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Does anyone have any information on hypnosis and the elderly? Is it safe/ethical, etc.?
Any information or links to studies would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Simple Guy
01-16-2006, 09:01 AM
Anon,
It all depends on the application. BTW, this equally applies to hypnosis
for kids, adolescents, teenagers and less seasoned adults.
How about for market research?
Simple Guy
01-16-2006, 09:32 AM
I don't know of any focus group that has ever employed hypnosis and,
frankly, I don't believe that hypnosis would be helpful and believe that
it would be inadvisable to use it for market research.
HypnoToad
01-16-2006, 09:39 AM
The book Hypnosis for beginners by William W Hewitt goes on to say that many have problems including feeling useless being released for the job market, have aches and pains. Also there income is limited often in poverty. On and on.... he suggests that hypnosis is fine for them. And also gives some scripts to use on them.. But I am interested in what kind of market research you are doing on the elderly
Merlin
01-16-2006, 09:53 AM
Age and hypnosis have nothing in common.
It's like asking about age and breathing. Is breathing safe/ethical?
Poodle
01-16-2006, 01:49 PM
I have seen many places on the net where it states elderly patients CANNOT be hypnotised. First question -- what is elderly? Define it for me please. What a load!! My mother is 93 and she LOVES it. She would be a hypnosis junkie if I let her. Why must the elderly be left in a life of pain and hopelessness. Erickson was even working on patients with Alzheimers. As we humans use a whole 4% of our brains, that leaves a lot untapped. What could we possibly accomplish if we used 94% of our brains.
Simple Guy
01-16-2006, 06:19 PM
Hi Poodle,
Unless those patients are brain dead or otherwise, neuologically, in
a most sorrowful condition, those net places are spreading misinformation.
Poodle
01-17-2006, 01:07 PM
Guess that's why we get so many questions here! Thankfully, a lot of people do not believe everything they read and come here to find out real answers to real questions.
TaffyE
01-17-2006, 08:13 PM
Does anyone have any information on hypnosis and the elderly? Is it safe/ethical, etc.?
Do you think that we are a different species from people of younger age?
I'm not as mature as Terry, but not far behind, and we both have all our marbles, well I do :)
Poodle
01-17-2006, 11:12 PM
What do you mean "we"? I bet I have you all beat! Again, Happy Belated Birthday. Pood
Elderly people and children are a delight to hypnotise. The only proviso I would make is that if hypnotising the elderly you check with the person's doctor first, if only to ensure that you are taking 'due care' with possibly physically fragile people.
Jack
Terry (existing)
01-18-2006, 08:31 AM
"Elderly" is a matter of perception. Most of those whom I perceived as elderly, are now six feet underground, and not good subjects for hypnosis (EG). As for having me beat in age, I offer no contest, I don't really care who is older, I just worry about wasting time and not getting wiser.
Poodle
01-18-2006, 04:08 PM
That's why I asked for a definition of "elderly". Gosh, when I was 7 someone that was 21 was OLD, at 21 someone 40-50 was OLD, now I'm looking at 90-100 as OLD. It is all a matter of perception, however, it does get sad to see a lot of the guys I dated in the obits!! LOL!! Pood
LOL.
Pood, I'm starting to think of 90-100 as the start of MIDDLE AGE!
Alonso
01-18-2006, 11:30 PM
Hey, you could use hypnosis for market research, you could use the skills in observation to notice what would be good communication strategies. I.E. what are or what are not good ways to market a certain product.
pmdigi
01-19-2006, 06:36 PM
hearing that the the hunzas in the himilayas start midlife around 145 yrs. of age and then live to 165 or so, just wondering how much tribal - cultural hypnosis and self-hypnosis effects maturation process, aging and life-span.
Merlin
01-19-2006, 06:57 PM
>The only proviso I would make is that if hypnotising the elderly you check with the person's doctor first, if only to ensure that you are taking 'due care' with possibly physically fragile people.
Especially if you're inclined to physical inductions.
Poodle
01-19-2006, 08:01 PM
Interesting article on MSN today or yesterday. Actually at the age of 60'ish is when we apparently really start using our brain for real and become very creative and inventive. We apparently take all the accumulated knowledge of a lifetime and start putting it to good use while striving for more and more and more. It said it is quite normal for 60 something to start new career paths, etc. That must mean we are doing something right!!
Pood, I'll let you know when I get there...
I'm just glad that Oprah has announced to the world that "50 is the new 30."
Merlin
01-20-2006, 07:12 PM
Hmmm...
Was I like that back then?
Can't remember.
Nothing to do with 'physical' inductions, whatever that means Merlin, but everything to do with insurance.
Jack
>The only proviso I would make is that if hypnotising the elderly you check with the person's doctor first, if only to ensure that you are taking 'due care' with possibly physically fragile people.
Especially if you're inclined to physical inductions.