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A Journey into the Subconscious - A Guide in

Hypnosis

You are getting very sleepy....

Sit back and relax. Clear your head. You are about to take a journey into your subconscious.

When most people think of hypnosis, they envision an alluring individual standing on stage

surrounded by a highly susceptible participants sitting in chairs. These people are the guinea

pigs of the show. They are for the purpose of the audience to laugh at while they perform

different acts in the name of entertainment.

Some people believe hypnosis is real; some think they are cannot be hypnotized. Yet, most

people find the idea of hypnosis intriguing. But, do you really know what hypnosis is?

Hypnosis is a state of heightened suggestibility while in an artificially induced altered state of

consciousness. Depending on the situation, the person can be in a sleeplike condition where

they are willing to take direction from the hypnotist.

There are a few different forms of hypnosis. For the purpose of this article, hypnosis will be

referred to as the regular form of hypnosis (not the entertainment kind) or self-hypnosis.

These types of hypnosis are intended for reaching into your mind and learning more aboutyourself. While hypnosis shows can be entertaining, other forms can also be very beneficial!

FUN FACT!

Dr. Frank Mesmer was one of the first people to induce a person into a hypnotic state,

which is where the word mesmerized was derived from. Mesmerized is a former word for

hypnotized and is the ability to hold someone as if they were spellbound!
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Being Mesmerized...

The history of hypnosis can be confusing. A long, long time ago, hypnosis was thought to be

magical and a form of occult power. They could be seen as a way to communicate with gods

and spirits or healing the sick. However, once the 18

th

century came along, hypnosis couldfinally be seen from a scientific point of view. Through the work of Frank Mesmer, there was

finally a consistent method of hypnosis, which through the years, have been passed on and

further developed by his followers.

Mesmer was famous for performing mass inductions and usually did this by dressing in a

dark cloak and playing ethereal music in the background. This gave way to the magical sense

of hypnotism. It was also tied to his downfall. However, hypnosis worked. And with further

research from others, including James Braid in the 19th

Century, they were able to further

develop the theory to what we know today.

What's your answer!

Have you ever been hypnotized before?

Yes - but it was for entertainment purposes Yes - I have used it for personal reasons No - I can't be hypnotized No - I have never tried it Of course I have - everybody has been hypnotized It's neither yes or no - so I will just comment below!

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Hypnotizing yourself...

Every person reading this article has been hypnotized at least once. Dont believe me? Have

you ever caught yourself in a daydream? Have you ever been driving home from work andsuddenly you are pulling into your driveway without even remembering the drive? Have you

ever meditated? I am sure many of you have experienced these types of situations, or many

others. Which tells me, you have been hypnotized in the past.

Hypnosis works, and using certain techniques to induce self-hypnosis can be very beneficial

to your health and your ability to deal with stress. It is also a great way for you to tune into

your inner thought process and will help you open the door to your subconscious mind, all

while you are sitting at the controls.
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According to Oxford Hypnotherapy, Self-hypnosis is a perfectly safe, pleasant, non-toxic and

often more effective alternative to tranquillizers or painkillers. Self-hypnosis allows you to

rejuvenate your body and mind, leading to a greater sense of wellbeing.

What can you do with Self-Hypnosis

stop unwanted habits (like smoking, drinking, bad spending habits) manage stress increase concentration improve athletic performance improve self-confidence lose weight improve sleeping achieve goals tap into your ESP abilities

Now that you know all the benefits of self-hypnosis, are you ready to get started?

Most people imagine hypnotist using a tool, like the one here, swinging in front of their face, to put

them in a hypnotic trance. It is used to help you focus. Some have even used a light or a flickering

candle.

You are getting sleepy...

Imagine yourself on the top floor of a very large building. You are standing in the elevator

and about to go down. Looking around, you notice the elevator is completely made of glass

so you can see gaze at the beauty of outside.

The sky is a light blue and dotted with a few fluffy and soft clouds. The trees are flowing in

the wind and the birds are chirping a quiet and peaceful melody. You are feeling very relaxed

as you are encased by the beauty of nature.

The elevator slowly starts to move downward as you continue to look at the peaceful scene

outside.

You have started to descend. As you reach the 9 th floor, you feel your body getting

comfortable. Your arms are becoming heaving, your breathing is become slow and rhythmic.


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You descend another level. Your eyelids feel like they are filled with sand and they slowly

start to close.

Floor seven. Your entire body feels heavy and relaxed. Your breathing becomes slower and

slower and slower. Your eyelids are heavier and heavier. The more you fight, the harder it is

to keep them open, until finally you can no resist. You close your eyes.

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You are completely and fully relaxed.

NOTE: This is a great way to descend into hypnosis... however, for the purpose of this article,

I didn't finish the script. Feel free to add any other imagery you find relaxing to complete your

journey.

A few suggestions...

While you are putting yourself into a hypnotic trance here are a few suggestions.

NO SUDDEN or HARSH CHANGES OR WORDS. Remember, this is relaxing and using words inyour mind like suddenly or abruptly can impact the relaxation part of the process.

Make sure to add a suggestion that upon waking from the trance, you will feel fullyrecharged and refreshed. You want to be alert when you come out of your hypnosis session.

This is a great thing to add in at the beginning of the session (especially since it isnt

uncommon to dose off during a self-hypnosis session if you are inexperienced). If you add

this suggestion, a 20 minute hypnosis session will make you feel completely revived, almost

as if you had taken a 4 hour nap.

Add a suggestion to make it easier to go into a trance the next time you try self-hypnosis. Aswith most things, hypnotism becomes easier with practice.

Concentrate on your body parts. Individually tell each one to relax, including the muscles inyour face. This will help you obtain complete relaxation.

Create your own inner world. You are in control of your destiny. If you find floating on acloud relaxing, include this in your setting. Each person is different and each session will vary

depending on how you want to create your inner world.

Do not use hypnosis as a way to take a nap. While it is possible to dose off during a hypnosissession, if you fall asleep, you will no longer be receiving the benefits of the suggestions. If

you would like to fall asleep afterwards, you can add this in as a suggestion to fall asleep

after the hypnosis session has ended.

NOTE: Feel free to comment below and add other suggestions that you have found beneficial

to use during self-hypnosis.

What just happened?


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You may recognize this technique. You may have heard a hypnotist use this to put someone

else under during a show, or maybe you have been to a hypnotist yourself. This is, or

something similar to it, is the process to bring a person deeper into their subconscious.

You may use the script above as a guideline. This is also a great place to input your goals. For

instance

You have descended to the 6th

floor. A picture of you has entered into the scene. You will

notice something is different. The person you see is not the person in the elevator. This

person is stronger, has more confidence. This person is you in the future after you have

(insert bad habit here!)

Self-hypnosis is the ability to offer suggestions to better reach a persons goal. However, to

be successful it is very important to know what is to be achieved. To be better organized it is

advised to grab a notebook (or perhaps have a separate notebook just for your hypnosis

suggestions and goals) and write out your hypnosis session.

Each session should only concentrate on a total of 1 to 2 goals. Be clear about your goals and

write them down. This will help you set them in your mind.

The next step is to have a plan. Write down a script (similar to the one above) and include

what you want to say during your hypnosis session. This is the spot to repeat your goals. It is

ideal to express the same goals in different ways to help reinforce them into your

subconscious.

Self-hypnosis is very personal. You are going to want to create your own vision of what isrelaxing to you. You are going to want to imagine your goals and how you will achieve them.

If you can see it happen, it can happen. You want to reflect your own experiences. Talk to

yourself. You want to walk yourself through the whole process.

After all the prep work has been done, you can either record your script and play it back to

yourself or you can speak the script in your head. Now make yourself comfortable. Get as

relaxed as possible and try to make sure you are at a point where there will be little

(preferably no) distractions. Now count yourself down.

NOTE: Thank youdrbj for pointing this out. After all, we don't want you implanting difficult

to remove suggestions. IMPORTANT: Your mind will not accept a negative suggestion while

you are hypnotized. "No" and "not" are not recognized.

In other words, if you tell a subject or yourself, "You will no longer have a desire to smoke,"

the mind will only 'hear' "desire to smoke." If you say, "You will no longer wish to "eat any

type of candy," the mind will hear, "eat any type of candy."

Further research

The Sense in Extra Sensory Perception Do you have ESP? Do you understand the background and how it has been used? Take a look

and learn more about the background of extrasensory perception.
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The ESP Frequency Do you understand how the brain works? The brain communicates in frequencies. By

understanding the frequencies, you may be able to dive in a little closer to tapping into your

ESP abilities.

ESP, brain waves and hypnosis

What do they have in common? Many people are intrigued by the inner workings of the

brain. Some believe you can tap into the different levels. Psychics, strange occurances, dj

vu, the third eye - we all want to know more; some of us want to develop our own abilities.

Do you have what it takes?

ESP (extrasensory perception) is the ability to perceive or sense something outside of our 5

senses. All of us have ESP, however, some may not believe they do, and others are not

aware of how to clear their mind enough to actually tap into their ESP abilities.

Parapsychologists believe the human mind has powers we truly do not understand and we

can take in information without it passing through any of our 5 senses. Yet, not all scientists

are in agreement with ESP findings, since it has not been effectively proven either way.

However, if you believe in ESP and you think hypnosis works, you can combine the two to

help develop your own ESP. These telepathic abilities are buried deep within your

subconscious. With hypnosis, you can tap into these abilities. So, if you feel like brain

tapping, maybe we should think a little bit about brain waves.

The brain produces an electrical activity that we can measure. These are called brain waves.The electrical impulses are measured in hertz. Each different wave state, has a different

frequency. The four states of brain waves are: Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta. Each of these

brain states relate to hypnosis in some way.

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When your brain waves are being measured... this might be something similiar to what you might

see.

Beta is when you are completely awake. When you start a hypnosis session, this is were your

brain waves will measure. This is the state where your conscious mind is dominate. The brain

waves measure at 15-30 Hz.

Alpha is the daydreaming state. You may have closed your eyes and you may be relaxed.

This is the state when your subconscious is coming to the forefront. This is the part where

you will be able to tap into your inspiration and you will be at a heightened level of

creativity. You will be in a light hypnotic trance as your brain waves measure about 9-14 Hz.

This is were hypnotic suggestion will have the most powerful effects, since your

subconscious mind can not distinguish between imaginary and physical reality. It just does

what it is told or shown until it becomes a habit.

The Theta state is where the subconscious dominates and you will be in deep hypnosis.

When working with a hypnotist, this is were they will find out about past lives or surface

those buried emotions. This is also where a person must be if they are using

hypnoanaesthesia, where you are so deeply relaxed, you dont feel any pain. During this

stage, your brain waves are 4-8 Hz.

Delta is the stage of unconsciousness or sleep. You will not remember anything during this

stage. This is not a stage used during hypnosis. If a person falls into this stage, they have lost

focus and are no longer under hypnosis. While it is normal for a person to fall into this stage

for a moment or two, most will go right back into the Theta state. In Delta state, suggestions

will not be held in your subconscious mind. Your brain waves will measure from 1-3 Hz.

Understanding brain waves and how they work with hypnosis is not necessary to becomehypnotized. However, it can help you connect the experience to understand the whole


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process. During hypnosis, whether you have a hypnotist or you are doing self-hypnosis, it is

best to be in either the Alpha or Theta state. In Beta, your conscious mind has too much

control and in Delta, you cant suggest anything to your subconscious mind.

Being in a hypnotic trance will not turn you into a human duck... unless you would normally act that

way in consciousness!

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Every time you hear a bell ring, you will quake like a duck!

There is no danger involved in hypnosis, just the danger of being ignorant. Many people may

shy away from hypnosis because they feel it is playing in the devils playground. However,

there is no suggestion strong enough to make you do something you wouldnt do in normal

life. Therefore, those who are afraid of going in a hypnotic trance and suddenly become a

psycho killer, dont truly understand hypnosis. Unless you already have tendenc y, you will

not do anything from a hypnotic suggestion that you wouldnt do in real life.

According to Andre M. Weitzenhoffer, Ph.D., authority in the field of mind science,

Hypnosis is no more dangerous than natural sleep. There is no evidence that hypnosis in

itself weakens the will, damages the nervous system or in any way adversely affects the

physical or mental well being of individuals.

As of 1958, hypnosis was documented as a legitimate medical and dental treatment by the

American Medical Association. Hypnosis, while some may view it as brainwashing, is far from

it. While under hypnosis, you still remain in control of your actions, thoughts, and feelings.

With the help of a hypnotist, which is more like motivational coach, you can tap into your

subconscious.
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If you are trying to fight bad habits or lower stress levels, hypnosis is a great tool to use.

However, it is not guaranteed. While it can improve your odds of success, you still have to

want to accomplish your goal.

Some may shy away from hypnosis because of fear. But, isnt it more dangerous to not fully

understand how to use your mind?

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