Milton H. Erickson

A skilled hypnotist can often use that momentary confusion and suspension of normal processes to induce trance quickly and easily. Recovering still almost entirely lame in bed and unable to speak he became strongly aware of the significance of non-verbal communication - body language tone of voice and the way that these non-verbal expressions often directly contradicted the verbal ones. Compare this with "Prescribing the Symptom" (below).

He is noted for his approach to the unconscious mind as creative and solution-generating. Milton Hyland Erickson (5 December 1901 – 25 March 1980) was an American psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy.