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\nComment by C. Bennett\u00a0on 07 Mar 2010 at 2:06 pm<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Dear Karen,<\/span><\/p>\n
Questions regarding hypnosis: I am a student studying your case. I read your story and am more than curious about Dr. Baer\u2019s treatment with hypnosis. What was your experience of being hypnotised like? Were you highly suggestible? Did you ever think Dr. Baer mistreated you while you were under hypnosis? What if Dr. Baer suggested your multiple personality disorder to make for an interesting outline for the book? How much do you recall while under hypnosis? How would you know if he was respectful and didn\u2019t suggest your memories? Did Dr. Baer ever perform electric shock treatments on you? Were you drugged with a mild sedative before a hypnosis session? How did you prepare yourself? Hypnosis is a fascination of mine. Can Dr. Baer hypnotise you today, if you were sitting together in a room? If he can, do you trust him enough not to fall for it? Can Dr. Baers voice trigger you into a hypnotic trance? Could Dr. Baer manipulate your thoughts?<\/span><\/p>\n
What we learn about memory is memory is not. Not a video. How is it that you remember so much? Would you allow anyone else to hypnotise you? What if your memory was artifically impregnated by Dr. Baer? Were your repressed memories implanted? Can you describe what it felt like to use hypnosis therapy? Would you recommend it to other patients? How do you know hypnosis was important to your healing?<\/span><\/p>\n
Sorry for so many questions but theres so much to learn from you. I believe your case to be genuine but my thoughts question hynosis in general. I mean when in a trance like state aren\u2019t you more vulnerable? I believe in you. I want to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you. <\/span><\/p>\n
C. Bennett<\/span><\/p>\n
Alaska<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Dear C. Bennett,<\/span><\/p>\n
WOW! So many questions! \u00a0I’ll try my best to answer some of them, but I\u2019m not a hypnotist and can’t explain hypnosis. First of all, I would never fall for anyone hypnotizing me against my will. For me, being hypnotized was similar to switching alters; they’re both a form of dissociation. In hypnosis I would slip into a guided calm relaxed state of mind. When my alters switched, there would also be a similar pause and sense of calm before the switch was complete. Sometimes I wonder if a multiple’s switch from one alter to another is a form of self-hypnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n
Dr. Baer never mistreated me or\u00a0suggested the creation of my alters under hypnosis. My alters were born long before I met Dr. Baer. When Dr. Baer and I first discussed using hypnotherapy the alters had already been communicating with Dr. Baer for some time through letters. \u00a0One fear I had was that he would become overwhelmed with all that came out. I feared once he heard the truth, he would stop treating us. I already knew I lost time. I didn’t understand why. I knew there were many things that happened I couldn’t explain. I also knew I was holding back on sharing to protect Dr. Baer from getting ill while treating me. I thought my story would be too much for him.<\/span><\/p>\n
The book, <\/span>Switching Time<\/em>, was never discussed until the near end of my therapy, after all the alters had been integrated. There was never any reason for me to believe Dr. Baer was taking advantage of me for any book. Dr. Baer never used sedatives or electric shock treatments on me. I would’ve known if Dr. Baer was disrespectful while I was under his care. He wasn’t. I have no recall of any wrongdoing by Dr. Baer. <\/span><\/p>\n
There is no preparation that I know of for hypnosis. It happens only when agreed upon beforehand. No one, including Dr. Baer, could hypnotize me without my permission and knowledge. \u00a0Hypnosis takes the patient’s willingness to be hypnotized and the doctor’s skill in performing hypnosis. The setting must be calm and with no interference. Dr. Baer never manipulated my thoughts under hypnosis. No new memories were created under hypnosis. <\/span><\/p>\n
Dr. Baer’s voice was soothing to me. Hearing his voice calmed me, but not hypnotically. Dr. Baer could hypnotize me again if I allowed him to, but that won’t happen because I am no longer his patient. I doubt there will ever be another reason for me to be hypnotized.<\/span><\/p>\n
Hypnosis was important to my healing because it helped me understand the chaos within me. Hypnosis help free me, helped my alters relax, communicate with Dr. Baer, and gain strength to heal, helped me understand my dark thoughts and to acknowledge and recognize the truth within me. <\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for your challenging questions and for believing in me.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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