Comments on: Look Into My Lies, Not Around My Lies http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mark Davis http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html#comment-6206 Mark Davis Thu, 01 May 2008 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html#comment-6206 Most modern psychologists accept the socio-cognitive model of hypnosis and that hyper-suggestability is it's modus operandi.<br/><br/>However to assume that this means that deception is involved is incorrect. Indeed Professor Irving Kirsch (who published the widely reported study on SSRI anti-depressants being no more effective than placebo) is a leading expert on placebo, expectancy and hypnosis. He has called hypnosis "a non-deceptive placebo".<br/><br/>I'm a hypnotherapist and I tell my clients that this is a direct, non-deceptive use of the placebo effect. I tell them that I will use certain techniques to convince them that they are going into "a powerful state" - but that this is simply to increase their expectancy of positive results. <br/><br/>I have excellent results and clients are very receptive. Most modern psychologists accept the socio-cognitive model of hypnosis and that hyper-suggestability is it’s modus operandi.

However to assume that this means that deception is involved is incorrect. Indeed Professor Irving Kirsch (who published the widely reported study on SSRI anti-depressants being no more effective than placebo) is a leading expert on placebo, expectancy and hypnosis. He has called hypnosis “a non-deceptive placebo”.

I’m a hypnotherapist and I tell my clients that this is a direct, non-deceptive use of the placebo effect. I tell them that I will use certain techniques to convince them that they are going into “a powerful state” – but that this is simply to increase their expectancy of positive results.

I have excellent results and clients are very receptive.

]]> By: Lord Darkclaw http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html#comment-5408 Lord Darkclaw Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:27:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html#comment-5408 I must point out that Derren Brown is also a faker, he tells some outrageous lies about his methods and Channel 4 was forced to remove his ridiculous Mind Control piece from the science section of their website.<br/>Read this article by the mathematician and journalist Simon Singh: http://www.simonsingh.net/Derren_Brown_Article.html I must point out that Derren Brown is also a faker, he tells some outrageous lies about his methods and Channel 4 was forced to remove his ridiculous Mind Control piece from the science section of their website.
Read this article by the mathematician and journalist Simon Singh: http://www.simonsingh.net/Derren_Brown_Article.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html#comment-5150 Anonymous Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html#comment-5150 Try listening to one of McKenna's CDs. Creepy.<br/><br/>jdc Try listening to one of McKenna’s CDs. Creepy.

jdc

]]> By: Ambrielle http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html#comment-5145 Ambrielle Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:09:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/09/look-into-my-lies-not-around-my-lies.html#comment-5145 I've nearly finished 'Tricks of the Mind' and it is very good. His personal history is quite interesting and he's got a great writing style. Though I'm going to have to re-read it in order to nail some of the memory tricks he describes. I can't remember how to do them! I’ve nearly finished ‘Tricks of the Mind’ and it is very good. His personal history is quite interesting and he’s got a great writing style. Though I’m going to have to re-read it in order to nail some of the memory tricks he describes. I can’t remember how to do them!

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