Induced After-Death Communication

[mayday]

This psychologist discovered he could induce this in people using EMDR techniques. He has a disclaimer on his site and in his book (I have the book) and says he is not supporting any spiritual or religious implications regarding this therapy.
In fact, in his book he says IADC does not offer proof of an after-life to him, even though most of the people who have had successful results with this therapy genuinely believe they have made contact with the deceased.

What I wonder is, would IADC be considered a paranormal claim?

I can't post URL's yet, but the site is induced-adc dot com

[Little 10 Toes]

Well, the first thing someone would have to prove is that there is life after death.

[grayman]

Here's the link (http://www.induced-adc.com/).

[Matilda]

The creator is trying to distance his methods from the paranormal, I think, but...

This promising new approach awaits independent and controlled scientific studies such as those being planned by Professor Jan Holden and her colleagues at North Texas University.

I might be impressed if these results turn out to be significant, and repeatable. Until then I'm pretty underwhelmed by the claims. And even then it might only be evidence for the usefulness of a specific type of visualisation. I don't think it's exactly a paranormal claim, but it at least has a whiff of woo about it.

[Alice Shortcake]

I await the arrival of Tim4848 with fear and trembling. This sort of thing is right up his alley.

[Gord_in_Toronto]

If I am reading things correctly, this has nothing to do with you experiencing a simulated trip down the "tunnel of light" but being hypnotized into getting relief from bad emotions you have concering the death of someone else.

Of course, I may be wrong. :o

[Apathia]

EMDR???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMDR

[mayday]

The psychologist claims it isn't hypnotism at all.

[Normal Dude]

I await the arrival of Tim4848 with fear and trembling. This sort of thing is right up his alley.


::Sharpens his spellchecker::

[Apology]

EMDR???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMDR

I read about this before. I think it might produce small seizures that interrupt the thought processes. I saw one of the machines in use on a news program and thought I was going to have a seizure just from watching the graphics for the story. Just a little theory of mine.

Here's a link to a guy who's using EMDR to induce Near Death Experiences:

http://near-death.com/experiences/triggers17.html

Like I said, I think they're just having minute seizures that produce the "near death experience". I've always thought that the "near death experience" is the natural product of a dying brain and is culturally influenced by what the person having the experience expects to see upon their death.

[Jeff Corey]

EMDR???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMDR

I noticed that on his biography page, which says he has publications, but doesn't cite them.
Any psychotherapist who uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (formerly Reprogramming) is either an incompetent, simpleton or a fraud.

[Beerina]

Well, the first thing someone would have to prove is that there is life after death.

Technically not true. After-death communication could be the proof itself.

[mayday]

I noticed that on his biography page, which says he has publications, but doesn't cite them.
Any psychotherapist who uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (formerly Reprogramming) is either an incompetent, simpleton or a fraud.


And why is that?

[Dancing David]

There is anecdotal information, there are not controlled studies that show an effect. It has been in use since the Bosnia war, so they could have run some really well designed studies by now. So while there are people who believe that 'bilateral stimulation' is effective in treating PTSD there isn't really the research base to show the effect.

It is believed by the people who use it to be effective. (I have been at two agencies where people have been trained it it. Some of the people who believe it works have really good work experience as well.)