*2.4.2 Indirect suggestion*

Certified hypnotherapists use indirect suggestion as their favorite, Milton Erickson was a champion of indirect suggestion; in this method, the control is in the subject's hands rather than those of the authoritarian, the patient's boundaries and clinical ethics are respected. This method has proven to be more effective for subjects that are skeptical or resistant to trance. One could say: "When you are comfortable, you may wish to close your eyes" rather than "order" a subject to relax (direct suggestion) [25].
