Huge apologies for not keeping this blog as active as I should have yesterday. For those who come to answer the poll questions, you will see a new poll this afternoon. I fear that I managed to attracted some not so favorable germs this past weekend (and not in some pleasant way). They have turned against me and have created a bit of a fog in my head.
So, check back this afternoon for a new poll and maybe a post with a little bit better content. Till then...
Results from How Do You Evangelize What You Believe In?
5 - Through conversation (71%)
3 - Through public speaking (42%)
1 - Marketing (14%)
3 - Writing (42%)
3 - Blogging (42%)
2 - Forms of Self-expression (28%)
2 - Other (28%)
1 - I do not evangelize (14%)
Total Participants = 7
Results from If a representative of a company is rude to you, do you:
0 - Do business there anyway
7 - Take your business elsewhere (87%)
0 - You do not care
1 - Complain to management (12%)
1 - Other (12%)
Total Participants = 8
Results from Would You Prefer to Try Hypnosis:
1 - At a Hypnosis Show (8%)
9 - In a Hypnotist's Office (75%)
0 - In a Psychologist's Office
1 - In Your Own Home (8%)
0 - At a Party
1 - I Do Not Want to Try It (8%)
Total Participants = 12
Results from Would You Let a Stranger that You Just Met Hypnotiz You on the Street?
1 - Yes (7%)
8 - No (58%)
2 - It would depend on the person (14%)
1 - It would depend on the place (7%)
2 - I would think about it (14%)
Total participants = 14
Results from The mindset for being hypnotizable is:
4 - One of Intelligence (30%)
1 - One of Weak-mindedness (7%)
2 - It does not matter (15%)
7 - Trust in the hypnotist (53%)
8 - Being relaxed (61%)
6 - Expecting it to work (46%)
2 - Other (15%)
0 - None - hypnosis is a myth
Total participants = 13
Results from When Other Sites Link to Your Web Site, Do You:
0 - Prefer to be notified first
9 - Feel flattered (90%)
0 - Feel it is an invasion
4 - Do not need to be notified (40%)
0 - Do not care
0 - Other
Total Participants = 10
Results from How do you quiet the noise in your mind?
7 - Self-hypnosis (41%)
6 - Meditate (35%)
3 - Do something bodily active (17%)
3 - Read (17%)
4 - Watch TV or a Movie (23%)
4 - Do something creative (23%)
4 - Journal (23%)
1 - Ignore it (5%)
0 - There is no noise
Total Participants = 17
Results from Do you consider yourself:
2 - A permissive person (20%)
0 - An authoritative person
8 - Both on occasion (80%)
Total Participants = 10
Results from When thinking about the new year, do you:
3 - Make a resolution (17%)
2 - Refuse to make a resolution (11%)
2 - ignore it (11%)
6 - Use it for contemplation (35%)
3 - See it as a new begining (17%)
10 - Every day is a new begining (58%)
1 - Other (5%)
Total Participants = 17
And so I have gotten out of bed again. The day smacks of being potentially too hurried, but maybe with a little deep breathing work, it will remain calm and casual. How does your day look?
Yesterday, my partner wanted to know what The Sunday Question was and he responded verbally. Pancakes. Pancakes help him to change things up and make life worth getting up in the morning. Now that is a nice answer. The question remains open for your response as well.
My answer? I try to avoid too much ritual in general. I try to not confine myself too much to any box, except for those that I find most pleasant. I blog in the mornings, have my coffee or tea and figure out the rest of the day at that point. That is the plus side of owning your own business. Others do not dictate your work hours. I go the office when I have clients or just need some quiet time. It is rarely ever the same.
Interesting poll results on Would You Let a Stranger that You Just Met Hypnotize You on the Street? So far the majority says "No." Perhaps I should have included a question about stage hypnosis. Ah, there I think we have a new poll. Just give me a few...
Tentative upcoming plans for the blog this week:
Here we are again. The start of another week, and yet, the same old tea. Perhaps a slice of sweet potato pie for breakfast would be a nice change.
One person answered my pole this week on intake sheets (thank you for that). Did the rest of you find it uninteresting, not clear, or could not relate to it? Hmmm. Perhaps I should keep the poll more general? Any thoughts? It really is my goal to keep this interesting for those returning. If there is something else you would like to see here, please let me know.
I do like to keep the polls going with a similar theme to things that are happening on the blog. So maybe, this new one will be about the internal mind processes.
The recent postings here have been about the analytic mind. I may have done it a great disservice by throwing in the word "creative." Though testing for the analytical mind may sound similar to Myers Briggs, it really is not. It all has to do, I believe, with how one processes information given by a particular hypnotist. And it may also have to do with time. There are times personally when I do extremely well, if not better, with analytic inductions. This is usually when I am in a group session or feel uncomfortable. However, with others, I do really well with relaxation processes and visualization.
When I get a little more time, I will post what I really think about analytic testing and such.
P.S.
I am receiving many comments that I interrupt as spam. If you have commented and had it rejected and think it should be posted, please let me know (ellie.blunt at gmail.com). Also, the one criteria I have for including comments is that it have something to do with the posting for which it is attached. Advertising does not count. If you have a subject you think would make a good new topic, please email me and I will consider it.
The results from - What is the greatest gift you offer?
0 - Talent
1 - Skills (12%)
3 - Compassion (37%)
2 - Listening (25%)
0 - Patience
2 - Love (25%)
0 - Beauty
0 - Wisdom
0 - Other
Total Participants - 8
The results from - What is important in life?
9 - Kindness (75%)
6 - Patience (50%)
5 - Loyalty (41%)
5 - Strength (41%)
0 - Remaining Aloof
0 - Not Considering Others
0 - Concern Only for One's Self
2 - Other (16%)
1 - Nothing At All (8%)
Total Participants - 12
The results from - Are You?
3 - Analytical (23%)
6 - Creative (46%)
7 - Imaginative (53%)
4 - Logical (30%)
5 - March to your own drum (38%)
4 - Good at following directions (30%)
6 - All of the Above (46%)
0 - None of the Above
Total Participants - 13
The results from - What do you to do to relax during the holidays?
4 - Use Self-hypnosis (44%)
3 - Meditate (33%)
2 - Yoga (22%)
1 - Exercise More (11%)
1 - Eat (11%)
2 - Drink (22%)
4 -Watch TV or Movies (44%)
2 - More time with the family (22%)
2 - Avoid the family (22%)
6 - Listen to Music (66%)
1 - Other (11%)
Total Participants -9
The results from - In consideration of the upcoming holidays, do you:
5 - Celebrate one or more (62%)
3 - Get through them with hypnosis (37%)
3 - Need more relaxation (37%)
2 - Work more (25%)
1 - Work less (12%)
0 - Find nothing changes
0 - Do more charity work
3 - Focus on family (37%)
5 - Stress more (62%)
0 - Other
0 - Do not celebrate the holidays
Total Participants - 8
The results from - Are You Participating In:
1 - National Memory Screening Day (50%)
1 - The Great American Smokeout (50%)
0 - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 - Other Health Awareness Event (50%)
0 - None
Total Participants - 2
The results from - My Biggest Fear Is:
0 - Heights
1 -Vertigo (14%)
0 - The dark
0 - Public speaking
0 - Looking foolish in public
0 - Mean people
0 - Illness
0 - Not being in control
0 - Driving
1 - Being enclosed in a small space (14%)
1 - Being in a crowd of people (14%)
1 -Being around an animal (14%)
3 - Other (42%)
Total participants - 6
The results from - Hypnosis for Phobias:
1 - I have used it successfully (50%)
0 - I would like to try it
1 - I have hypnotized others for phobias (50%)
0 - I am too afraid of hypnosis
0 - It did not work for me
Total Participants - 2
The results from - When it comes to subliminal messages, do you:
3 - Believe they work visually (60%)
2 - Believe they work audibly (40%)
2 - Believe they do not work (40%)
1 - Use them in your life (20%)
2 - Are affected by them (40%)
0 - Are not affected by them
Total Participants - 5
The results from - The best use of hypnosis for weight loss is:
1 - to decrease food portion size (14%)
3 - to increase desire to exercise (42%)
4 - to decrease food cravings (57%)
2 - to regulate the metabolism (28%)
4 - increase self-esteem (57%)
3 - get to the root of the cause (42%)
0 - other
1 - none at all (14%)
Total Number of Participants - 7
The results from - Have You Used Hypnosis Successfully for:
4 - Pain Control (100%)
4 - Faster Healing (100%)
2 - Anesthesia (50%)
0 - Reducing Cancer Side Effects
Total Participants - 4
The results from - Mind Control:
2 - is NOT related to hypnosis (40%)
3 - uses hypnotic techniques (60%)
2 - uses NLP techniques (40%)
2 - is a form of self-hypnosis (40%)
2 - does not exists (40%)
1 - other (20%)
Total Participants - 5
The results from - Are you a lucid dreamer?
1 - Yes (20%)
2 - No (20%)
3 - Would like to become one (60%)
0 - N0
Total Participants - 5
The results from - What Relaxation Modalities Do You Use?
6 - Hypnosis/Self-hypnosis (100%)
2 - Meditation (33%)
1 - Guided Visualization (16%)
1 - Massage (16%)
2 - Yoga (33%)
1 - Other (16%)
Total Participants - 6
The results from - Do You:
3 - Give clients session audio (42%)
3 - Do not give session audio (42%)
2 - Give other audio (28%)
1 - Want your session audio (14%)
2 - Do not want session audio (28%)
1 - Other (14%)
Total - 7 participants
The results from - To Which Hypno Organization do You Belong?
6 - National Guild of Hypnotists (75%)
1 - The British Association of Therapeutical Hypnotists (12%)
1 - International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association (12%)
1 - International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association (12%)
Total Participants - 8
The results from - During consultations hypnotists should:
8 - Do a pre-talk (88%)
2 - Do tests (22%)
4 - Do convincers (44%)
4 - Do actual hypnosis (44%)
2 - Other (22%)
The results from - Did you go to the NGH Conference '07?
4 - Yes (44%)
5 - No (55%)
0 - Went to another conference
0 - What is the NGH
Total Participants - 9
The results from - When doing hypnosis, would you rather:
0 - use a pocket watch
0 - use a pendulum
3 - use a spot on the wall (33%)
0 - use a light toy
2 - use the unexpected (22%)
0 - use a sound
3 - use just words (33%)
0 - use touch (arm rise, etc.)
0 - other
Total Participants - 9
The results from - Should hypnotists be licenced?
3 - Yes (30%)
1 - No (10%)
2 - Only Hypnotherapist (20%)
6 - Certification is enough (60%)
Total Participants - 10
The results from - Hypnosis is best used for?
7 - changing habits (77%)
4 - Long-term results (44%)
3 - Quick fixes (33%)
6 - Resolving emotional issues (60%)
5 - Entertainment (55%)
0 - Nothing at all
0 - Other
Total Participants - 10
The results from - Used hypnosis to stop smoking?
2 - Yes and I was successful (33%)
0 - Yes, but I started again
0 - No. I was not successful
3 - I have never smoked (50%)
1 - Quit with another method (16%)
Total of participants - 6
The results from - Which answer(s) best describe your relationship to hypnosis?
2 - full-time hypnotists (15%)
6 - part-time hypnotists (46%)
3 - clients of hypnosis (23%)
5 - hypnosis is a hobby (38%)
2 - have never been hypnotized (15%)
2 - want to be hypnotized (15%)
0 - do not want to use hypnosis
Total of participants - 13
The results from - If you are a hypnotist, how often do use hypnosis personally?
4 - all the time
1 - at least once a day
2 - at least once a week
Total of participants - 7
Just thought I would write a quick good morning post as the fog clears in the mind and the caffeine takes hold. For some reason the water seems hotter than usual (same stove, same tea pot). Perhaps I stayed up too late, feeding my horror movie addiction. Funny how some movies get worse with time and others just remain awesome.
Well, I am totally babbling and you are not reading this to hear about Hellraiser. Sadly, it is what is on the brain and is currently creating a small block about what the Monday Poll will be about. Perhaps we will talk about psychology or perhaps it should be related to Halloween. Not sure just yet.
Good morning. Notice no exclamation point. Too little sleep and no Earl Grey and I have an insane craving for a cup happening at this very moment.
Morning came easily, but coherency is not. Did any one else stay awake trying to watch the Perseid meteor shower? If so, what did you think? This was the first year I actively tried to watch it. What I saw was a succession of what looked like shooting stars, but usually several minutes apart. Interestingly enough, before I gave into sleep, I suppose I was in that wonderful light hypnotic state. So, when a bright meteor hit the atmosphere, it was just like the momentary jarring of sound during a hypnotic session, the type used for deepening a trance. Has anyone used visuals for this sort of thing before to help deepen the level of hypnosis?
So, here I am, with little sleep, but my ever present loyalty to this blog habit dictates that I try to write something readable.
Yes, I am still hung up on the NGH Conference, as you can tell from this weeks poll. Paul and I discussed it at the end of last week and he mentioned another conference happening in February. So, if you go to other conventions or conferences, please feel free to mention them here.
And a while back, I mentioned I was trying a copper bracelet with magnets to see if it could help lessen my head aches. I still do not know if it has helped this as I have changed allergy medication, increased meditation, and there has been a season change. However, it does seem to be helping my wrist. I still notice that when I do wear it and spend the day on the computer, my wrist feels nimble. When I do not wear it and work long hours on the computer, it starts to feel stiff and sore.
Oh, and we are in the process of scheduling a time for me to try paintball.
There, I think I have caught up a few lose ends. Hope everyone's week is starting out well.
How did that happen? I was just posting Sir Elton, so it seems.
Well, it is Monday and a bit hurried at that. Hopefully yours is more sane?
You have probably seen this week's poll. Still playing off the theme from this past weekend and yesterday. We sort of touched on this as a Sunday Question awhile ago with favorite inductions. This is under the realm of preferred prop, etc. to use during hypnosis (perhaps not just the induction). If you prefer multiple items or something not mentioned (or even want to go into depth more), feel free to post those under the comments on this posting.
And, if you are not a hypnotist, but a client of one and want to answer as to which you have enjoyed the most, well, that counts, too.
Since there was little response to yesterday's question of the week (but there is still plenty of time), I am presenting the same question as our poll topic, to which I hope you will respond. It is even more anonymous than posting your words on the comment section of the blog. And yes, I am aware that it is a touchy subject or seems to be when brought up in any group situations.
But I shall leave it to you and take another sip of my ginger peach tea. Very soothing to the throat, you know. There that's better.
My partner has teased me mercilessly (well once) about my Saturday posting on paintball. He says that the fact that I know so little about it hardly gives me the right to expound so enthusiastically about a specific company. I understand this, but if you dear readers recall, I was challenged to learn more about paintball. I went to many sources (thank you wikipedia.com) and found the one mentioned to be one of the most helpful because of their online chat person, who patiently explained the pros and cons or various accessories (I compared this information to reviews I had read and most of it seemed to jive). And I did not want to go into the various types of paintball warfare out there. That would be like my partner telling me what techniques to use for my self-hypnosis section of the workshop. But I am hoping he will choose a more woodsball to speedball type of game.
After spending a few days in foreign places and being introduced to a variety of people, the inevitable questions about hypnosis traveled with me. I am not complaining. I am always thrilled to have an opportunity to discuss my favorite subject. That is one of the fun aspects of telling people about what I do - there seems to always be a fascination. Do brain surgeons get this or do people just smile and say "that's interesting" and go about their day? Or do they get, "How fascinating. I've always wanted an up-close-and-personal view of the raw brain. Tell me, is brain matter more grey or pink?"
After listening to these questions (about hypnosis, not brain surgery) it made me think about some of the comments you have posted, emailed me, or that I have seen on various forum discussions. There seems to be a huge variety of opinions of how hypnosis is best used. It runs a large gamut from esoteric study to healing arts, not to mention the entertainment value. And many of us indulge in all of it. The poll is located on the upper right side of the blog.
So that led me to today's poll topic of hypno uses. Please vote for your favorite options and if you put "other," please consider posting what that "other" is on this posting's comments.
I think I like this poll concept. Hopefully you do as well?
This week, I want to know more about you, my readers and your relationship status to hypnosis. By this, I want to know are you a hypnotist (basically do you do this professionally) or are you someone who uses hypnosis? If I have clicked all the buttons correctly, you should be able to give all the answers that apply.
Also, if you answer "other," if you would, please elaborate by commenting on this post. And if any of you want to elaborate on any answer, again, please comment on this post.
I am going to keep a running tally of poll results on this posting: The Poll Results
