Glove anaesthesia is an advanced hypnosis technique whereby the practitioner is able to guide clients to visualize creating a feeling of numbness in particular parts of the body in an effort to imagine controlling pain.
Detaching from your own body's processes can be an incredible experience. With phenomena such as glove anaesthesia, the conscious mind retreats and observes what the unconscious mind is doing. As this begins, practitioners will discover how to let the unconscious mind take control whilst the other parts of the mind rest.
Glove anaesthesia is an advanced hypnosis technique and requires a very specific and detailed script. One of the challenges with hypnosis, especially in a situation such as this, is to develop the suggestions that should be made when working with a client. If you are simply giving them directions, such as to sit straighter or lift their arm, or the goal is to build confidence, then phrases flow more naturally. But in a situation where you are using the words to put them deeper into the trance, and you need a particularly suited visualization, a pre-written script is invaluable.
The mind has incredible abilities with regards to visualization. The more detailed a description is, the more likely it is to persuade the mind to believe that the sensations of the situation are real.
Most people experience this when reading books. How many of us have spent an evening engrossed in a fantastic book, feeling as though we are actually experiencing the adventures and feelings of the characters? When your mind and body are relaxed, they are incredibly open to suggestion, especially when the mind finds those suggestions to be interesting and beneficial.
This script essentially uses a good story and the detailed visualization of a pleasant atmosphere to affect the subconscious. Many people who use hypnosis simply give direct suggestion, such as moving the body in a certain way. However, this script enables you or your client to envision another place and time, and to use the benefits of that situation to visualize reducing your current, and very real, pain.
This script will appeal to those who are creative or have more creative clients. It will also be extremely helpful to those with clients who are sceptical about the effects of hypnosis. By encouraging them to relax and listen to the story, in which they are the main character, they will be focusing on the descriptions rather than their inability to be hypnotized. If you are seeing with someone who is new to hypnosis, they may have a difficult time understanding the precise control they have over their bodies. By envisioning a situation that seems unrelated to hypnosis, and being descriptive and entertaining, they will reap the benefits without being distracted by their preconceptions. Experienced practitioners of hypnosis will find this script very helpful.
Please note: this session is intended for relaxation purposes only. It is not a medical or therapeutic device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition or disease.