Greetings!

I work with a client for pain control (physical pain management for chronic arthritis) who finds letting go and relaxing very hard amidst the pain and he also says that he is a “control freak” and very resistant.

I have found that using direct suggestions or permissive suggestions still yield little results as he tends to stay out of trance.

I spend time establishing rapport, but he tends to want to control the situation consciously, even though I attempted to dissociate conscious/unconscious communication in the induction.

Does anyone have some tips on how to utilize the resistance in deepening a trance in a situation like this with an over controlling conscious mind and a body suffering severe pain?

Many thanks,

Adam