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Hi everyone, this is a short article I wrote recently
for the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis newsletter, "Entrancing
News". Dr. Lee Pulos , the head of the society felt that others might be
interested in this bit of personal research that I have done. It may be
of interest to list members as well
Be Set
Free Fast
Gary Lowe, M.Ed.
About two
years ago, I read with great interest Dr. Edgar Barnett’s paper
describing his discovery that the subconscious mind is easily accessible
without the use of conventional hypnotic inductions in any form.
Forget about light trance versus deep trance states, whether 7.38 Hz is
the optimal theta level for therapeutic change...just get down to work
...with the client looking at you open-eyed, apparently at Beta or
possible in a light trance state that occurred spontaneously. This was
an exciting discovery. Dr. Barnett would have the patient stare at
their hand while ideomotor signals were established and employed. The
fixation on the hand distracted the conscious mind and the subconscious
started it’s ideomotor responses. No more 30 minutes of Ericksonian
inductions required...and this comes from a family physician who grew
frustrated with the lack of success that psychiatry was having with his
referrals. He took it upon himself to learn analytical hypnosis and has
made a career of getting results for clients when no other form of
therapy seemed to help.
Next I met Dr. Larry Nims who essentially repeated the message of
Dr.Barnett...the subconscious is waiting and willing and easily
accessible without the hypnotic ritual most of us have subscribed to
over the years. Dr. Nims was using arm muscle testing instead of
ideomotor responses but the therapeutic approaches were very similar.
Dr. Nims is a clinical psychologist who is well versed in standard
hypnotic techniques, so such a claim deserves some attention.
If you are involved in the so called “Energy Therapy” field to any
degree, you are probably aware of the confusion over the dynamics of the
process. Some of the converted swear allegiance to the electro-magnetic
spectrum approach and a minority believe it has something to do with the
subconscious and pure intention. Dr.Nims is of the latter opinion and
with good reason. His initial exposure to these exotic techniques was,
like so many in this field, through training with Dr. Roger Callahan.
Dr. Nims eventually used only 3 accupressure points instead of the
myriad of algorithms that Dr.Callahan rigidly adhered to. After a year
or so of having clients patiently tap at these points and getting very
satisfactory results, he decided to remove the tapping entirely and just
direct suggestions to the subconscious mind overtly...the new label
became “instant BSFF”. I strongly suspect that “instant EFT” is readily
achievable also. He discovered that his results were just as
satisfactory and the physical tapping process was just cosmetic or a
catalyst for subconscious responses. The true dynamics involved the
subconscious and nothing else according to Dr. Nims.
Over the past 35 years I have been involved in traditional hypnotic
approaches, favoring analytical hypnosis over a lot of script reading
and direct suggestion therapy. I trained briefly with Dr.Callahan over
10 years ago and attended Lee Pulos’ TFT training before he got involved
with EFT. EFT proved to be decidedly more user-friendly than TFT and
for a time I was quit involved with it. After my exposure to Drs.
Barnett and Nims, however, I discovered that their approaches seemed to
be faster and more efficient, all other variables being equal. (Personal
bias might be making the playing field a little uneven here, if one must
do these comparisons.) EFT alone is a major improvement and is not to
be discredited...however, I am now very comfortable using an eclectic
mix of techniques...Be Set Free Fast (BSFF) developed by Dr. Nims, EFT
developed by Gary Craig, and that great old stand-by, old-fashioned
self-hypnosis
There are a couple of unusual aspects of BSFF that should be mentioned.
Rather than work on individual problems and aspects of problems as is
routine in EFT, BSFF allows a subconscious “short- cut” to work
collectively on the entire issue. At first, this was a little shocking
to me. After all, we may be talking an entire lifetime of emotional
turmoil contained in one issue. However, not only does this “short-cut”
work effectively most of the time, but it also seems to have
permanence. What shocked me even more was a report from Dr. Nims on his
web list, that he had discovered that... when the subconscious refuses
to allow this “short cut”...this can be treated and corrected...and the
“short cut” becomes functional. Even as I write this, I still find it
mind-boggling!
In conclusion, I have found the main advantages of BSFF to be:
1.
Is simpler and faster than EFT
2.
Is quickly capable of removing ubconscious
resistance to treatment
3.
Addresses entire issues rather than aspects
of a problem
4.
Places a strong emphasis on elimination of
anger and promotion of forgiveness
5.
Seems to be just as capable of eliciting permanent changes as any other
form of energy work (No one has done the empirical research in this area
to date, so it is just an educated guess on my part. I have checked
back 12-16 months with some clients and found no relapse. (Follow-up is
laborious and I must admit that it's impossible to make comparisons with
other therapies' re:permanency.)
Thanks,
Gary Lowe
*note:
BSFF still has its’ problems with clients that don’t get satisfactory
results (as happens with all energy therapies) whether due to
dissociation or energy toxins or whatever. Don Eliums, a San Fransisco
area psychologist has headed a research group over the last 3 years, or
so, that are trying to unravel this mystery. He made an initial
presentation of their findings recently in Toronto and will update the
study this May in Phoenix.
Many are awakening to the fact that a major new paradigm in counselling
psychology is developing. It is so new that the research committee is
only a few years old and empirical evidence is scanty, but the anecdotal
evidence is overwhelming. I encourage you to check these websites for
further information or contact me directly if you require more details
on my experience. I have a copy of Dr. Barnett’s paper that I can email
you if you desire. He has given me permission to disseminate this
information.
Be Set Free Fast
www.besetfreefast.com
EFT
www.emofree.com
Dr. Barnett, edgarb@king.igs.net
Association for Comprehensive
Energy Psychology www.energypsych.org
garylowe@peacetherapy.com
www.peacetherapy.com
1-888-873 6606 toll free
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