Suggestion and Psychotherapy (Classic Reprint)

Thought and body connect in surprising ways—and this book shows how to use that connection for healing.This concise exploration explains how ideas influence bodily functions and how psychotherapy can use suggestion, hypnosis, and related methods. It highlights practical aids like relaxation, training, and occupation that support the therapist’s work, while noting the important role of the physician in guiding these psychic techniques.The discussion covers how auto-suggestion and foreign suggestion differ, and why both matter for functional disorders and imagined symptoms. It also reviews the potential and limits of different therapeutic tools, including the psychoanalytic approach once corroborated by evidence. How ideas can alter perception, sensation, and bodily function through suggestion. Differences between auto-suggestion and external suggestion, with real-world examples. Clinical notes on therapy, relaxation, training, and the role of medical supervision. A historical view of suggestion’s past and present in psychological treatment.Ideal for readers of psychology, medical professionals, and anyone curious about how the mind can influence the body. Read more