Hypnotic Questions

Find out the full Story

Use these types of questions to shine a light on the story. Get the story - Beginning, Middle, and End. It is very important to get the entire story.

How old do you feel?
(Helps identify the time or life stage the client is connecting to.)
Where are you?
(Establishes the setting and environment of their memory or experience.)
What are you doing?
(Explores the client’s role or action in this moment.)
What sounds, smells, or tastes are there?
(Engages the senses to deepen the experience and connection.)
What are your first impressions of this place?
(Gathers initial thoughts and reactions.)
What does this place feel like?
(Explores the emotional tone or atmosphere of the scene.)

Are you with others? If so, who?
(Identifies key people or presences in the scene.)
What are you saying? What are they saying?
What are you doing? What are they doing?
What are you experiencing?
(Encourages detailed narration of events, emotions, or sensations.)
What are you feeling?
(Focuses on emotional awareness in the moment.)
What emotion stands out the most?
(Pinpoints the dominant emotional theme.)
Where in your body do you feel that emotion?
(Encourages somatic awareness to deepen insight.)
How does it feel in your body?
(Explores physical sensations tied to the emotion.)

Is this the beginning of this story?
(Clarifies the starting point and context of the narrative.)
What happens next?
(Moves the story forward to uncover subsequent details.)
Is there a story unfolding? What is it?
(Identifies the broader context or narrative emerging from the experience.)
What can this story tell you about yourself or your current life?
(Promotes reflection on personal connections and insights.)

Play it forward. What happens as the scene progresses? (middle story)
(Explores the natural continuation and deeper layers of the experience.)
Play it forward to the natural end of the story. What happens as the scene progresses to the end? What is happening?
(Brings the client to a resolution, allowing the story to conclude.)
Looking at the Beginning, Middle, and End, what is the story here?
(Encourages the client to summarize and understand the entire experience.)

What message or insight does this story offer you?
(Facilitates understanding of the lesson or significance of the story.)
Is there anything else you feel or notice as you reflect on this experience?
(Allows space for any final thoughts or realizations to surface.)