Self Hypnosis - Quick Tips
If you?re interested in trying self hypnosis to help alleviate a health condition, here are a few quick tips to make the time you spend as effective as possible: 1. Before you even begin, decide how you will present your suggestions to yourself. If you do this beforehand, you don?t run the risk of interrupting your hypnotic state. 2. You may even want to write out your suggestions before you begin. This is effective for two reasons. First, you?ll have them prepared and you won?t need to ?fumble? through your mind forming statements. But, this exercise can also be a great tool in visualizing your concerns and make them easier to remember.
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3. Don?t be afraid to adapt the process to your individual needs. The important points are all the same. If you can?t visualize standing at the top of a stairs, then see yourself on a deserted beach. Visualize that you?re following footsteps or counting palm trees. 4. If you find you?re having trouble relaxing your body try a different technique. A great alternative is to physically contract the muscles in each body area. Hold them this way for ten seconds, then release them. Then, visualize the tension leaving. 5. Some individuals visit a professional, licensed hypnotherapist for an initial, introductory session. During this visit, you can then learn what being in a state of hypnosis feels like. 6. Some find they?re so successful in self hypnosis that they don?t feel they need to take their prescribed medication. DO NOT make this decision on your own. Visit your personal health care practitioner and get his recommendation. Never alter your medication schedule without the explicit instructions of your health care practitioner. 7. If you?re using self hypnosis to overcome a painful condition, you should never use any suggestions that actually remove the pain. Experts say that if you do, you need to add a disclaimer to your system. Pain is a natural signal that something is amiss in your body. If pain didn?t exist, you may hurt yourself even more. If you feel strong enough that you must use some form of this statement, then say something along this line of thought: ?My back now feels wonderful and all the pain will be temporarily gone until the condition is healed or the condition worsens.? 8. There?s no right or wrong time to perform self hypnosis. One of the most effective times though is shortly before you go to sleep at night. The process of deliberately inducing relaxation helps you to fall asleep faster and get a better night?s sleep. You?ll also find that the affirmations, repeated shortly prior to bedtime, will soak through your subconscious mind quickly and easily.
