photo credit: suryatelMost people’s image of hypnosis involves a client sitting in their therapist’s office listening to suggestive commands. However, there are actually lots of self-hypnosis techniques that people can learn and apply to themselves. While one must be careful about what one chooses to program into one’s subconscious, with a little work you can truly become your own “mind manager.”

Emile Coue was one of the earliest proponents of self hypnosis. He believed that at least some problems could be cured or alleviated by a change in our unconscious thought, which could only be achieved by the use of one’s imagination. Coue did not consider himself a healer per se; rather he believed that he could train people to heal themselves by affecting organic changes in themselves through the use of auto suggestion.

Another popular form of self-hypnosis is known as Autogenic Training. It is a relaxation technique developed by Johannes Schultz, a German psychiatrist in the 1920s and 1930s. It involves the practice of 15 minute sessions 3 times a day at morning, noon, and in the evening. During each session the person is supposed to repeat to him or herself a series of visualizations that are designed to induce a state of relaxation, which in turn can alleviate many stress-related and psychosomatic disorders.

Once you establish that you’re going to learn how to hypnotize yourself, you’ll need the right information so as to proceed correctly. You can search through some online sources to get more information on being hypnotized. Informational article sites like www.helium.com and www.ehow.com will be able to give you some practical information on how to undergo every step of the process so that your hypnosis will be effective.

The first thing you need to decide is what goal or goals you are actually hoping to accomplish with the hypnosis. As soon as you have figured that out, you must also make sure that you only focus on one goal per self-hypnosis session. Try to do too much at once and you will not only not solve your problems but will likely create new ones. Once that is settled, you need to make sure that the suggestions that you are implanting in your subconscious mind are positive in nature. Don’t say things like “I’m going to quit smoking no matter how hard it is.” This will only remind you of the difficulty of quitting smoking. Substitute positive suggestions like “I’m going to quit smoking because it will be so much better for my health.”

One popular self hypnosis technique is to visualize yourself descending into your subconscious as if going down a staircase. With each step you have fewer and fewer worries and are becoming increasingly relaxed. When you get to the end of the staircase you should be sufficiently relaxed to start repeating your positive suggestions to your subconscious. Repeat each suggestion three times with a short break in between. When finished with all your suggestions, imagine yourself going back up the staircase you came down. When you are back at the top of the staircase, the session is over and you should be back to your normal state of mind.

Learning self hypnosis techniques provides you with a powerful tool that you can use to overcome a wide range of problems in your life. And it’s easier than you might think. Find out more at Learn Hypnosis.

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Hypnosis is most effective when the subject is in a state of hypnosis relaxation which allows new information and suggestion to be presented and accepted. This is best accomplished by beginners when using a hypnosis script.

When thinking about hypnosis, most people bring about images of Hollywood scenes with the swinging watch or a zombie-like trance. The evil, sinister person is using his powers to cause a destructive deed or act to be performed.

Many people  fear being compelled to participate in extremely undesirable or destructive behavior.

Don’t worry. One will not accept forced behaviors or concepts which conflict with the acquired concepts, beliefs  and will of the person. Such suggestions will be rejected and not acted upon or the total hypnosis experience will be “turned off”.

In self hypnosis, the person wants to be hypnotized and  wants to accept the ideas presented.

Self hypnosis causes one to think about listening to an audio tape or mp3. These scripts are offering suggestions intended to change thoughts and behaviors on a specific topic such as stop smoking, weight loss or other forms of motivation.

These tapes and information (scripts) are usually prepared by someone who does not know the recipient or their circumstance, interest, desires, goals or temperament.

Why would this be of concern?

One of the first steps in hypnosis is relaxing the mind and body. Suppose the   instructions of the tape suggested floating in the ocean with the waves gently lifting you up and down. And you’re afraid of water!

Maybe the suggestion is to imagine walking on the beach on a bright, sunny day listening to the gentle lapping of the ocean on the beach. And you can only think about the severe sunburn received on your last beach vacation.

So, What to do? Make your own tape. This way the exact purpose can be addressed using precise phrases and words familiar to you. By using such words and phrases, hypnosis relaxation will be attained and the proper images can more readily be created.

The sequence and choice of words and phrases strongly effect the success and outcome of a hypnosis venture. Familiar people, events, objects, routines and experiences should be used.

The objective is to feel comfortable by using words displaying your vocabulary, taste, beliefs and desires. A meaningful experience must be created from beginning to end in order to reach hypnosis relaxation so one can totally ingest the script.

The best and easiest way to have such an experience is to custom create a hypnosis script.

photo credit: figlioDiOrfeo♥ You can learn to hypnotize yourself when realizing that all hypnosis is actually self hypnosis and all that is needed is good hypnosis training. Hypnosis is nothing more than powerful self-persuasion. However, it is very effective. Yes, it really works.

Many leading professionals in the health field have documented the power and effectiveness of hypnosis. In fact, the American Medical Association approved it as a treatment method for doctors and dentists in 1958.

Many people fear hypnosis thinking they can be brainwashed or the personality can be altered.  So forget about getting your mate to reveal those secrets or what really happened on the last business trip. A hypnotized person remains in complete control of actions, feelings and thoughts. In a hypnotic trance, one will not act against innate values and morals.

If you don’t have a true desire to do something, you won’t. If you really don’t want to stop smoking, you won’t. If you really don’t want to lose weight, you won’t. But, when you are ready to stop smoking or lose weight, hypnosis can make the transition easier and faster as well as increase the odds for success.

Studies and medical professionals have shown that a person has greater control of mind and body when in a hypnotic trance than when in a regular or normal state of consciousness. The trance places you in contact with the subconscious mind where you can better empower yourself.

The subconscious is where memories and deep emotions are held. This is the part of the mind that controls automatic body functions such as breathing. To be effective in working on this level, a person should have a certain amount of hypnosis training and knowledge and understand the different steps of hypnosis.

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Participating in Self Hypnosis training presents a problem. In today’s society and level of expectation, a person demands instant gratification. This makes hypnosis relaxation very difficult. We take a pill and the symptom is eased. Of course, the problem has not been removed, but we are feeling better until time to take the next pill.

All we have to do is raise our credit card limit or get another one and we can buy NOW. Who wants to wait and save before purchasing. After all, we see examples of get it now or do it now on TV dramas and sitcoms everyday.

Learning Self Hypnosis reminds me of playing a musical instrument. An accomplished musician can take the most inexpensive, beat-up instrument and play a beautiful melody with it. Have you heard an accomplished musician use a rubber garden hose as a clarinet?

A beginner won’t be able to make the most expensive instrument sound good.

While Self Hypnosis and hypnosis relaxation is not difficult, it takes a little time and trial to learn the methodology that works best for you. You are dealing with the subconscious which takes total relaxation to enter.

So, after choosing your goal or subject, the first objective is to reach a state of RELAXATION.

What are the words, phrases and descriptions that will cause you to get to a state of comfort and bliss. What created images will cause you to concentrate on them and ignore your present environment.

The more you practice, the easier and quicker this blissful state will be created.
Once this has been accomplished, you are ready for step two.

photo credit: bethography – melting mama Want to lose weight? If you believe the claims being made, it’s easy. All you have to do is listen to a self hypnosis for weight loss track and lose weight. Or use a product you see advertised on TV every day and get instant weight loss.

Wouldn’t that be great!

Well, the good news is that for most people self hypnosis works better than pills and devices of all sorts.

Why? Hypnosis works on a level other devices and pills are unable to reach.
It reaches into and uses your subconscious mind which controls the automatic functions of the body such as breathing. From here the mind can be steered to the losing weight or changing food intake mode.

Many years ago our ancestors did not have food readily available or stores on every block. Their minds had to take care of the body during those times when food was scarce or non-existent. Our mind still controls basic body functions as if we were still living under those conditions. Not handling this situation properly today is where most diets fail.

Hypnosis works well with a diet without having to use starvation because the mind can use hypnosis for weight loss to steer the mind to the thought of losing weight. With the proper method using a viable script or track, the mind can be trained to control the hunger signal and eat only when needed.

Not only will you continue with gradual weight loss, but being aware of the foods  you are eating will provide more meal enjoyment. This, in turn, will provide a more successful weight loss venture.

Beginning to use and have Self Hypnosis Script success reminds me of starting a flower garden. To have a successful garden the weeds and other growth have to be removed and the soil properly prepared. Otherwise the newly planted flowers will not survive or at best have to compete with the established growth which will affect the growth and flowering capability.

For hypnosis to be effective, the old thoughts, habits and behavior which we’ll call “programming” must be addressed. If we can at least partially remove and alter this programming, the new information will be more easily accepted and powerful.

The old programming will resist change and reject new information time and time again. Only after many repetitions will the new information begin to have an effect. So working first to remove old programming, the new information will begin changing our programming much faster.

Not only that, in most cases just altering or removing the old programming causes us to feel better and move toward our goals. Getting rid of the old programming allows the body and mind to naturally begin to mend and work in new directions.

One way to change our programming is to use a pre-recorded hypnosis script designed for this purpose. These scripts can be found for any subject imaginable and come in many different formats.  They can be found in tapes, cd’s, video, mp3 and text format.

After having some success and becoming familiar with Self Hypnosis, the next step is to make our own recording, called a hypnosis script. The benefit of making your own, is that it will contain words and phrases which are familiar
and specially directed toward the behavior you want to eliminate or change.