SUBJECT: old man.
PROBLEM: invincible depression since eight years; drugs useless; endless cries; very unfortunate events within the family; bilateral partial deafness.
APPROACH: utilization of his words "everybody loves me"; hypnotic induction while insisting on the fact that "if everybody loves me, then I love me too"; reinforcing hypnosis during the second and last session.
RESULT: drastic and immediate improvement; again eager to walk and meet people; joy.
FOLLOW-UP (2 months): all right.
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