Re:various things I didn't emphasize in the essay ...

Hey Todd,

THanks for allowing me to use the write-up.

You mentioned giving short thrift to Collins, Herman et all. I tend to agree with you in that judgement.

At the root of the whole controversy is of course the controversy of false memories. It becomes understandably difficult to relate to this whole thing when we start to say that some memories of horrible traumas are not to be trusted.

To me, this is where the controversy boils down to not being an either/or situation, but a "both" situation. Horrible things happens this includes sexual abuse of course, and people suffer from those horrible things. Sometimes the horrible thing that has happened to someone is suggested memories of abuse that never happened becoming too real for someone with a high level of suggestibility.

With my personal knowledge and research into hypnosis and suggestibility I have no trouble accepting that someone can come to believe something terrible happened to them when in reality it did not happen.

I can also fairly easily see someone being led to believe, and thus act in accordance to their belief, that they have DID.

What is your take on this controversy? If you agree with me, then isnt it time we accept that hypnosis and other trance techniques does have some danger to it when done by someone less than completely skilled?

Thanks for taking the time to answer this.

Warm regards
Da Friendly Puter Tech

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What we assume about the procedures is important, by Todd, 04/19/03 Re:What we assume about the procedures is important, by smokey, 04/24/03

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