Practical instruction in hypnotism and suggestion (1903)
Flint, Herbert L. (Herbert Longley), b. 1862 · Chicago, Flint & Flint · leaf 24
egin by friendly con-versation to place my patient in a condition of ab-solute calmness and quiescence. I also try to winhis confidence by appealing to his own volitionaleffort to aid me in obtaining the desired end. Iimpress upon him that hypnosis in his condition is abenign agency, and far from… … passes, that after looking intently at an object fora few moments, he will experience a feeling of lassi-tude. I steadily gaze at his eyes, and in a monotonoustone I continue to suggest the various stages of sleep,repeating each sentence several times. As, for in-stance: You are getting sleepy.…
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