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Learn Self Hypnosis Techniques
Terje Ellingsen
Although most of us associate hypnosis with the client sitting
in a comfortable chair with the hypnosis therapist standing
or sitting giving suggestive commands, there are actually
lots of self-hypnosis techniques that you can learn and apply
on yourself, and this way gain full control of your mind.
To put it another way these techniques will help you become
your own mind manager. Below follows a description of the
core of these techniques which you can alter and adjust to
fit your needs. These techniques pretty much consist of the
same core method that the hypnosis therapists are using on
their clients. Be aware though, that you should be very careful
about which statements you program into your sub-conscious
mind. So take your time and select these statements very carefully.
The first thing you have to decide is the purpose for the
self-hypnosis: What are you really trying to find out or accomplish?
As soon as you have defined your goal with the self-hypnosis
session, you must keep to this goal. Never select more than
one goal at a time and resist the temptation of solving all
your problems in one batch. You simply will not be able to
do that but instead create even more problems by trying that.
So how should the statements or suggestions that you're going
to implant into your sub-conscious mind be?
They must be positive and represent something good. Never
use suggestions like "I'm going to learn to bungee-jump no
matter how scared I am". This will only make you even more
scared. So cleanse out all negative words when you formulate
your suggestions and substitute them with positive words like
"I really look forward to bungee-jump and thus have the fantastic
feeling of freedom when I fly in the air."
The suggestions you formulate must be easy to remember. Let's
say you want to communicate better with other people, then
for example you can make a suggestion like, "I am a damn good
communicator." Now, write it down and then add all the reasons
why you want to reach this goal plus what you expect will
happen when you reach it. Each time you repeat the statement,
visualize that you succeed to strengthen the message in your
sub-conscious mind. It's also important that the suggestions
you make are short, direct and specific like "I will only
eat healthy food".
When you perform your self-hypnosis sessions make sure you
are not disturbed. Disconnect the phone, lock the doors and
make yourself comfortable. You might lie on a bed or sit on
a chair with straight back.
Focus your attention on a point slightly above your eye level.
Take a few deep breaths while you repeat the word "relax"
for yourself.
When you breathe out imagine that you're getting rid of all
the bad air that has caused all the trouble inside you and
that you substitute it with the fresh air you breathe in.
Close your eyes and try to focus on a few (3 to 5) sounds
you can hear like water running in the pipeline, the wind
that blows outside, the rain tapping on the roof etc. Also
be aware of what you feel for the moment like the temperature
of your skin, the weight of your body against the chair or
bed etc.
Start the descent to your subconscious mind by imagining that
you are walking down a ten-step spiral staircase to a beautiful
garden which awaits at the end of your descent. For each step
you take you have to pass layers of clouds and you feel more
and more relaxed and all your worries are gradually leaving
you. When you dismount the last step, you put your foot on
a green lawn which has a glow on it from the rays of the sun.
You should now be sufficiently relaxed to start the repetition
of your suggestions or statements to your subconscious mind.
Repeat each suggestion three times with a short break in between.
When you're finished with your suggestions, imagine that you
slowly climb back to the top of the staircase.
Now the self-hypnotic session is over and you are back in
your ordinary state of mind.
Try it out. If you feel that hypnosis can help you accomplish
whichever goal you have, redo it and make it a regular practice
for your own self-improvement.
Terje Brooks Ellingsen is a writer and Sociologist
who runs http://www.1st-self-improvement.net/.
He writes about self improvement issues like self confidence
improvement, see http://www.1st-self-improvement.net/self_esteem_improvement.htm
and career development, see http://www.1st-self-improvement.net/take_command_of_your_career.htm
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