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“Although humans make sounds with their mouths and occasionally look at each other, there is no solid evidence that they actually communicate among themselves”. Crossover. Body Language. Value of a Symptom. “The symptom is a solution.” - Milton Erickson.
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“Although humans make sounds with their mouths and occasionally look at each other, there is no solid evidence that they actually communicate among themselves”
Value of a Symptom “The symptom is a solution.”- Milton Erickson
Order of Importance of Things Halitosis is better than no breath at all.
Fixed Idea “I CAN’T QUIT SMOKING.”“I LIVE WITH IT.”“I MUST CLEAN MY PLATE.”
Change CHANGE AN IDEACHANGE AN ILLNESS
Neglect • “Everybody talks about the weather, • but nobody does anything about it.” • - Mark Twain, 1890 • “Everybody talks about Ideomotor • signals, but nobody …” • - Dabney Ewin, 2006
SHERLOCK HOLMES • “You know my methods in such cases, Watson. I put myself in the man’s place, and, having first gauged his intelligence, I try to imagine how I should myself have proceeded under the same circumstances.” • - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1892
Seven Common Causes of Psychosomatic Disorders • Conflict • Organ Language • Motivation • Past Experience • Identification • Self Punishment • Suggestion
History 22 year old male nurse with PLANTAR WARTS for 6 mos. No improvement with 3 mos. of treatment with podophylin and salicylates Rx’d by Dermatologist.
Seven Common Causes of Psychosomatic Disorders • Conflict • Organ Language
History 56 year old celibate priest with itching lesions of neurodermatitis for past eight days