Why Use Self-Hypnosis?

By Steve G. Jones

Self-hypnosis is also known as auto-hypnosis and is a form of hypnosis that is self-induced, using self-suggestion or autosuggestion. It can be very relative what can be put under the term self-hypnosis. Most of the people have experiences with some trans-like state in their everyday life, though they do not accept them as (self) hypnosis. For example, listening to some pre-recorded audio or another media can be also considered as form of hypnosis.

Other examples: being into a daydream state, becoming completely engrossed into some book or project, or being totally absorbed in your thoughts while driving a car, so you can miss the next turn. The difference between these trance-like states and self-hypnosis is that the first happens spontaneously while the self-hypnosis happens with specific motivation and suggestions toward some goal.

However, we all know what it means when we talk about hypnosis. Self-hypnosis is deliberate process with some purpose.It is proven method of achieving altered state of consciousness, and today's medicine uses different types of hypnosis, including self-hypnosis, in hypnotherapy.

Most of the people think of hypnotism as a mysterious and even dangerous phenomenon misused for mind control. Of course, there can be such manipulations, but self-hypnotism is proven useful clinical tool for many medical or psychotherapy practices that can help people to make significant changes in their lives.

Self-hypnosis is one of the altered states of consciousness characterized by a sense of peaceful relaxation and highly increased suggestibility. When you are under hypnosis, you are conscious but detached, meaning that you are able to observe what is happening but not in charge of it.

As your body and mind are very suggestible under hypnosis, it is possible that some of the show-buzz hypnotist can make you acting like a monkey on a stage, but used by reputable hypnotherapist or by yourself, many useful things and suggestions for your life can be done. Self-hypnosis is a very effective help for those seeking positive changes in their life. Practically everyone can learn how to use self hypnosis. Let us mentioned few specific changes you can achieve through self-hypnotism:

If it is properly trained, self-hypnosis is a completely safe, non-toxic and is usually far more effective than painkillers and tranquillizers, for example. It is an excellent ability to rejuvenate both your physical body and your mind, leading generally to a greater sense of well being.

As a state of mind in which suggestions are acted far more powerfully than into normal conditions, self-hypnosis (s well as hypnosis in general) makes you achieve a heightened focus and awareness of your consciousness. By suppressing the critical faculty, (auto)suggestions are passed directly to your unconscious mind. It will accept them and make them your habits.

It is critically to learn self-hypnosis from scientifically proven sources such us specialists and hypnotherapists. You can also find CDs or books with curses on this ability, but you must be sure about their credibility as well. There should be no improvisations with achieving an altered state of consciousness such us hypnosis, especially when you make it by yourself.

From the right hands of proven expert to your hands (and mind), self-hypnosis will be a great tool to support your complete growth, including the spiritual one. You can easily learn to provide hypnotic suggestions to yourself, but you have to avoid any possibility of abuse.

It is also good to know that your self-induced hypnosis cannot be as deep as it is a case when you are hypnotized by a specialist or hypnotherapist. This is because you have to stay in control over yourself in order to be able to make the suggestions. However, this should not stop you. With the time, you will become quite able to perform self-hypnotic séances that will be strong enough to help you overcome most of the problems in your life.

It is also very important to properly choose a technique of self-hypnosis that is most appropriate to you. Generally speaking, you need a quiet place to sit or lay down. Than you should relax yourself without falling asleep - you can count down from 100. When relaxed enough, you can start repeating some affirmations connected with suggestions you want to put into your subconscious. At the end of the session, slowly waken yourself with suggestion that you will open your eyes refreshed, and then open your eyes.

As we mentioned above, this is only a general approach to self-hypnotic practice, not using some specific technique or method. We will do it in another article.

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