Wolfgang Beaugrand, CHT
When Wolfgang first began hypnotherapy he quickly realized he not only had a passion for hypnotism, but a voice for it too. Wolfgang trained under the great Dr. John Kappas who conducted researched in the late 1960's on why only 50% of the population where hypnotizable. Dr. Kappas discovered there were different types of suggestibility, which explained why direct, literal suggestions were not working with some of the population.
Initially, learning is accomplished through our primary caretaker (e.g.,mother), from birth to approximately age five. From ages six to nine, the child's suggestibility is also influenced by his peers, teachers, and others. From ages nine to fourteen, the secondary caretaker (e.g., father) begins to influence the child's suggestibility.
EMOTIONAL SUGGESTIBILITY:
A suggestible behavior characterized by a high degree of responsiveness to inferred suggestions, affecting emotions and restriction of physical body responses; usually associated with hypnoidal depth. Thus, the emotional suggestible person learns more by inference than by direct, literal suggestions.
PHYSICAL SUGGESTIBILITY:
A suggestible behavior characterized by a high degree of responsiveness to literal suggestions, affecting the body and restriction of emotional responses; usually associated with cataleptic stages or deeper. A physical suggestible is right-brain dominant, while an emotional suggestible is left-brain dominant. The physical suggestible individual learns literally and directly, but speaks in metaphors and inferences. The emotional suggestible learns indirectly and inferentially, but speaks directly and literally.
Example: Would you tell me your name?
The Physical would respond Yes. The Emotional would respond by telling you their name.
I use the above concepts with my clients to be able to hypnotize them and to assist them in their relationships (work or personal).