Self Hypnosis

Self hypnosis is nothing but hypnotizing yourself. Self hypnosis can be learned by anyone. With the help of self hypnosis you can learn how to relax completely, and the can make some positive suggestions to yourself, which could will in turn positive changes in your life with the assistance of a professional hypnotist.

Important Things of Consideration for Self Hypnosis

First important thing that you need to keep in mind is that you should force self hypnosis to happen, you should let it happen. There are several methods for relaxation, but it is better to follow progressive relaxation method for relaxing, which will help you to develop hypnotic state.

Don’t try to analyze everything that is happening. Don’t try to search for any symptoms of hypnosis. You won’t be able to recognize when you are actually in hypnotic state. Every person will experience it in a different way. You will enjoy the experience as soon so as you relax yourself.

You need to keep in mind that free self hypnosis is a skill. Therefore, you need to practice it in order to master this process of self hypnosis. It is best for you to practice it on regular basis, say something around 30 minutes daily. But, when you master this skill, then you will be able to solve your problems very easily with the help of free self hypnosis.

Procedure for Self Hypnosis

For starting self hypnosis, you need to first sit or lie down comfortably in a place where there aren’t any distractions. If there is any external noise that is disturbing you, then you can use some soft background music for masking this external noise.

Self Hypnosis includes four sessions:

• Relaxation
• Deepening
• Suggestions
• Termination

Relaxation for Self Hypnosis

You need to relax your mind and body for doing self hypnosis. Time taken for relaxing varies from person to person so take your own time to get relaxed. There are several methods for relaxing. But, it is better to follow progressive relaxation for relaxing your body during self hypnosis. This technique involves tensing the major muscle groups i.e. from foot to neck, holding them for 3 seconds and then releasing them.

Deepening

As you completed the relaxation step, you need to start the deepening state i.e. deepening the relaxation state. At a particular stage between relaxation and deepening stage, you will enter into the hypnotic state. Most probably, you won’t be aware of this, particularly as beginner. But, it will happen sooner or later.

Count-down technique is one of the best techniques for deepening state. You just need to count the number in a descending order. Make sure that you count the number not so fast or not so slow. And also make sure that you are not counting the numbers loudly. You just need to think those numbers.

The number you choose may be anything from 100 to 20. You need to imagine that you are drifting deeper with each number. If any other thought induces, just push that thought away, and continue your count.

Suggestions for Self Hypnosis

Once you complete the deepening state, you need to start applying suggestions. During the previous two stages, you had actually increased the suggestibility of your mind. That is you have opened the subconscious mind. This in turn helps you to apply suggestions. Your suggestions should be easy and short to remember.

It is at this point that you can induce the suggestions into your mind. Now, you need to talk about what is that you want to do and what you want to avoid. One important thing that you need to remember is that you should speak to yourself in first person at this stage. For instance, say to yourself that “I am less interested in having a smoking today.”

Metal image hypnosis is the best technique the best technique for free self hypnosis technique. In this you will imagine yourself into a non smoker instead of using language. It may some time for you to see the end results. This time varies from person to person, but there will be definitely positive end results.

Termination

After the completion of the suggestions, you can begin to terminate your session. It is not a good idea to open your eyes, get up, and carry on with your daily routine. You need to formally identify end of each session as it will demonstrate a clear difference between the hypnotic state and the normal awareness state.

This will even prevent you from getting a nap after the end of hypnosis session. If you get a nap, take a nap, but don’t make it such a way that self hypnosis gets associated with sleep. If you like to practice self hypnosis at night and want to go to sleep after the termination of session, you can do it. But, make sure that there is clear indication to your mind about the end of the self hypnosis termination.

Self Hypnosis CDs and Tapes

There are several self hypnosis CDs and tapes available in market, which you help in doing self hypnosis. They will assist you in providing suggestions. Even though, these CDs can be an effective way of self hypnosis, but you need about abusing of your conscious mind as they are also be somewhat limited. Most of times, these may not work on some particular problems.

While you are under self hypnosis, the hypnotic trance will not be as deep as you are when you are having hypnosis with the help of a hypnotherapist. The reason behind this is that you need to have enough control on your mind to give suggestions.