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Self Hypnosis for Beginners
You will now learn to hypnotize yourself!
What is your goal?
Do you want to:
* have more confidence, or
* would you like to lose a couple of stone in weight?*
* perhaps you want to excel in sports or write a book.
* paint a masterpiece?
You can do any of these things. In fact, how do you feel knowing that you can do ANYTHING that is humanly possible, when you put your mind to it.
You HAVE THE ABILITY to succeed – in anything that you put your mind to – provided of course that your goal is a realistic one.
Think about it for a moment – what’s actually stopping you from being the person that you want to be?
When we want something badly enough we usually go all out to get it. Humans can be very lazy – especially when the conscious mind comes into conflict with the subconscious mind.
The conscious mind reasons ‘yes it would be nice to stop smoking/lose weight/give up gambling – etc. etc.’ – while the subconscious mind is governed more by feelings, emotions and habitual behaviors and thinks ‘no – it’s easier and safer to stick to the old way of life that I know and am used to.’
There can be a multitude of reasons why the subconscious mind objects to change – we will not go into all those reasons right here and now. If you are truly ready to set out on that marvelous journey of fulfilling your potential then study and implement the following methods...
Learn To Hypnotize Yourself
To begin with, define your goal. Decide what you want to achieve. If your goal is to lose some weight, then let’s be precise and say exactly HOW MUCH weight you want to lose. If your goal is to be more creative, well, in what way? Again, be precise, do you want to draw, to sing, to write a book, write poetry or songs, learn to play a musical instrument or a language – again, which musical instrument? Or which language?
The subconscious mind is like a small child, it really does need things spelling out clearly. You have to tell it EXACTLY what you want of it. Perhaps you want to be famous, what would you do? Sing? Dance? Act? Present a TV program?
So define your objective precisely. Then decide, again realistically, WHEN you should achieve your goal.
For example - In five years time I want to be a professional dancer.
- - - - - -> Next year I want to run my own florist business.
- - - - - -> Tomorrow I’m going to deliver a brilliant speech.
- - - - - -> Next week I’ll have made new friends.
This gives you some idea of the type of thing we’re talking about. DEFINITE PLAN = DEFINITE ACTION.
The next and most important step is getting your subconscious mind to accept the suggestions that you've decided upon.
When you plant a seed in the ground you prepare the soil in advance, in order for the seedling to become established, to germinate and to grow. Your suggestions are like seeds; whenever an idea becomes fixed in your subconscious mind it will ultimately find a way to express itself. So it's important that the seed is the right one and that the conditions are right for it to grow.
A free script for self hypnosis
"I am starting my self-hypnosis session now. From now until I say ‘Emerge’ I will become more and more relaxed and focused within myself. Suggestions I give myself will be effective, but this will apply to only those suggestions I give myself and which I consciously want to be effective. "As I close my eyes and begin to drift downward, I can imagine a blanket covering my feet. Every part of my body covered by the blanket will become completely relaxed. My feet are becoming deeply relaxed. All of the muscles in my feet are becoming limp and relaxed. "Now the blanket is moving up to my knees. Every muscle and tendon in my body from my knees down is getting more and more relaxed. All tension is flowing out of this area, leaving all the muscles limp and loose. "Now the blanket is moving slowly up to my waist. As it moves upward everything is becoming relaxed. As it reaches my waist I can hardly feel anything from there down. All the muscles in my hips, lower abdomen, legs and feet are becoming progressively more and more relaxed. "All cares are flowing out of my mind. If a thought does intrude I will just gently let it go away. I am thinking only of relaxing and letting go of all tension. All of my muscles are becoming more and more relaxed, and I am feeling pleasantly drowsy. I will not go to sleep, but I am feeling so carefree and relaxed, sinking further and further into myself with no cares or worries. |
"Now the warmth and relaxation are slowly moving upward from my shoulders. The blanket is remaining there, but the relaxation is gently moving upward in my neck. All muscles in my neck are becoming limp and flaccid. I can see them in my mind's eye, becoming limp and loose. All cares and worries are floating away as I drift deeper and deeper into my relaxation. "Now the relaxation is spreading into my mouth and jaw muscles. My tongue is limp, resting in my mouth with no need to be tense. I may briefly have more saliva in my mouth, but that will go away shortly. Now my cheeks and eyes are relaxing. I could open my eyes if I wanted to, but unless I need to, it would be too much work. It would take too much effort to open my eyes. I am drifting pleasantly downward, becoming more and more relaxed. "The muscles in my forehead are becoming more and more relaxed. I can imagine them, like rubber bands across my forehead, becoming limp and floppy. Deeper and deeper, relaxing more and more. From the tips of my toes to the top of my head, I am becoming more and more relaxed, drifting downward, deeper and deeper. "Now I am going to count down from twenty-five. As I count down I will continue to drift down, pleasantly going deeper and deeper into the relaxation. I will get drowsy and deeply relaxed, but I will not actually go to sleep. I will simply drift deeper and deeper into my self-hypnotic state of deeply relaxed awareness. By the time I reach zero I will be in a very pleasant, sleep-like state. I will still be able to direct my thoughts, and I could rouse myself immediately if I needed to, but unless I really need to, I will drift deeper and deeper into the relaxation. "Starting down now . . . twenty-five . . . twenty-four . . . twenty-three . . . twenty-two . . . drifting deeper and deeper with each count . . . twenty-one . . . twenty . . . feeling drowsier and drowsier, yet still awake . . . nineteen . . . eighteen . . . seventeen . . . floating gently downward with each count . . . sixteen . . . fifteen . . . fourteen . . . drifting, drowsy . . . thirteen . . . twelve . . . eleven . . . ten . . . more than half-way down, drifting deeper and deeper with each count . . . nine . . . eight . . . seven . . . six . . . five . . . feeling so relaxed . . . four . . . becoming more and more relaxed and drowsy . . . three . . . two . . . one . . . zero. Breathing pleasantly, slowly, drifting deeper and deeper with each breath. "As I continue to be deeply relaxed, and to become even more relaxed, I am thinking about my suggestions. [At this point insert your suggestions.] "All of the suggestions I have given myself will be effective because they are right for me and it is good that I should achieve them. All of the directions I have given myself are good for me and I will follow them. "Each time I practice self-hypnosis I will become better and better at it. I will be able to relax deeper and deeper in less time with each practice. "Now, as I count to three, I am going to slowly, gradually, pleasantly wake up. I will return to my normal, waking state, except for the suggested changes. Now, starting up, . . . one . . . becoming more alert . . . two, getting ready to become alert . . . three, EMERGE." |