Is it common for “Psychologists” to use “hypnosis” to learn more about a patients hidden past?

Published February 15, 2011

Question by Jordan Pickell: Is it common for “Psychologists” to use “hypnosis” to learn more about a patients hidden past?
Well I’m seeing a Psychologist and I feel like I am not able to tell all of the information that I want to tell due to the fact that my memory cannot remember certain important details of my past, that may be vital for the psychologist to fully understand my case.

Do you think If I were to mention to the psychologist hypnosis, would it be uncommon for it to be performed ?

How would I go about uncovering “hidden” details ?

Best answer:

Answer by psychiatrydude
Hmm…well being a psych major you’d think I would know but I’m not entirely sure. I do know that when someone has a phobia, psychologists try and figure out what traumatic event happened in their past that they’re usually not aware of to help them out. So I guess it could be possible to use some sort of method to bring out repressed memories (if that’s what you’re implying by important details).

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