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This phobia script is made up of individual paragraphs containing post-hypnotic suggestions designed to help a patient gain remission from a specific aspect of the condition. The suggestions are based on common patient expectations and aim to accomplish three things:
- focus the patient’s attention on the positive aspects of eliminating the phobic responses
- give them the confidence to imagine themselves without the phobia
- create the motivation to maintain the behaviours and to de-condition the habitual responses
Induction
When selecting the induction, you will choose one which relates to the relaxation modality (i.e visual, auditory or kinaesthetic) of the patient, identified in the pre-induction talk. For example, by asking them what they do to relax.
Deepener
A deepener which emphasises control is recommended for the phobic. This script is useful as the physical state of relaxation is then used as a contrast to the tension which had been part of their phobic responses.
Therapeutic suggestions
The therapeutic suggestions follow on directly from the deepener in the form of a control room where the patient can go to take control of their responses or to reconnect with past, more appropriate responses.
No single script can be used for every patient with a phobia. However there are some common factors amongst phobics, and these are discussed in the form of individual paragraphs.
At the start of each script paragraph the objective is stated. When taking the case history, you should ask questions relating to each script component. If the component is not relevant to the way in which the patient views their condition, it should be excluded. Additionally, if a patient has other issues which are not covered by the script, new paragraphs can be inserted as appropriate. This way you can use the script paragraphs as a framework, while still having the flexibility to add and delete as appropriate for your patient.
Phobias Script (PDF format)
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