“What you should understand,” Dr Fitzwilliam crossed her long legs and shuffled deeper in her easy chair, “is that hypnosis is an exercise that builds rapport between your conscious and unconscious mind.”
Basically, what she was asking him to do, thought Rick, was to wilfully suspend his disbelief. Wasn’t hypnosis for gullible people?
The psychiatrist peered over her glasses and anticipated his objections.
“Rick, from what you’ve told me, your situation is worsening. Several aspects of your life are being compromised by the worry you are carrying on your shoulders. My proposal for hypnotherapy is well considered. The techniques are orthodox medical practices and they work better with imaginative people rather than with the credulous.”
“Do you think my case is suitable for this treatmen
