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Automatic Writing
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Chiastic Structures and Nested Loops
Jon Steel asked me whether I was aware of any research or writing about Chiastic Structures and Nested Loops. As far as I know, no one has connected the concept of Nested Loops with Chiastic structures in literature or historic writing. Milton Erickson must have developed his love of storytelling from somewhere, maybe from family members. But I am not sure he consciously initially set about creating nested loops. I think that maybe he inherited the technique of nested loops by replicating the syntax of a familiar form of storytelling that was handed down, maybe through his family. And it was then recognised in his work as a technique that he subsequently acknowledged, especially as a way of creating amnesia using the ABBA pattern. But I suspect that amnesia was something that happened as a result of his storytelling approach, rather than through a deliberate attempt to create amnesia, and that he observed it through his experimental work with students at university and with his own clients. The name Erickson originates from Iceland and means son of Erick. Iceland has a long tradition of storytelling and the Icelandic and Norse prose, the epics and sagas being examples, contain Chiastic Structures.
Combining hypnotherapy with CBT helps women receiving radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer
Research published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology suggests that hypnotherapy combined with cognitive behavioural therapy is more effective in treating patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment for cancer than either technique on its own. The application of hypnotherapy and other therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy specifically for patients receiving radiotherapy for cancer has not yet been fully explored or researched. However, recent research into the use of cognitive behavioural therapy combined with hypnosis has proved very beneficial for women receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer. Research combining CBT with hypnotherapy indicates that relative to a standard control group, participants receiving CBTH demonstrated significantly lower levels of negative affect each week of treatment and significantly higher levels of positive affect in weeks one, two, three and five of the radiotherapy treatment. Additionally there was an increased frequency of days where the positive affect was greater than the negative affect. The combined use of CBT with hypnotherapy not only reduced the negative effect of worry, anxiety and negativity, but increased the positive affect of confidence, well-being and relaxation. The results seen are not only statistically significant but clinically important as the results of the research are consistent with previous literature demonstrating the beneficial
