Nick Kemp – Provocative Change Works
Transcript of a Demo Hypnotic Session
Budapest 2014
Nick had worked with her in a provocative and humorous way as a precursor to this part of the session. The intention of this transcript is to have a visual reference for the questions and structure of the hypnotic ending portion of this session so that it’s easier for students to learn it and improvise from it, as needed.
Nick – So if you close your eyes…
If you think about this…
If you think about the whole thing now…
What’s the whole thing like?
As you think about it now?
Client – (Long pause) A bit scary and at the same time… but at the same time exciting
Nick – Which is more present, the scary or the exciting?
Client – More the scary character
Nick – Well, what’s wrong with that?
Client – I know that if I jump, then its a lot better than if I remain in the aeroplane
( a reference to the previous discussion)
Nick – Well, it may be better to stay in the aeroplane
Client – Mmm Mmmm (a verbal no)
Nick – Well, think about it…
You could be the last person in there…
There she is!
Client – Mmm Mmmm (a verbal no)
Nick – What do you mean Mmm Mmmm? Well, sometimes you don’t get what you want.
Client – Sometimes
Nick – The Universe just declares this is how it is…
Thousands, upon thousands, upon thousands of people are floating
through the air.
While one remains stationary
Client – (Laughs)
Nick – Tens of thousands of people…
While one remains stationary.
Hundreds of thousands of people…
While one remains stationary.
Millions of people…
While one remains stationary.
(pause) or Not
(pause) Or Not
Some things change very quickly…
And some things take a little bit longer
Sometimes its useful to move…
And sometimes its useful to stay still
When Lance Armstrong landed on the moon
He said ‘One small step for man. One small step for man.
One Giant leap.”
If you were to take a giant leap,
What would that be like?
Client – uplifting
Nick – IF you were to take a Giant Leap…
what would that Really be like?
Client – As if I was flying
Nick – If you were to take a Really Giant Leap?
What Would That Be Like?
Client – As if I was on the other side of the globe.
Nick – (Pause)
So take a deep breath in.
Count back to whatever number feels most comfortable
And then double the feeling of relaxation
And count back again, but this time more slowly
As you think about This Whole thing now
what’s This Like right now?
Client – (Pause) Lighter
Nick – And when it’s Lighter, whats that like?
Client – (Pause) A different color appears there
Nick – (puts puppet back on) And Open your eyes
(speaking through the puppet) When it’s Lighter, whats That Like?
Client – (laughs) Lighter!
Nick – Close your eyes
When it’s Lighter, whats that Really like?
Client – It’s like as if I have broken out of a prison
Nick – And open up your eyes
(speaking through puppet) When it’s lighter, whats that Really like?
Client – (laughs) I have broken out, as if I had exploded the stones of this tower where I
was captive
Nick – Close your eyes (Nick walks halfway to the back of the room)
Open your eyes
When it’s lighter, whats that Reeeally like?
Client – It’s Liberated
Nick – Close your eyes (Nick walks farther away)
Open your eyes
When it’s Lighter, whats that Really Like?
Client – Better! (smiling)
Nick – Close your eyes (Nick walks to the back corner of the long room)
Open your eyes
(asks through the puppet)
When it’s Lighter, whats that Really Like?
Client – Good!
Nick – Close your eyes (Nick walks back to the front and sits down)
Take another deep breath in
Notice which foot is the most relaxed
And notice which hand is the most relaxed
And move your head up about one inch
And take a deep breath in now
As you’re listening to This
Notice what makes it Better and what makes it Worse
Notice what’s Made it Better, what’s made it Worse
And begin to notice what will be Useful in the Future
As you think about it in the way that’s Right for You
And as you’ve listened to this
You can remind yourself
You’re only One Thought Away feeling different at any time
And as you Keep this Difference in mind
You can Notice what’s right for you, Right Now
And in your own Time
Bring yourself Back into this Here and Now
(Pauses and waits for client to open eyes)
Alright, So do you have any reactions or discussion?
Client – It’s like as if, as if I was holding onto something and was grabbing something and now… I can’t find Yet the handle to hold on to it, but it’s Not a problem.
Nick – Hmmmm, OK
(Thanks to Tom Taber for transcribing this)
Great example on the impact of the question: What is that like? within the hypnotic ending. Client answers by using metaphors. Client is ot only in a relaxed state but gets the chance to slowly and truley think about the situation and make sense of it.
Thank you for sharing
I’m increasingly finding that this approach is highly effective in resolving client problems