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He can do this by concentrating on his book, getting out more. Now these sound like very simple procedures, but they are the ones that work. He had some difficulty because of the childhood experience of seeing his mother ill for so long. (Long pause.)

“Of course I can get up,” or even “To hell with it, I can get up,” will work far better, but without a constant eye out to check that the suggestion take place immediately.

The point is that he expects a suggestion to take hold at once, and against countering suggestions that he may have given. For example: he will be working and want something. Perhaps four or five times he will think “Oh, hell, it will hurt to get up.” This will be on the fringe of consciousness. Then consciously he will say “Now I can get up easily,” and wonder why it hurts.

Quite hidden, all the habitual rituals of a family have deep psychological connotations. To change such habits is often illuminating therefore, and that is why I mention this here. Ruburt can stop trying to get everything arranged on his desk before work, so he will not have to get up for example. This is a strong negative suggestion that helps to override the conscious suggestion “I can get up easier.”

These are most important of course around the table, since you both eat and he works there. The bathroom and the stairs. The morning hours particularly are important.