Misrepresentation & Bad Press

[Don]

Well, one of the British press, long known for lack of objectivity, has struck again. The headline reads, "Hypnotherapist, 75, jailed for sex attacks."

However, if you read the article, you'll see that this guy billed "himself as a spiritual healer who specialised in positive thinking." In fact, nowhere in the article does it mention him using hypnotherapy. Further, it clearly states that he was found guilty of a "string of sex attacks on young girls during massage sessions."

Excuse me? What does massage have to do with hypnotherapy? What does "a candle-lit treatment room" have to do with hypnotherapy? What does any of this have to do with hypnotherapy?

Question: what is the agenda of The Independent in misrepresenting this case? What do they have against hypnosis? Who are they trying to terrorize and frighten?

Be aware that if someone brings up this case, the accusations had nothing to do with hypnosis or hypnotherapy, nor did it have anything to do with a hypnotherapist taking advantage of girls a decade ago.

Here is the URL of the article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hypnotherapist-75-jailed-for-sex-attacks-1209205.html

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C'mon Don every cub sleaze journalist knows that a 'hypnosis sex scandal' has a lot more sizzle than a 'massage sex scandal'.

It's all about selling papers to line the bird cage with.

No hidden agenda there.

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[Soren K (existing)]

British public are discerning enough to distinguish the man from his profession/s. 'School teacher sex scandal' does not make people over here think that school teachers should be demonised.

Having read the article, it suggests to me that the press intention is to caution readers to be aware of people pretending to be something they're not (which is perhaps easier done in the complimentary health type professions here in the UK).

[MrDigital]

It states somewhere in the article that he wasn't what he was purporting to be and had no qualifications as such... So my perception of what was wrote highlights how people can claim to be 'something' with the intention of satisfying their own intentions and not the clients...

I work with clients and tell them that they always seem to give me more than I give to them. 'Profound learnings and insights'. My intention is to give my best at all times so I receive the best from them. That's why this field is so interesting to me but I am fully aware that intentions differ from context to context and we need to be educated so.

I always wondered about my junior school swim instructor and made sure I avoided him at certain times but it hasn't stopped me from finding a swim school for my four year old son. I used what I knew or didn't know and made my choices, maybe that's what readers can take from that article.

And... Maybe it will have a positive impact within the field as people get the message they need to be more selective when finding the 'right' person to work with and how they need to go about aquiring the appropriate information, so they can make their choices...

Regards

MrD

[Poodle]

What if it were the guy on the US East Coast that was deported back to England. He purported to be one tho, hypnotist that is. :confused:


AND

whatever happened to that old axiom: All publicity, even bad publicity, is good publicity.

We may be one of the oldest professions in the world and still one of the most misunderstood. To quote more or less one of my favorite instructors:
"Only when we are the same in numbers as chiropractors."

Just look at this week's posts and today is only Wednesday -- I read a couple of books on self-hypnosis but I keep falling asleep.

Script needed for weight gain for another person, not self.

Professionals spend tens of thousands of dollars on trainings and workshops. We read EVERY good book on the subject and some not so good. We analyze DVD's. We have mandatory continuning education and each and every client is seen as a rare opportunity as each human being on this planet is different from any other human being. We have the most fascinating career on planet Earth as we can communicate with the inner mind of another human being.

I applaud the interest of the kids and teens in hypnosis as I was one of them but please stop there until you have the funds for an in-person training with lots of practice on other students. Hypnosis is not a game, a toy or a to do to someone else.

Further Pood sayeth not.