Speaking Generally

The Ericksonian hypnotherapist often speaks generally while sounding quite specific. This pattern stimulates the listener to derive the specific meaning best suited to his personal understandings and needs.

Example:
“I am sorry that you forgot that special night … with that special person… those exciting things that happened … those very warm feelings that would embarrass you to talk about … since we are all strangers.”

When using this type of language pattern, the generalities immerse the client within an internal transderivational search process, in turn accessing memorable events.
This type of hypnotic language pattern is used to pace a client's ongoing internal experience, by watching closely the client's non-verbal cues (eye tearing, breathing patterns, and muscle tensions) the hypnotherapist can guide the client through issues which he/she was unwilling to elaborate on, or might not have consciously realized.

A few more generalities which can be incorporated within trance are:
a) Pacing external stimuli - in case of trance disturbances:
"… And you become aware of a variety of different things in trance … and what a nice thing to know that you can let those awareness's come and go, secure in the understanding that they all can enable you to become even more immersed in trance ."

b) Bridging topics - to provide further examples:
"… And those things happen in other ways …"

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