Sleeping problems are an important part of our clinical work, and although simple relaxation exercises or meditation practices can help, sometimes they are not enough.
Thank you very much for this video. It's wonderful. I particularly like your question to the client of what they hate doing, and when they can't sleep, to get up and do the hated thing. We are such contrary creatures that suddenly sleep envelops us. Gorgeous use of the paradoxical effect.
Erickson said that insomnia was a result of self destruction, hence ordeals, not to be true, just the possibility of being useful, but I imagine that he could also say that sleeping problems are just learnt habits.
Jay Haley called this Ordeal Therapy - one aspect of Erickson’s approach. Haley was interested in power, hence the title of his book “The Power Tactics of Jesus Christ”.
Thank you very much for this video. It's wonderful. I particularly like your question to the client of what they hate doing, and when they can't sleep, to get up and do the hated thing. We are such contrary creatures that suddenly sleep envelops us. Gorgeous use of the paradoxical effect.
Erickson said that insomnia was a result of self destruction, hence ordeals, not to be true, just the possibility of being useful, but I imagine that he could also say that sleeping problems are just learnt habits.
Jay Haley called this Ordeal Therapy - one aspect of Erickson’s approach. Haley was interested in power, hence the title of his book “The Power Tactics of Jesus Christ”.