient to offer countering views – back and forth – until agreement is reached, then proceed on that agreement.

303 In this step, you are seeking a way to engineer communications between the part and Centrum. A fair assumption is that the part is fearful of exposure and the following approach has been highly effective in resolving the barrier.

Centrum, is the part willing to consider information with the provision that it need not expose itself, that it is only required to listen?

A “no” or “no response” to this question will challenge your professional ability to devise an approach that will overcome the barrier. One possible approach is to temporarily abandon Subliminal Therapy, perhaps using age-regression techniques to resolve the immediate aspect, then return to working with Subliminal Therapy.

Y 305N 304

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Perhaps request Centrum to select a different part to work with, then come back to this part after requesting the part to listen to the process.

304 Centrum, please communicate with the part. Inform the part about present life conditions, needs, values and desires. Ensure that the part understands the negative consequences of its influence and persuade the part to support your conscious goals.

305 Here, the best bet is to assume that the part is, in fact, listening and to ask Centrum to communicate as though that is true. Assume the part is well-intended and appeal to that good intention

Centrum, please communicate information to this part, information about present life conditions, etc. Be supportive of that part, Centrum, appeal to its good intentions.

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306 The part agreed to listen, and apparently has listened to the appeal from Centrum. The next step is to engineer bi-lateral communications between the part and Centrum so that full, mutual understanding can be reached between them.

Centrum, is the part now willing to communicate fully with you in an exchange of positions and opinions? Y 304

N 110307 Centrum, please communicate further information to the part. This time,

Centrum, appeal to the positive intention of the part, offer any information you believe may persuade the part to communicate with you. C 110

308 Make it clear that you are asking for the conscious opinion of the patient, ask if it is important to him or her to know, at a conscious level, about the work just completed. Some will insist on knowing, others will not want to know.

-- Patient --, do you want to know, to understand consciously, what Centrum just accomplished? Y 309

N 408309 The patient wants to know, and there is value in having that knowledge, therefore,

this becomes the focus of therapy. With this goal in mind, guide Centrum to eliminate the barrier, perhaps by following the basic protocol of Subliminal Therapy.

310 There are many conceivable reasons why Centrum might be unwilling to continue. You might be able to anticipate the reason and respond effectively, or you might not know the reason. Ask if Centrum is willing to reveal the reason for the refusal and use this response (if provided) to persuade Centrum.

Your talents as a clinician will be tested at this juncture. Be inventive, knowing that unless Centrum can be persuaded to your way of thinking, you must shift to another mode of treatment.

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408 In some instances, patients are just curious about what is going on, in other cases they may strongly desire to know, and other cases they may not want to know. As the clinician, you are obligated to conform to the patient’s wishes insofar as you are able to do so; after all, it is the patient’s life. It might be that the prospect of “knowing” what actually happened is so overwhelming that the patient is unwilling to continue therapy; it is seen as a threat that must not be accommodated. Pay attention to your instincts.

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LinksAmerican Society of Clinical Hypnosis www.asch.net

International Society of Hypnosis www.ish hypnosis .org

European Society of Hypnosiswww.esh- hypnosis . eu

Subliminal Therapy Institute, Inc. www.stii.us

Hypnotherapy Training Ltd www.advhyp.com

Edwin K. Yager, Ph.D. www.docyager.com

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