Your Clinical Twin: AI Support Built Around Therapeutic Expertise
Built by a psychologist, Ecko Health is an AI mental health platform designed to reduce admin burden and support continuity of care between sessions.
Designed as an extension of your clinical self, Ecko learns your style and remembers what matters across your caseload.
Our interview with Ecko’s Clinical Lead explores what it means to use AI in a way that strengthens rather than replaces the human side of therapy.
Hypnotic phenomenon
by Tony
(Ontario)
Photo Credit: Inju
What is the proper name for this phenomenon and how common is it. I fear this question will be meaningless to anyone who had not experienced the phenomenon firsthand.
I refer to the semi-trance state one can be precipitated into by (for instance) the slow repetitive actions of someone in very close proximity, someone who will be either oblivious to your presence or totally disregarding of it.
I guess the phenomenon shares common ground with hypnosis except in this state you remain in control, albeit in a very relaxed state. Other than that, the only physical accompaniment to the phenomenon is a characteristic tingling of the scalp.
The experience is altogether a pleasant one and whenever it occurs I will remain still and receptive, reluctant to do anything that may bring it to premature closure.
The other question would be, is this experience an incidental side effect of some useful physiological response, or what could be the evolutionary imperative that led to it and still preserves it in some people?