Some Experts’ Views
on the Safety of Hypnosis:
William Wesley Cook, M.D.,
author of Practical Lessons in Hypnotism – published 1901.
“Hypnotism is the
most practical science of the age. It enters into our everyday life
and confers advantages which cannot be acquired through any other
medium. Its practice is no longer a mere pastime for amusement or
sensation, as professional men of the highest standing now recognise
its value and seek to profit by its benefits. Scientists regard it
as a natural power, for ages kept dormant, but apparently destined
to perform an active part in the welfare and development of future
generations.”
Leslie La Crome, psychologist and
authority on hypnosis;
“As to self induction,
many thousands have learned it. I have yet to hear a report of any
bad results from its use.”
Dr. William S. Kroger, author of
Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis. Platinov, an associate of Pavlov,
who used hypnosis for over fifty years, in more than fifty thousand
cases, reports:
“We have never observed
any harmful influences on the patient which could be ascribed to the
methods of hypnotherapy, or any tendency towards the development of
unstable personality, weakening of the will, or pathological urge
for hypnosis.”
Dr Julius Grinker;
“The so-called
dangers of hypnosis are imaginary. Although I have hypnotised many
hundreds of patients, I have never seen any ill effects from its
use.”
Rafael Rhodes, Psychologist,
author of Therapy Through Hypnosis;
“Hypnotism is
absolutely safe. There is no known case on record of harmful results
from its therapeutic use.”