Stay away from hypnosis I would like to make a further point, though not entirely in my domain, namely, in reference to hypnosis as one of the techniques used in psychotherapy, as mentioned in your letter. Certainly I would not favor the use of such a method on a wider scale, least of all to encourage psychologists and psychiatrists enrolled in our program to use it. The suggestion that an institute employing the said healing techniques might be linked with a strictly orthodox, even Lubavitch, orientation should be examined in light of it being a possible, or even likely, deterrent for many candidates who might hesitate to turn to such an Institute for fear that it may impose upon them religious demands and commitments which they are not yet prepared to accept. The above is not to say that the idea should be rejected out of hand, since there may be individuals who would not be deterred by it. Needless to say, the emphasis is on the overt orientation of the projected Institute, which should have no religious or other preconditions for anyone seeking its services.
Every negative has a positive counterpart.
So too, with this illness. The person who is schizophrenic sees the situation with his intellect differently than the reality. This produces consistency between the mind, heart, and reality. Sefer Hechel Menachem , Volume 3, pp. The person who is ill became ill in his home.