I have no doubt that the tapes helped quickly establish a deep therapy alliance, gave her rapid control, and allowed us to reach and “off-load” repressed material quickly and safely. This was more remarkable given that Ann had a lifelong history of understandable distrust, pessimism, self-harshness, and low self-confidence. Her triumph over the MRI left her eager to explore other aspects of her life and to make many positive changes. She used the Emergency Series to deal with the brain surgery she required, These tapes seemed to reduce the usual disorientation and discouragement of such surgery. Since working with Ann, I have used the Monroe tapes clinically with excellent success in various situations, including the use of Super Sleep for children with learning disabilities and/or attention deficits. Most attention-disordered children have to make their beds from scratch each morning due to restless sleep. With Super Sleep playing all night, the bedding is intact in the morning, and parents. and teachers report better concentration and less irritability during the day. The children often have difficulty listening to relaxation tapes because they are so restless. They tolerate Super Sleep well because it does not require the same degree of stillness and concen- tration, as it entrains them to a normal sleep cycle pattern. Thave used Strong-Quick with twoweightlifterswhowere resisting eliminating steroid use, for fear of losing their “edge.” Most weightlift-
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ers work themselves into an aggressive state for peak performance. I suggested using Strong-Quick with the image of pulling powerful energy up from the earth and then becoming a conduit for that energy. Both weightlifters reported being able to lift more weight than their best performance using steroids. They also reported an increase of smoothness and felt they had less potential for injury. T have used Lungs: Repair & Maintenance with five asthmatic children and adults with excellent success. For example, one woman had difficulty climbing a short flight of stairs and was using her inhaler approximately six times per day. Within three weeks she was swimming a third of a mile per day and using her inhaler only twice per week. This gain remained consistent over a one-year period. l use Empathizing, Speak Up, Let Go, and Off-Loading with marital situations including spouse abuse, sexual dysfunction, and marital communication problems. These tapes have worked very well. Abusers report rapid anger control. Clinical alliance deepens rapidly with these men who are usually hard to treat due to shame, skepticism, and their need for control. Many mensuffering from impotency and/or premature ejaculation have become more assertive and less performance pressured within three weeks of using these tapes as an adjunct to therapy. What has been most impressive to me in these contexts is that these strategies are effective even when the spouse refuses to join the client for therapy
(which often happens in abuse and sexual dysfunction situations). When couples are seen together, I suggest they use the above Functions before dealing with each other in session. The improve- ment in communication is striking. There is more listening, less accusation and defensiveness, and higher-quality problem resolution. Ihave had moderate success with sleep problems, agoraphobia, and eating disorders using the Hemi-Sync tapes, and very little success with chronic back and headache pain. The most widely useful tapes for psychotherapy, in my experience, are Let Go and Off-Load- ing. They reduce fear and resistance, and allow more rapid softening of long-held negative thought patterns. --- PAGE 6 (OCR) --- HEMI-SYNC JOURNAL The tapes have worked well with the majority of clients in my practice, including some usually difficult groups such as the resistant teenager, the passive/dependent, the obsessive, the psychosomatic, and the sociopathic. I have encountered the most resistance to trying the tapes from Vietnam combat veterans, paranoid personalities, and the “yes but” psychosomatizers. Of course, any client’s reluctance is wholeheartedly respected; however, quickly clarifying a client's resis- tance can be very useful therapeutically. Both weighilifters reported being able to lift more weight than their best performance. . . T have not tried any tapes with schizophrenics and manic-de- pressives, but would feel comfortable doing so if they were not