STRM - i'm glad your t had a good experince in the sense of helping her relax. i think i'd be interesting in hypnosis if it helped me do that.

Russ, Jones - oh I am so sorry you had such awful (and cheesy experiences)! they make me mad and they are kind of sadly funny too. that just sucks.

i went to see a doctor recently and their office was down the hall from the old office of where the t that tried to get me to do hypnosis was... and I remembered how she said hypnosis would help me get past my defenses and find the various parts of me I refused to admit or wasn't aware of. that creeped me out. i wonder if there can be value with hypnosis... or if it is real or not or what. and how to stay FAR away from the screwy stuff. the worst was that this t writes books on trauma, and is a well known trauma expert. i couldn't stand her or keep seeing her after two months. just too sure of her ways were THE way, and the only way i would ever get better.

jd