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| I.F.INTRUDERS FOUNDATION UFO ABDUCTION EXPERIENCES - AN INFORMATION KIT. The following pages have been prepared by two experienced UFO investigators, Budd Hopkins and Dr. David Jacobs, and two UFO abductees, referred to here by pseudonyms. Both "Caroline Bowles" and "lucille Forman" are trained psychotherapists who have undergone regressive hypnosis in the investigation of their own UFO recollections. Their contributions are especially valuable, since they are qualified to discuss these unusual experience from several different perspectives. Hundreds of people have contacted me in response to TV or radio interviews, to the books Missing Time and Intruders, or to magazine and newspaper articles in The New York Times, Omni, The Philadelphia Inquirer and elsewhere. Many of these people have raised the same issues, asked the same questions, expressed the same uncertainties. This kit is an attempt to provide helpful answers. Budd Hopkins, New York, 1987. 1.THE PROS AND CONS OF EXPLORING POSSIBLE UFO EXPERIENCES The decision to investigate the origin of bothersome UFO dreams, memories and experiences is of crucial importance. In fact, it could be the most important decision you will ever make. It represents one of those rare times when a single conscious choice can permanently alter the course of your life. If you learn that you actually have undergone UFO abduction experiences, there will be no turning back. Your relationship to friends and relatives, and indeed to the world, will all have to change. The decision to explore such memories must therefore be taken with the utmost seriousness. There are many reasons for deciding against such an exploration. First of all, the timing may be wrong. Severe anxieties brought about by personal events - divorce, a death in the family or other emotional upheavals - may provide an unstable background for pursuing this kind of potentially traumatic investigation. Whether or not you see yourself as having "emotional problems," you must nevertheless consider your situation carefully. UFO abduction recollections can be very disturbing to recall and therefore too upsetting, too difficult to handle under such circumstances. Any hidden experiences will always be there, so you can choose to investigate them at a future, safer time. If you do decide to explore your memories you can expect new and sometimes difficult challenges in your life. Any freshly recalled UFO events may prompt new, unexpected revelations - or even a flood of these possibly traumatic recollections. You might begin to think about the future and wonder if these disturbing events could happen again. Questions about the possible involvement of your family could also arise, and all of this can be quite unsettling. Recalling and accepting the truth of your UFO experiences can alter your relationships with the very people who are closest to you. Though some abductees find that their family and friends completely accept what they have said about their experiences, they are unfortunately in the minority. Talking about your UFO abduction can easily cause even family and friends to question your sanity. After all, these accounts will inevitably seem bizarre. If your loved ones truly care about you their concern for your mental health is an appropriate and even loving reaction. In consequence you must be understanding of their point of view. If you choose to explore your abduction recollections and you discover that they are based on apparently real events, you will undoubtedly gain new insight into years of previous behaviour. For the first time you may be able to understand seemingly inexplicable thoughts, actions and fears. The act of recalling previously repressed events can relieve major problems in your life. Some abductees have reported that they are finally able to sleep normally and to go about their daily lives free form anxieties related to these disturbing half-memories and dreams; at last they are able to extricate themselves from the pressure of previously locked-away memories. Through hypnosis it is possible to pull these events up into "normal" recall where they can ultimately be dealt with and dismissed. To see a previously buried traumatic event clearly and wholly is to begin the process of removing its power over your life. People who have chosen to go through the process of finding out what happened to them are almost always satisfied with their decision. Selecting an investigator is a critically important part of this process. Your choice should be based on four main criteria. 1) The person must either be a competent hypnotist or must work with one. 2) The investigator and/ or hypnotist should be well versed in the patterns of UFO abduction in order to pursue the investigation correctly, helping the subject explore his or her memories smoothly and systematically. 3) The hypnotist should either be a therapist or work with one in order to help the abductee deal with the events that are uncovered. 4) The final criterion is subtly and elusive: Ideally, the investigator and the hypnotist should be particularly sensitive and perceptive, a situation that is difficult to obtain but is perhaps the most valuable of all. If you decide to go ahead with the process of investigation, you must not expect immediately startling revelations. At the outset you should stop all reading about UFOs and the abduction experience, since too much information can complicate the retrieval process. Memory can be faulty even in hypnotic regression and at first you will probably not be able to tell with absolute certainty what is real and what is imaginary. Discovery is a cumulative learning process. It takes time and a little practice to become comfortable with hypnosis and to concentrate on memory retrieval. And you must always bear in mind the possibility that the dreams and half-memories you are exploring may turn out to be just dreams and nothing more. Delving into half-remembered experiences can be frightening. Some people are extremely anxious about recalling what happened to them, even though they desperately want to know the truth. An experienced hypnotist knows how to control this fear and can sometimes even eliminate it. Researchers are finding that, under hypnosis, fear is strongest at the very beginning of an abduction, but that once this threshold is crossed one's level of fear is greatly reduced. Then curiosity and amazement can displace it among the commonly reported reactions. Remember, the decision to recover hidden memories is an extremely important one. It can lead you into an "adventure" with both positive and negative developments. It is your life and you must not be pressured into making the decision one way or the other . Whatever your choice, make sure that you have considered it carefully so that it is the one you will be most comfortable and happy with in all the years to come. 2. HYPNOSIS - AN ABDUCTEE'S PERSPECTIVE All of us wishing to explore our abduction experiences were faced at some point with the decision of whether or not to undergo hypnosis. On the one hand we wanted to understand what had happened to us, to uncover our buried memories. On the other hand we were somewhat nervous about the idea of being hypnotized. Most of us had never been hypnotized before and we wondered what it was really like. Would we lose control and be under the power of the hypnotist? Would we blurt out the sordid details of our private lives? What if we weren't able to be successfully hypnotized? There are also the amblivalent feelings about whether we really wanted any hidden memories to surface - we were often afraid of the pain, of the possible impact of those memories on our lives. All in all, the thought of undergoing hypnosis left many of us feeling uncertain and vulnerable. What we've learned about hypnosis since then has been so reassuring! We found out that the person being hypnotized is the one who is basically in charge of things. The hypnotist is there at your request to help you hypnotize yourself, and to serve you as a guide and protector in your explorations. The hypnotist provides the structure and you let the content emerge. Therefore, certain conditions are necessary for hypnosis to work for you. You need to trust your hypnotist, and you must want to be hypnotized - rather than feel it's something you should or must do. So what is hypnosis, anyway? Well, it's really nothing more than a process of deep relaxation, a kind of "mental backrub." It is definitely not a loss of consciousness - you are aware of the hypnotist and of things going on around you in the room. If you've ever done relaxation exercises or listened to relaxation tapes, the process of hypnosis will feel very familiar to you. When you're under hypnosis, you yourself decide what to reveal and what not to reveal. You can refuse to answer questions, and your mind probably won't let memories surface if you're not feeling ready for them. Generally you remember only what you're ready to remember. The hypnosis will use techniques designed to help minimize your fear of threatening memories. Hypnosis seems to work best when you just describe the images as they come to you, rather than censoring them because they're bizarre or don't seem to make any sense to you at the time. There will be plenty of time for you and the hypnotist to sort them out later, after you're out of the trance. Though most sessions last about an hour or so, you can ask to come out of the trance at any time. Also, at your request you may have someone you trust - a friend or family member - present with you during the hypnosis sessions. After you've been hypnotized you will likely remember whatever surface during the session, and you might even find more new images coming into your conscious mind during the next several days. These flashbacks can be upsetting, so try to plan how you will take care of yourself during this stressful time. The hypnotist can be a good source of support for you, as can others who have undergone similar experiences. Hypnosis isn't magic. The memories we find don't always feel complete, nor are they all crystal clear, but many of us who have explored our abduction experiences using hypnosis have found it to be an extremely useful tool, one that helped us to find and piece together the fragments of our memories. 3. SUPPORT GROUPS, BUDDY SYSTEMS AND CONTAMINATION. If you are about to look into your half-remembered recollections and UFO dreams and your intentions are serious, one of the first issues to arise is the problem of possible contamination. Your memories should be your own, untainted, so far as possible, by books you've read or conversations you've had. Therefore, once you've decided to explore your situation, we strongly urge you to avoid reading UFO books or carrying on any communication with abductees about the details of their UFO experiences. It is important to your own sense of the real and the imaginary that you are able, ten years from now, to know that a particular set of details emerged from your own experience and was not something you heard in a conversation or read in a letter from a fellow anductee - or from someone who thought he or she might be. (Well-intentioned but misguided people have occasionally established "networks," providing anyone who joins their mailing lists access to other individuals - genuine abductees as well as possible hoaxers, mentally unstable people. and marginal cultists - si that all kinds of unexamined and unreliable information can be easily exchanged. Obviously, participation in such a confusing "network" can make the task of investigating your situation more difficult). A safe and reliable form of communication between those who have already undergone investigation and those about to begin the proces - a supportive "buddy-system" - has been established by Hopkins, Jacobs and other investigators. The basic arrangement is this; The first name and phone number of an abductee, a volunteer whose case has already been investigated, is given to someone whose UFO memories are about to be explored. Usually a man contacts a man, a woman a woman. The person about to explore his or her experiences is allowed only to question the "veteran" about what the investigation itself feels like and how one handles the results, whatever they may be. The "veteran" is cautioned never to pass on any details to his or her UFO experiences. Instead, he or she functions as a good listerner, a shoulder, perhaps, to cry upon, and a willing source of support. The following are excerpts from a personal letter written by a woman abductee to her "buddy." The idea and emotions she expresses are typical of the reactions of many abductees: "Dear Karen: It is extremely helpful for a victim to have assistance from the 'buddy system' while undergoing hypnosis. Absolutely no one in our environment, no matter how loving, can provide the same service as someone who has experienced this identical trauma. Your great value, Karen, was not only in providing a sympathetic ear but in the practical advice and information you consistently gave. While we never once violated the central rule - you never gave information to me about your UFO experiences - the practical information you did provide was so crucial that I wish to write it down for other victims. Your voice was the one sane factor that I clung to when my world of 'reality' seemed to be falling apart." "You explained that while the hypnotic process can be grueling, (after my first session, which was traumatic), it is a vital process that must be explored to unlock the subconscious. Otherwise, the subconscious can literally take energy from the body to suppress intense feelings of trauma, fear, rage, etc." "You told me that during the process the anxiety, insomnia and flashbacks experienced are like an open wound, a wound that will heal. The pain is only a temporary condition." "Very important for me, you said. There is nothing you did that could have changed your abduction or the experiences you endured. The process is generally the same, no matter what the victim's reaction. One can respond with tears, hysteria, passivity or rage - experience would have been the same. This observation eliminated the thought that if I had reacted differently I might have suffered less. All abductees should hear these words." "While the process of hypnosis and the resulting shock is difficult, the benefits are enormous. Victims will have higher self-esteem because they will finally understand some quirky traits or fears. In my case, this was a life long inability to sleep in the dark without a night-light, or live without a German Shepherd dog in my house at night, preferably sleeping in my bedroom. I now understand the many mornings since 1982 that I awoke with nightmares, terrified out of my mind, with an explanation." "Most important for victims to hear; We are not phychotic or mentally ill. Many other people have uncovered the same memories and details. While we may have suffered acute anxiety and / or depression, these experience cannot simply be explained by a mental illness, since abductees who have never met report identical details that have been made public. As the 'reality' of my past changed and I report totally bizarre details, Budd or Karen would respond. Oh, yes, I've heard that many times before. This was extremely reassuring. I needed all my energy to deal with the truth as I was discovering it; I had no excess energy to worry about my sanity. However, the rule must be strictly followed that the person reciving hypnosis must be given no prior information about the UFO experiences of her 'buddy.' Otherwise the recovered information cannot be validated." "Karen, I hope my thoughts on the counseling you gave me will assure you of the tremendous assisrance I recived from you, and will perhaps help other victims. Your skilled insight prevented permanent trauma. I look forward to meeting you someday in person. Love, Anna" Every abductee has his or her own way of dealing with whatever encounters have been remembered. Some people are very angry or frightened, some less so. Anna's letter, like any other, contains highly personal observations and attiudes. Nevertheless it presents an ideal example of the "buddy system" in operation, an the emotional support it can provide. Support groups in which a number of abductees gather at intervals for social meetings, have also been extremely helpful to people who have begun investigating their UFO memories and dreams. These informal, basically unstructured groups exist in several cities, such as New York, Philadelphia, Torono, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, and more are forming all the time. Essentially, these gatherings should be attended only after you have moved rather deeply into the investigation of hour half-remembered UFO experiences. Support groups are mentioned here only as a resource that may eventually be available to help ease your handling of potentially isolating UFO recollections. Whether you only suspect that you have had UFO abduction experiences or have already begun exploring them, the problems of what you can disclose - and to whom - can become major issues in your life. As we have mentioned before, you probably have some friends and loved ones who will reject your account out of hand, much to your suprise and disappointment. And yet we feel it is important to have someone - husband, wife, lover, sibling, parent, friend - in whom to confide. None of life's large issues should be borne alone. Once you have decided on an intimate confidant or two it is important to feel out their opinions on the subject of UFOs and the possibility of abductions. It is best to make your personal disclosures when you are relaxed and have plenty of uninterrupted time to talk. Consider the readiness of the other person - is he or she in the most receptive frame of mind to hear about such bizarre-sounding experiences just then? And you must also consider what to disclose and what to hold back for another time. You don't have to tell it all in one sitting, and you needn't tell every detail to every person. (Some abductees have felt embarrassed at the thought of sharing explicit information about intimate, physical aspects of their experiences, so for their own comfort they have withheld that information at certain times.) Rejection will undoubtedly occur, and it is important for you to understand it. People who reject you and / or your abduction experience are probably reacting out of their own fear. After all, you are asking them to change their conception of "reality," and that is something they will naturally resist doing. You might feel hurt by it, but it isn't too surprising. Just remember, their disbelief is their problem, not yours. Being rejected doesn't mean you are crazy, stupid or worthless; it only means some people don't have the capacity ot the intellectual resilience to believe you right now. There is, of course, another side of the coin - a positive side. First, as we've mentioned before, the exploration of your nagging, unsettling UFO memories can lead to massive gains in self-awareness and self-respect, accompanied by a lessening of chronic anxiety. And then there will be new friends to meet, people who have, like you, experienced these same bizarre encounters, and with whom profound new relationships may be formed. It is safe to say that your conception of reality itself will have broafened considerably, and this can only be viewed as a positive gain. You may finally come to see yourself, correctly, as a survivor, someone surprisingly strong and resilient, someone who has successfully endured experiences that might have devastated others. Your desire to explore these experiences is, undeniably, a badge of strength... Intruders Foundation Address can be found on our Organisations page. |
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