Üsküdar University Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practice and Research Center (GETİPMER) and Üsküdar University Continuous Education Research and Application Center (ÜSEM) jointly organized the “Clinical Hypnosis Talks” program. The guest was Dentist Dt. Murat Uslu, President of the Ankara Medical Hypnosis Association and GETİPMER Advisory Board member.
In the program, held online via Zoom, Dt. Murat Uslu provided information on the topic of “Combined Use of Formal and Informal Hypnosis.”
“We can achieve great results with effective communication”
Stating that the first training in hypnosis began with classical hypnosis, Dt. Murat Uslu said; “Hypnosis starts with a great expectation of trance. Everyone focuses on the moment this trance is triggered. Hypnosis trainings develop by starting to memorize and model induction. Is an induction model necessary for a person to enter a trance in hypnosis, concentrated on the main point, in front of calm music, repeating air bubbles and a bright light? If this person is an anxious patient, we can achieve good results with effective communication using indirect methods, without interfering with any induction to calm them down.”
“The therapy a person will receive needs to be made a necessity”
Speaking about Formal and Informal hypnosis, Dt. Uslu said; “When we evaluate hypnosis, in formal (classical) hypnosis, benefit is provided by first a selected induction technique, followed by the developing trance and psychohypnotherapy performed with direct techniques. Informal hypnosis, on the other hand, involves a wealth of unregulated, rule-free effective communication techniques with Erickson’s unique creative approaches. It employs impactful approaches that the client may not even be aware of. In informal hypnosis, you need to make the therapy the person will receive a necessity. For example, if you are going to help someone quit smoking. You need to establish communication that makes quitting smoking a necessity for them.”
No comparisons should be made during interaction!
Dt. Murat Uslu spoke about the importance of needs in hypnosis and said, “Even if you use the best hypnosis induction therapy on a person, if some of their needs are not met, they will have difficulty entering your trance and remaining in interaction. We also need to develop a friendly, trusting relationship with the client. You need to fulfill their need for attention and any security needs that may come to mind. When we increase their sense of belonging to the environment, we increase their participation in the hypnotic interaction you will perform. The more they adapt, the more they let go. During the interaction, we should not compare and compete with anything else or any position. We need to allow them to express and realize themselves.”