INSOMNIA AND HYPNOSIS

Sali was an African–American woman 36 years old. She was a single mother who was in the military working toward advancement to a supervisory position. She was in most ways an independent and capable woman. She came in with a specific goal in mind. Her goal was elimination of her insomnia. She noted she felt she was too shy and was dealing inwardly with a lot of fear.

She described herself as a loner and preferred to remain invisible in groups, which was working against her in her military career. She also mentioned that she had one phobia–a fear of funerals.

First, we began with her parents. Remember, as strange as this seems, we are not as interested in the truth of the situations as we are in what you recall experiencing at the time. That is what is apt to be programmed into your subconscious mind. Also, when we discuss our parents we’re not looking to assign blame. I work under the assumption that most people do the best job that they know how to do with what information they have available to them. When we’re discussing parents and grandparents we are specifically looking for identification or reversed rebellion. In other words, we may mimic a parent physically or emotionally or we may rebel and become the exact opposite! Both, of course, can be a setup if neither is where we want to be now!

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

(These questions were used for Sali's personal history.)

• Were your parents extroverted or introverted?
• Did they have a good self–image? If not, why? (Weight, education, poor, etc.)?
• Did they have insomnia?
• Were they shy?
• Were they uncomfortable in a group?
• Did they give you more positive attention or more negative attention–in other words, were there more strokes for what you did well, or did they emphasize the negative–or was it about equal?
• Were they able to be outwardly affectionate toward you?
• Who did the disciplining? Were they physical?
• Did they rule by guilt?
• In what area, if any, did they put you down?
• In what area, if any, did they compliment you!
• Did they ever embarrass you in front of other people?
• How did they relate to other parents?
• Did they favor you or one of your siblings?

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