Two Erickson Questions

I have two questions about Milton Erickson that someone
here might have some thoughts on:

1) I'm trying to figure out exactly what Erickson thinks
   about the idea of when someone can not be helped.  It
   seems clear from reading books like "A Teaching Seminar
   with MHE..." that he did believe some people couldn't
   be helped, and then he follows that up with a story 
   about a fairly extreme case about a boy almost everyone
   had given up on, who was helped by a fairly innocent
   encounter with a girl he liked.  
  
   Did Milton really believe there were people who coudn't
   be helped?  Or people who could be helped but weren't
   worth the trouble?  Where did he draw the line?

2) The second question is more of an ethical dilemma...
   It seems from what I've read and heard that Milton
   used his hypnotic skills, not just in the context of
   therapy, but in everyday life, with his kids, with 
   people he met far outside the confines of a     
   doctor/patient relationship.  And his using his amazing
   skills every chance he got is probably one key to his
   development of those skills.  What are people's 
   thoughts, should people not use hypnosis outside of
   a theraputic relationship?  Or was it okay for Milton
   because he was an M.D.?

Thanks

• Good Questions by Stephen Lankton, 12/25/97
• Great Questions by Jeffrey Zeig, Ph.D., 12/26/97