Studio 10 viewers have been left seriously confused and slightly sceptical after a hypnotherapy segment left panellist Jessica Rowe meowing and snuggling into the lap of her co-worker like a cat.
“I love Studio 10 but this was a big miss for me today,” one viewer commented, adding, “I think its [sic] ridiculous.”
Another viewer agreed, saying, “I love the show and watch it every day when at home but this segment was ridiculous, do they think we are that gullible?”
The segment took place on Thursday when renowned hypnotherapist Peter Powers was invited onto the show and put a number of audience members and panellists into a trance.
Rowe was told by Powers that she was "a friendly cat," while a show producer named Celestina became "a friendly puppy and then a kung-fu expert."
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I love the show Studio10 but, of late it has become a little hard to watch with silly goings on (yes I do have a sense of humor) , being hypnotised is one thing but being phony about it makes us out to be fools. You all can do better.. Come on Ita, show them how be sensible and honest and how to be entertainer.. Looking forward to better shows.
I find this type of silliness around an important and useful tool for therapy a really sad indictment of our society. We haven't progressed from the parlour games that hypnotherapy was introduced into the late 19th century, it was used along with psychics and seances as a form of entertainment, for the rich and well healed to entertain their society friends. Surely the likes of Peter Powers can do better than this, using it for another silly exercise in keeping the disengaged public entertained. I am one of those people that actually believes that hypnotherapy has more to offer than this, may be next time a bit more thought around this may provide far more engagement, and investigation into the use of a tool that is not only making a difference to many people's lives ie giving up smoking, helping with weight loss. etc. Of course this isn't as entertaining, or as interesting for the likes of Powers obviously.