Hypnosis admin on 11 Aug 2010 05:58 pm
How To Do Instant Self Hypnosis
Hypnotizing yourself is both fun and useful but how can you actually do instant self hypnosis? Does it take years of practice or are there short cuts you can take to make the process as quick and easy as its name suggests?
Here’s how you can get a head start with instant self hypnosis:
Find a quiet place for your instant self hypnosis
Whilst it’s possible to hypnotize yourself with background noise happening, it’s easier without it. So find somewhere quiet where you’re unlikely to be disturbed. Let others around you know if they’re in the habit of knocking on your door or otherwise invading your personal space.
Close your eyes
OK, make sure you’re sitting or laying down first. But let your eyes close themselves. Start to breath deeply and let your whole body begin to relax…
Relax, bit by bit
Especially when you’re starting out it’s a good idea to consciously relax your whole body. Work your way up from your toes or down from your head, it doesn’t matter which. In your mind, address each part of your body in turn and ask it to relax, deeper than it’s ever relaxed before. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at just how deep a state of relaxation you can achieve this way.
Start on your hypnotic commands
Hopefully you’ve already decided on a subject to tackle (if not, just enjoy relaxing this time).
Work on one subject at a time – it’s better this way, especially when you’re first starting – and repeat your hypnotic suggestions to yourself.
Make these suggestions positive: “I am thin and healthy” works better rather than “I am no longer overweight” because our minds struggle to process negative thoughts. Memorize a few similar suggestions and go through them a number of times in your head.
With each suggestion, do your best to picture an image in your mind’s eye that fits the suggestion. So if you’re working on losing weight, see yourself slimmer and wearing clothes that show off your new, slender, self. Visualize others congratulating you on achieving your target and maybe even asking for help to do the same themselves.
Repeat thse suggestions several times each. Some people find it easier to go through them in turn, others find that repeating each suggestion a number of times works well – seven is often the number of repetitions chosen. Experiment to see which works best for you.
Then count yourself out of your hypnotic trance and back into the real world.