Hypnosis and Life Coaching: Double Whammy

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Dr. Errol Gluck

Dr. Errol Gluck

It seems like anyone can call him/herself a hypnotist and call him/herself a life coach. But add some more criteria to your search, and you’ll find that I’m quite the rare specimen.

For example, search for a hypnotist with 35 years of experience, a top notch clientele, and a prime Manhattan location. List gets a lot smaller, doesn’t it? Now search for a hypnotist who tailors his/her hypnotic induction to the individual, and doesn’t just provide a generic hypnosis script. Or how about searching for a hypnotist who doubles as a life coach, and can supplement his neurological treatment with practical, real-world advice? You’ll find only one link — and it goes straight back to me.

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Dr. Gluck On Life Coach Apps: A Critical Review

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Dr. Errol Gluck

I just learned of a life coaching app for the iPhone called SuperBetter. A patient of mine made a joke that he should just use SuperBetter because “99 cents is a lot less than what you charge.” After a good laugh, this app piqued my interest and I asked him to show it to me. As I was scrolling through it, I told my patient that he overpaid for it.

Truth is, I wouldn’t want to pay a dime for something as stupid as that. And yet millions of people are using this app, thinking that they’re actually getting somewhere with their lives. I wouldn’t want to entrust my life development to some entrepreneurial tech developer in California who read a self-help book and saw dollar signs. Instead, I’d want to entrust my life development to someone who believes in the old-fashioned notions of interaction, face-to-face contact, customized treatment, and powerful results.

Ask yourself if that app can refer you over to powerful people in all sorts of professional arenas. Ask yourself if that app knows answers of all types of questions ranging from fashion to finance to sexuality. Ask yourself if that app is really making you happy.

For live face to face life coaching in NYC call my office at (212) 599-3195.

15 Conditions That Can Be Improved and Treated With Hypnotherapy

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Dr. Errol Gluck

Hypnotizing Watch Hypnosis isn’t just a party trick utilized by magicians for entertainment. Clinical Hypnosis or Hypnotherapy is a legitimate alternative form treatment that has changed the lives of millions.

Using the science of neuroplasticity, which, in the most basic terms, is essentially the re-wiring of the brain’s neural pathways and processes as a means to alter behavior and ultimately break unhealthy habits and halt subconscious, negative impulses, it has the potential to effectively improve your entire quality of life.

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Why I Don’t Do Self Hypnosis

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Dr. Errol Gluck

Hypnotizing Watch Self hypnosis is a very tricky thing for me. I get the question, “Do you do self-hypnosis?” a lot.

My answer is usually the same: “If you come to my office for two or three sessions, you won’t need self-hypnosis.” My success rate has been so high that no one has ever felt the need to hypnotize him/herself.

But let’s take a step back for a second. I’m not going to say that self-hypnosis doesn’t work because for some people it does.

Targeted, clinically-modeled self-hypnosis can yield some positive results for certain people. But, by and large, I felt that a) the quality of the hypnosis and the yielded effects have not been as great as those found with a practicing hypnotist, and b) a problem of diminishing returns usually arises for those who self-hypnotize; i.e. they get overly accustomed to their hypnotic induction, and it loses its power.

The brain is constantly seeking stimulation, which comes a lot easier to a separate hypnotist working upon a client. Those who practice self-hypnosis have the burden of being both the doctor and the patient so to speak. Just like a barber wouldn’t be the person to cut her hair, so should a client be separate from the hypnotist.

To learn more about my NYC Hypnosis practice and what I can do for you please feel free to call me at (212) 599-3195

Hypnosis and Caring

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dr. Errol Gluck

You know, we are inundated every day with information about Congress, about the Middle East, about the economy, and about everything else, that I often wonder whether my head will one day explode with all this information.

There’s a lot of guilt surrounding how we respond to the news: if we don’t give ourselves an adequate dose of it, we feel misinformed, ignorant, or worse, careless. Feeling careless is one of the worst feelings there is — we want to feel like we’re putting in the effort to reap a certain sense of knowledge and self-respect. This made me wonder, one day, ‘Can hypnosis make you care?’

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