I am going to reveal to you the secrets of how to hypnotise
yourself. You don’t think us clinical hypnotherapists pay
each other for therapy do you?! Well sometimes we swap
therapy, but most hypnotherapists will regularly hypnotise
themselves in order to stay happy and healthy. You do not
need to be a trained clinical hypnotherapist in order to
effectively hypnotise yourself - it just takes a bit of
practice.
You can save money, and
gain independence by using self hypnosis. While hypnotherapy
is rapidly gaining popularity for being a safe, yet powerful
tool for change, many people are put off for a variety of
reasons. It may be that they cannot find a reputable
clinical hypnotherapist; do not wish to spend so much money;
or don’t wish to discuss their personal issues with a
stranger. Self hypnosis is very useful to learn, since you
can do it whenever you wish, and in the comfort of your own
home.
To begin with, you will
need to make sure that you will not be disturbed for at
least half and hour, preferably an hour. Turn off phones,
and tell family not to bother you for a while. Find a
comfortable place. Somewhere that is neat and tidy, and of a
comfortable temperature. Subdue the lighting. If you wish,
you could light some candles and burn some incense. You can
be seated, or lie down – whichever is most comfortable for
you. Importantly make sure that your legs are not crossed,
as you could end up going numb after half an hour!
Close your eyes and
take 10 slow deep breaths – in through the nose, and out
through the mouth. Say to yourself the word ‘Relax’ on
each out breath.
Now imagine yourself
at the top of 10 steps, with a door at the bottom. With
every slow step you take down, feel yourself getting
deeper and deeper relaxed.
When you get to the
bottom open the door to your ideal place of relaxation.
It could be a beach, a garden, anywhere. It could be
somewhere real, or imagined.
Try to use as many
senses as you can. Take a good look around. Pause and
listen to any sounds. Perhaps you can hear birds
chirping, or the breeze gently blowing. Perhaps you can
smell the sweet scent of flowers, or the salt in the
sea? Touch objects, and make it as real as you possibly
can.
Explore your relaxing
haven, and enjoy it.
This is a great technique
to help relaxation. Most of us do not relax anywhere near
enough, and it damages our health in many ways. Stress
weakens our immune systems, causes irritability, anxiety,
and unhappiness amongst many other things. Even if you just
do relaxation work, you will massively improve your overall
health in almost every area. If you are struggling with this
technique, then persevere. Getting into a hypnotic state is
a skill that will improve over time. Don’t expect too much,
you will probably still be aware of what is going on around
you. It may be worthwhile visiting a clinical hypnotherpist,
or buying a recording at least once, in order to experience
the feeling of a trance. When you have experienced it once
or twice, you will be more informed as to what state of mind
you are seeking.
You can also take this
self hypnosis a little further if you wish. You can learn to
give yourself specific therapy the more you practice. Here
are a few techniques you can use after you have reached
level 5 shown above.
What the mind imagines, it
believes has really happened. If you imagine something bad
happening to you, you will feel the emotions as if it is
really happening. Success breeds success, so if you
visualise yourself achieving something, then it will help
you do just that. You may wish to visualise yourself
slimmer, healthier or wealthier for example. Or you may wish
to visualise yourself having achieved something, such as a
promotion or a new job. Make the image as real as you can,
use all of your senses, and do this as often as you can.
You are only limited by
your imagination. In fact you should notice that your
creative powers should increase the more that you use self
hypnosis, and your overall health and happiness will
increase. Stick with it. What I sometimes find is that
people will stop using hypnosis once they have made the
necessary improvements that they wished to make. However
that will only deny the overall benefits of the increased
relaxation, and things can slowly slip back to where they
started. Set a specific time to do it, even if it is only
once a week. If you have specific issues that you wish to
deal with, then increase this accordingly.
I hope me sharing this
technique with you will help some of you to improve your
mental and physical wellbeing, and realise what a useful
tool for change hypnosis is. I hope this contributes in some
way. Please feel free to contact me to share your success
stories, or for further advice.
