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1. A Practical Guide To Self Hypnosis
2. Self Hypnosis Techniques Pdf
3. Learning Self Hypnosis

All of us like to think that our actions and reactions are a result of logical thought processes, but the fact is that suggestion influences our thinking a great deal more than logic. Consciously or unconsciously, our feelings about almost everything are largely molded by ready-made opinions and attitudes fostered by our mass methods of communication. We cannot buy a bar of soap or a filtered cigarette without paying tribute to the impact of suggestion. Right or wrong, most of us place more confidence in what 'they' say than we do in our own powers of reason. This is the basic reason why psychiatrists are in short supply.

We distrust our own mental processes and want an expert to tell us what to think and feel.Despite this tendency to adopt our attitudes from others, man has always been dimly aware that he can influence his own destiny by directing his thoughts and actions into constructive channels. He has always, to some extent, known that his mind exerts a powerful influence on his body, and that thoughts can have harmful or helpful effects on his emotional and physical health. The ancient Egyptian sleep temples and the attempts by early physicians to drive evil spirits out of the body were both attempts to influence the body through the mind.One of the chief assets of a good hypnotist is to be flexible in his approach in hypnotizing his subjects. As you know, it is necessary many times to adapt a technique that is suitable to the subject, and not to make the subject adapt himself to the method of induction.We know that with somnambulistic subjects any procedure will put the subject under hypnosis immediately. The hypnotist gains complete control of his subject just as fast as he wants.

Unfortunately, most subjects do not respond at the first session because of conscious or subconscious fears that must be gradually eliminated. Once you get the subject to relax, or 'let go,' he will naturally succumb to hypnosis. This is the problem that confronts all hypnotists.Merely suggesting to the subject to relax or to 'let go' is not sufficient, as a rule, to bring about this desired state. The subject, at this point, cannot turn on or off his mental and physical state of being this easily. Even if we have the subject lie down, this does not assure the hypnotic state, as the subject can still be tense. Our problem is how to get the subject to relax.

Our situation is similar to the physician telling his patient to go home and forget about a certain problem. I'm sure that you'll agree that the advice is virtually impossible to follow.This however is a simpler book, one which takes a practical approach to this subject and walks you through it sep by step.

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A Practical Guide To Self Hypnosis

Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.Sit in an easy chair or recline on a sofa or bed. Next, choose a point of eye fixation on the ceiling, preferably a spot behind you which would normally cause eye fatigue or strain. Now, breathe very slowly and deeply. As you do this, repeat, aloud or mentally, the word 'sleep' as you inhale and 'deep sleep' as you exhale.

Do this for several minutes in a very monotonous manner until such time as you find yourself getting drowsy. Next, suggest to yourself that your eyelids are becoming heavy an.Sit in an easy chair or recline on a sofa or bed. Next, choose a point of eye fixation on the ceiling, preferably a spot behind you which would normally cause eye fatigue or strain. Now, breathe very slowly and deeply. As you do this, repeat, aloud or mentally, the word 'sleep' as you inhale and 'deep sleep' as you exhale.

Do this for several minutes in a very monotonous manner until such time as you find yourself getting drowsy. Next, suggest to yourself that your eyelids are becoming heavy and tired. The goal is to acquire eye closure using this method. You want to reach a state where it is uncomfortable to keep the eyes open. Once you get your eyes closing, seemingly of their own volition, you have reached the first step in achieving self-hypnosis.Once you have achieved eye closure, deepen the hypnotic state by the following suggestions: 'As I count to three, I shall go deeper and deeper into a profound, hypnotic state. As I count to three, I shall find myself becoming more and more relaxed.

As I count to three, I shall fall into a deep, hypnotic sleep.' You repeat these suggestions many times, actually trying on a conscious level to feel sleepier, more relaxed, more at ease. In doing this, you take on the characteristics of a deeply hypnotized subject.Let us suppose that you are getting your eyelids to close at the count of three and have achieved a good state of relaxation.

With these prerequisites, you can anticipate going deeper into the hypnotic state. Actually, being able to get the eyes to close at a specific count is the first test in determining if the subject has gone under hypnosis.You mentally give yourself suggestions that as you slowly, to yourself, count to 10, you will get an irresistible urge to swallow one time. You further suggest that this will happen even before you reach the count of 10.Once you actually swallow, you discontinue the suggestions and, instead, give yourself suggestions that you are falling deeper and deeper into a sound hypnotic state and that the constructive suggestions you now give yourself will work for you. Once again you practice visual-imagery, seeing yourself the way you want to be, while fortifying this image with forceful, positive suggestions. You close by giving yourself suggestions that you will enter the hypnotic state whenever you relax for five minutes and count to three.Now give yourself the following suggestions: 'As I count to ten and even before I reach the count of ten, I shall feel a light tingling or numb feeling in my right hand.' .'

As I count to 15, the tingling feeling in my right hand will disappear, and I shall experience only normal sensations.You will remember that the key to achieving a greater depth of hypnosis lies in visualizing yourself going deeper with each attempt and accomplishing progressive hypnotic tests.The foot test can be accomplished while sitting or lying down. The idea of this test is to imagine that your feet are stuck to the floor or that your legs are so heavy that they are impossible to raise until you reach a certain count.You are now ready for the hand levitation test—No. In this test, the goal is to get your hand to slowly rise and touch your chin. Once it touches your chin, you enter into a still deeper state and lower your hand slowly to your side.

6 is referred to as the 'fly' test. In this test, once under hypnosis, you picture that a fly is crawling on the back of your right or left hand. Once you feel the fly, you know you are deeply hypnotized. You might even get an urge to move your hand and flick the fly off your hand. When this happens, you know, of course, that you are deeply hypnotized. 7 is known as the 'cigarette' test and naturally is only for those of you who smoke. In this test, you give yourself posthypnotic suggestions during the hypnotic state, awaken yourself, and then note the effects of the posthypnotic suggestions.

If the cigarette tastes bitter or has a repugnant taste or odor, and if you furthermore find it impossible to smoke more than three puffs, necessitating your putting out the cigarette, you know the posthypnotic suggestions are working perfectly and that you are an excellent hypnotic subject. 8 is called the 'sun' test. In this test, you picture yourself in a bathing suit, shorts or playsuit at the beach or some other familiar place taking a sunbath. You imagine that it is a beautiful summer day.

As you see yourself relaxed, you imagine that a cloud is blocking out the sun, but as you count to three, the cloud will move away and you will feel the warm, pleasant glow of the sun's rays on your face and hands.A variation of this test is to see yourself lying comfortably in front of a fireplace. In this instance, you imagine someone is adding wood to the fire.

As this is done, you feel the warm glow of the fire more and more. Should you use the fireplace technique, try to incorporate the sound of rain into the picture. If you 'hear' rain you have created a positive auditory hallucination and can consider yourself an excellent subject.You can also visualize a situation where you would be cold. This is not as pleasant as the picture that one can conjure up about a fireplace and thus creates a bit more resistance since no one wants to feel uncomfortable. 9 is the 'breeze' test. It can be combined with the previous test.

After you attain the feeling of warmth, you give yourself a count of three (or whatever number you want), suggesting that you will feel the cool ocean breeze (if you are at the beach) on your face and hands. You can even carry this step further, suggesting that you'll even smell the odor of the salt water. This is known as an olfactory illusion and should you be able to create this effect, you can be sure that you are a somnambulistic subject. 10 is the 'handclasp' test. This is used frequently to test the depth of hypnosis. You fold your hands with your fingers tightly interlocked and place your palms together.

You then give yourself a hypnotic suggestion that at the count of three, it will be impossible for you to unlock your hands. After you try and are unable to unlock your hands, you continue counting to five, suggesting that you will be able to do so when you reach the count of five. Incidentally, you should remove any ring you may be wearing before trying this test.

11 is the 'arm' test. Here is another test used frequently to test the receptiveness to hypnosis. Make a tight fist and extend your arm in front of you as far as possible.

Visualize your arm as one solid mass, as stiff and rigid as a bar of steel. After your arm is extended, give yourself a hypnotic suggestion that you will be unable to bend your arm when you complete the count of three. As you continue to count to five, you will be able to bend your arm very easily. 12 is the 'eye' test. This is probably the most widely used test in hypnosis. Many subjects equate the inability to open the eyes with hypnosis. Many assume that if they can open their eyes, they have not been hypnotized.

I must emphatically point out that this is not true. The subject can fail the eye test and yet have been under hypnosis.

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13 is the 'music' test. This test involves creating an auditory hallucination.

Give yourself the suggestion that at a specific count you will hear your favorite song. It will last for one minute and then fade out. 14 is the 'dream' test. It is incorporated in a great deal of hypnotherapy.

The subject is told that as the hypnotist counts to three, the subject will have a dream lasting for several minutes which he will remember. This dream, furthermore, will call his attention to an important incident that he has long forgotten, yet which will be relevant to his problem. 15 is the 'anesthesia' test.

This is conducted by telling yourself that you will not feel the pain associated with the act of pinching yourself. You suggest that you will feel the pressure of your fingers but will not feel the pain involved.The best way to stop pain is to let your right arm slowly rise while you are under hypnotic suggestion. Do not help it. If the suggestions are strong enough, it will 'float' up. As soon as the arm is straight overhead, you should give yourself the suggestion that it is as rigid and unbending as a bar of steel. Following this, a suggestion is given that the hand is beginning to tingle and become numb.

As soon as the numbness has spread through the entire hand, it will be insensible to pain. The hand is then placed against the part of the body where pain exists, and you will feel the numbness flowing from the hand to the affected area. This happens as a result of your suggestions and is the method followed by most subjects. Only a deep somnambulistic subject is able to remove pain by direct suggestion to the painful part. The book is very outdated and have some prejudices. For example, in the last chapter he says 'If you are overweight, it is well to remember that (unless you are one in a million) you cannot blame your glands. The plain truth is that you eat too much.'

Well, don't you think the reader know this? The obsession with body weight in our society is too big for a single person not to know this.

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How condescending! Now, tell me, how does he know the correct proportion of obese people who have glandular d The book is very outdated and have some prejudices.

For example, in the last chapter he says 'If you are overweight, it is well to remember that (unless you are one in a million) you cannot blame your glands. The plain truth is that you eat too much.'

Well, don't you think the reader know this? The obsession with body weight in our society is too big for a single person not to know this. How condescending! Now, tell me, how does he know the correct proportion of obese people who have glandular dysfunction?

What were his sources? I guess they are non existent. He is implying that many patients simply lie about the cause of their obesity, which is slandering and disrespectful. In the next paragraph, he states that all obesity cases are due to not feeling loved, call the fat people 'masochistic' and calls the problem of overeating of 'gross habits'. This is sheer prejudice and ignorance. Binge eating is not so simple as it looks and those who suffer from it deserve as much respect as anyone else. Why aren't others with other difficulties masochistic or gross?

And of course he although has plenty of attacks to make about fat people he won't say a word of criticism about a society that is extremely fatphobic, food shames people and is responsible for the most cases of food related disorders, bulimia and anorexia included. He also very ignorantly adds that fat women are not pretty, unfortunately here we have one more health care professional who ignores the fact that beauty is subjective.

How about he calling the alcoholics immature as if every single one of them were like that because of the same reason? He ignores another fact: there is a genetic factor in addictions. An alcoholic might just try once a beverage and that will be enough for the addiction to take place, that doesn't happen with non alcoholics that drink a lot but aren't necessarily addicted. A genetic predisposition to have chemical imbalances in the brain makes one more prone to being addicted to anything including cigarettes (but he states that smoking is a merely psychological addiction) and to have anxiety disorders, depression etc which leads to disordered eating. It is very harmful for any health care professional to state such absurdities, as well unscientific and is bad for their own image.

Before saying something about a certain condition or disease ask yourself: 'Would i say the same about other conditions? Prejudice is a cancer in all sorts of health treatments, the responsible and ethical professional has the courage do question him/herself before harming his/her patients.