PCAT Drill - CHPH2 - DVDs - Transcripts - Part

Igor: What we are going to do now is a couple of little drills to keep things real simple, right? I would like for you to find a different partner. A different partner, settle down with them and then face the front. Alright everyone with a new partner? We are going to something which is fun. Are you okay with these words? Can I take these off now?

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that? All: Yeah.

Igor: You don’t even have to remember all of them just a couple of them kind of as they just come out. Alright so here is what we are going to do here. We are going to go through the same phases as you did now only this time I don’t care about content, right? So you’re going to turn to your partner and ask them what’s the problem or what you’re going to work through, whatever, you are going to ask them. It’s going to be two seconds and you know what their answer is going to be? Blah, because you don’t care. So you will be done literally in 15 seconds or actually it should be in five seconds, but I’ll give you 10 seconds. Is that easy to do?

All: Yes.

Igor: Just the first question, what’s the problem or what do you want to work through today? Go each way and come back. I will stop you in 30 seconds one way or the other so please don’t go too blah, blah, blah, blah, blah because you don’t need it. You ready for this?

All: Yes.

Igor: Speed is of the essence. Go. So a whole bunch of you were done like in 10 seconds then looked to me nicely as we requested and then they starting going like what the heck is everyone else talking about? Did anyone start getting into a conversation by any chance? Talking about what they were doing. I understand the temptation for the moment I’m going to ask you to resist that temptation because there is more than enough stuff that happens in the therapy room with a real client that you can get so lost in the conversation that nothing ever happens. Trust me I’ve been there. Hypnotherapist in the room am I telling a lie at this point?

All: No.

Igor: Not really, right? So what I want you to do is the same thing, we are going to add one more step, only this time please try and contain yourself to the steps as best

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If you start mixing in normal conversation then that’s how you’ll start doing therapy, in other words you will end up having long chats. It will take a lot longer and there is nothing wrong with that. You can do that if choose to do that that way that’s fine. For the purpose of what we are doing here though we want speed so you can get a clear distinction between what you need and what’s extra for you, because it makes you comfortable or interested and so on. Makes sense? Can we have the microphone here quickly please?

Q: Just a little quick clarification. We are actually talking about whatever the issue is we are not saying blah.

Igor: You’re actually saying blah. You’re actually saying blah. Now rest assured in time you will talk about the issue in the same way, but you want to be looking for the issue being of the same importance as blah. So is that easy to do?

Q: Yes.

Igor: So you can ask about the problem and get a simple blah in response yes? Not rocket science is it? Did you have a question? Can we just have the microphone over there so I can hear properly.

Q: Okay so after the client blah, blah and then your response then… Igor: That was it that’s the only thing I asked of you.

Q: Okay cool.

Igor: Anything extra that’s on you folks not me. So do you understand how simple we are doing things right now?

All: Yes.

Igor: We are spending a lot of time with simple things aren’t we? All: Yes.

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Igor: Because you are over complicating it. And you will try to over complicate it with real clients and it will make your life a lot harder. Once again, your welcome to do it that way until you wake up one day and realize what am I doing? I could do it the easy way. Now my hope is you will be doing this in here, because then out there it is real easy, but if you wish to take it out there and experiment for a while and do it out there be my guest, it’s entirely your choice. So we understand the first question what’s the problem? We are going to work through? Blah, right? What’s the next question? Give an example, where and when does it happen, right? So I want you to start from beginning again, asking what’s the problem or what do you want to work through today they will go?

All: Blah.

Igor: Let’s try that again they’ll go? All: Blah.

Igor: Then you will ask them, where does it happen? What will say? All: Blah.

Igor: And you ask them when does it happen? They will say? All: Blah.

Igor: Is it difficult folks? All: No.

Igor: Alright guys do that. How many of you fell into the whole conversational trap again? See how easy it is to do? Some of you were very good I noticed it you did your thing and that’s it, that’s all the information I need. You’re creating a contrast inside your mind so if you engage in conversation, you’re realizing you’re doing it for other purposes than what you need to do for change. You’re doing it for rapport building. You’re doing it make yourself feel more comfortable. You’re doing it to let them vent or something like that, but you’re not getting engaged in

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All: Yes.

Igor: Is the second set of questions easy. All: Yes.

Igor: What do you ask then? It’s not rocket science on the board. All: How do you feel?

Igor: How do you feel about this or how do you feel when that happens? Do you know what the answer is going to be?

All: Blah.

Igor: Not quite. It’s going to be bad. I feel bad or sad or mad or anything that rhymes with ad. In other words we’re looking for something unpleasant, right?

All: Yeah.

Igor: But once again this is just a place holder for something else, make sense? So get your blahs and a bad, simple as that. Easy? 20 seconds off you go. Easy, right? Alright, so the next set in terms of the set up, the parameters is what? How do you want to be, right? And what’s the answer going to be?

All: Good.

Igor: Yes you got it, good. For those of you who are greedy, great. Off you go. Excellent that’s what I like to hear. Easy?

All: Yeah.

Igor: So we have covered the P stage of the PCAT Formula, right? What’s the next stage? C right, we are going to use Mind Bending Language here, your nots, your reversal and so on. How are going to do it with words like blah and bad, what’s not blah that’s so bad you feel good now? Now of course there is no problem, there is no context really, so you really get to have some fun with it don’t you?

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Igor: Easy to do? Off you go. So far was it easy? All: Yeah.

Igor: Blah. Alright guys so we got the P the C what is the next step? All: A.

Igor: Our questions for the A part of the formula are really simple. The first question is and this is really otherwise you have nothing to do.

1. How do you feel?

You can ask this question in many ways. How do you feel? What is happening now? What just happened? What is going on inside? Check inside what’s going on? You see you’re getting asked the same question the same general idea in different ways, yes?

All: Yes.

Igor: For now let’s stick with how do you feel, just because it is easy. Now essentially they can give you three answers can’t they? What are those answers? Either good, bad or I don’t know, right? That’s really the only three options you have for the moment, I would only like you to go with the answer good. So we have something to play with and then we will start exploring the other possibilities. Is that okay with you guys?

All: Yes.

Igor: So do you want to start the exercise? All: Yes.

Igor: So off you go. A few of you seem to be having far too good a time on this one. So how is that going, good?

All: Yeah

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Igor: So the final stage of the PCAT formula is the T the transformation and the question for this is real simple. As you’re feeling X in this case as you are feeling good just think about the problem, think about blah and notice what happens. Is that difficult?

1. As you feel X think about the problem…what happened? All: No.

Igor: That’s it, that’s all you do. Any questions? Go all the way through that please. Off you go. How was that? Easy?

All: Yes.

Igor: Kind of fun? All: Yes.

Igor: Simple? All: Yes. Igor: Yes. All: Yes.

Igor: Any comments or questions on what you have experienced so far? No, good stand up so that we can get a mic to you.

Q: Even though we were working on blah, I feel a hell of a lot better about blah! Igor: You have been blahed out have you? We should start a new cartoon you know

like the Smurfs, the Blahs. Alright so I want to have one more question which we are going to put into this which for now, and we’ll come up with some other ideas. What did he ask, how are you feeling now, how do you feel, what’s happening now and so on and they’ll go I don’t know. What are they telling you when they say I don’t know, I’m not sure? What are they saying to you really? Exactly that they are neutral. There are not in a bad place. They are telling you that the box is open, but they haven’t decided what’s going to go in it yet, right?

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All: Yes

Igor: Do you recall a revivification from day two. Do you recall how quickly you began to re-experience something from your memory when someone invited you to think about it, right? What if we did that here? What if you asked them, of course we are not asking this unless they are in a neutral state.

• How do you want to feel?

If they are in a positive state we just go straight to the next step. How do you want to feel? If they tell you how they want to feel which would be what? Good right. Why don’t you just ask them what’s it like when you’re feeling good? Or you can just echo it. You want to feel good don’t you? You really want to feel good and then start smiling and go, you really want to feel good, are you already? Of course they are, they’re smiling. Do you see where we are going with this? Is that easy?

All: Yes.

Igor: Simple step. Okay so do the second variation they’ve gone all the way through, but they will come out at I don’t know, then you’ll ask them how they want to feel they’ll say good you play with it you revivify, you do whatever you want to do. Once they are smiling that will be your queue to finish off as your feeling good, think about the problem and notice what happens. It’s exactly the same ending you’re just adding an extra step in to make sure that they are getting to the resource, right? Easy? Yes, questions go.

How did that go folks, easy? All: Yes.

Igor: You realize you are still role playing at this point, so you are not really doing anything hypnotic we are just getting the sense of how the whole thing works. Q: Liar.

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Igor: How did that work? Is your own unconscious mind taking advantage of the situation? Don’t stop it. Would stand and have that mic over here.

Q: I’m going to ask the question with regard to what I did because I’m not sure what I did was what I was supposed to do. So the second last line as if you…

Igor: You did just enter the territory, its true.

Q: Second last line as you feel X thing about problem the X should be no as you feel good now think about blah.

Igor: I think that’s perfectly fine.

Q: Or as you feel blah think about the problem no? Igor: Which do you think is the better version?

Q: I used the first version. Igor: I agree with you.

Q: As you feel good now think about blah because the problem is blah.

Igor: Exactly. Are you confused by all these blah’s? Yeah who is getting a little blasé about the whole thing? It will start getting easier. Here is the irony, you get the idea of the structure, the form of it when you have a real problem, but even not with this it gets a lot easier because now you have something real to work with which we’ll get to in a moment. Before we get there though, I would like to put this whole thing in context here.

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