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Doctor Knows Best - The Memoirs of Dr Collins
Are you ready for the truth?
This question, which I always ask my patients before we commence our hypnotherapy sessions, is an important one. 
Many times, patients will come to me with issues in the externals of their lives - insomnia, a bad relationship, an addiction or depression - hoping that I can treat them and make the problem go away.
Very often, if they commit to the course of treatment with me, and are ready to submit to my suggestions in the sessions, we can make progress with their issues.
However, what often happens is, as we uncover the causes of the external problem, we find it is rooted in even deeper issues. Issues which transcend, or rather, connect on a more universal level to the problems of human existence in general.
For instance, a man in his late 40s came to me seeking help for his procrastination issues. He was a chronic procrastinator. He'd spent his entire adult life putting off the things that he needed to do, and even the things he wanted to do. In our sessions, we slowly uncovered his deeper complexes - fear of the unknown, fear of finding out he was no good at something, fear of rejection. He had spent his life not starting things out of fear of finding out that he couldn't do them.
When we met at the first session, I asked him the question - 
"Are you ready for the truth?"
He hesitated.
"Um...I'm not sure if I am..."
I gave him a piercing look through my glasses. I have found that many of my patients respond well to firm and clear direction.
Unable to hold my gaze, he cast his eyes to the ground.
"Look at me" I told him.
He looked up and into my eyes again.
"If you commit to one thing - the truth - it will be everything you need to benefit enormously from our sessions. You have spent your life running away from the truth - that is obvious to me - but if you really want to live and flourish you need to make a commitment now to the truth. Will you?"
He hesitated again, but this time something in his face seemed more hopeful.
"OK...yes Dr Collins. I'll try to commit to following where the truth leads."
"Good. Now the first thing you will do is learn to trust me completely. I will give you commands which you will need to comply with. To this end, our first few sessions will develop your ability to trust me and follow my commands. Sometimes they will be difficult for you to obey. That is no matter: you will obey them. Is that clear?"
"Yes Dr Collins"