I had him repeat affirmations about sleeping without it, adjusting his sphenoid, occiput and sternum for a panic pattern that surfaced. That night he forgot to take his soother from his headboard and, after 10 minutes, calmly decided not to try to get it.

The next night he fell asleep in about three minutes without it, though he woke an hour later panicked and asking for it. Over several nights of continued affirmations and adjustments, he had no panic pattern and dreamed vividly instead, but never asked about his soother again.