Self-hypnosis and active self-hypnosis: 6 steps to internal change

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If you are on this page, then you know what self-hypnosis and immersion technique are. But for the rest of us, we need to explain a little what self-hypnosis is, how you can work with it and what you can use it for. But more on that below. A description of the technique itself is also below. If you need the equipment itself, scroll below.

What is self-hypnosis

Self-hypnosis is a procedure aimed at distracting from everyday problems and relieving psychological stress. This process is performed by a person independently, without the intervention of a hypnotist. There is hypnosis for fulfilling desires, for achieving goals, for instilling long-term attitudes. Self-hypnosis classes are conducted using special techniques that allow you to immerse yourself in a state of hypnotic trance.

Self-hypnosis for beginners is a powerful tool in the fight against fears and uncertainty, as well as an assistant in achieving your goals.

Scope of self-hypnosis

Naturally, most serious mental or psychological problems cannot always be solved using this method. The severity of a particular condition is the main point in choosing effective psychotherapy. Self-hypnosis is rather an effective method to manage your life, set those criteria and formulations that a person really considers necessary, helps to get rid of subconscious fears and obstacles. At the same time, the scope of application of the self-hypnosis technique is quite versatile and covers most of all psychological problems.

The main areas of application of self-hypnosis:

⦁ Correction of the reaction to stress. You can use special settings that will help you take a more pragmatic approach to the problem of acute external factors on the human psyche. Promotes the correction of a specific reaction to stress, which is dictated by the temperament and character of each individual, destroys patterned behavior and builds new patterns, which helps to cope with problems more effectively.

⦁ Normalization of rest and sleep patterns. Due to an imbalance in this area, a person is unable to fully relax, therefore, performance and concentration decrease. With the help of self-hypnosis, you can instill in yourself specific goals for sound, restorative sleep and improve a person’s well-being. The condition is also corrected after a long rest, in which a surge of strength, energy and enthusiasm should be felt.

⦁ Getting rid of dependencies. Even alcohol abuse, smoking, and drugs can be eliminated from your life thanks to self-hypnosis. The correct attitude towards a healthy lifestyle and dependence on the constant desire to maintain one’s bad habits helps to improve a person’s well-being and get rid of the unpleasant symptoms of withdrawal. That is, you can directly convince yourself that there is no feeling of dependence on a specific habit.

⦁ Setting for body weight correction. In most cases, the causes of obesity lie in the psychological state of a person, who thus reacts to unfavorable external conditions or copes with psychological stress. If this is so, then with the help of self-hypnosis you can change this option and put the wording on weight loss.

⦁ Getting rid of fears, obsessions, shyness and self-doubt. Any psychological characteristics of a person that create difficulties in routine life are corrected using self-hypnosis. You can tune yourself to a specific trend in behavior, eliminate pathological fears, thereby simplifying daily tasks and improving your quality of life.

⦁ Treatment of psychosomatic diseases. There is a category of diseases that manifest themselves as real symptoms of dysfunction of internal organs, but a detailed examination does not reveal any changes. That is, the cause of all signs of disease lies in the psychological characteristics of the reactivity of the human psyche. Most diseases in this category are chronic and sluggish nosologies that are difficult to treat and are prone to spontaneous remissions and exacerbations.

Self-hypnosis techniques

You can work with your own subconscious using different tools:

• self-hypnosis techniques;
• techniques of immersion in trance through fixation of attention.

Let's take a closer look at each of them.

Self-hypnosis technique

This self-hypnosis technique works like this:

1. First you need to take a comfortable position, preferably in a sitting position. You can lean your elbows on the back of a chair or chair with a soft surface.
2. Then you should close your eyes and relax.
3. To enter a trance, you need to slowly inhale air through your nose using diaphragmatic breathing. Exhale through your mouth.
4. Breathing in this rhythm for several minutes will allow you to achieve greater relaxation: feel your heart rate slow, muscles relax, and blood flow to your extremities.
5. As soon as the body comes to a state of complete rest, you can move on to the next exercise.
6. Inhale in four counts, then hold your breath for four counts and slowly exhale in two counts. After exhaling, hold your breath again for four counts. In order to enter a trance state, you need to perform three to four cycles in a row until complete immersion.
7. After a person has entered a trance, you can begin self-hypnosis - repeating settings or programs many times, depending on the goal.

Attention fixation technique

To go into a trance using this technique, you need to focus your attention on any object or sound. This could be a point on the wall, a candle flame, a heartbeat, the sound of water, etc.

After the object of fixation has been chosen, it is necessary to focus on it and distract from extraneous factors. All incoming thoughts are “pushed aside”, attention returns to the object. It is necessary to maintain focused attention for 5–10 minutes, then the body will gradually begin to plunge into a state of complete relaxation. At this stage, you need to shift your attention to your inner world and stay in this state for a few more minutes. After a feeling of slight numbness sets in, the dive can be considered successful.

After entering a trance by fixing your attention, you can begin to work on the subconscious.

Self-hypnosis

Self-hypnosis is the conscious, controlled ability of a person to immerse himself in a hypnotic state, as well as the ability to realize various phenomena characteristic of a hypnotic state. The technique of self-hypnosis must include a component called self-hypnosis.

Self-hypnosis is the introduction into the brain of figuratively imagined commands or attitudes against the background of a hypnotic state of consciousness.

Self-hypnosis is absolutely safe for health and is the most effective method of self-influence and mental self-regulation.

With the help of self-hypnosis, you can learn to control the physical and mental processes of your body, overcoming crisis situations, resolving psychophysiological problems, getting rid of psychosomatic disorders and chronic diseases.

Crisis situations

Using self-hypnosis, a person can mobilize his internal reserves and resources to overcome crisis situations. The hypnotic state is useful, first of all, because it opens up opportunities for making changes in the psyche. By introducing oneself into self-hypnosis, a person can focus his attention much more deeply on a problematic situation, thinking about its different sides. Remaining calm and confident in crisis situations, he is able to clearly control his emotions and his behavior.

Another feature is the psychological effect of self-hypnosis, which changes a person’s perception, giving new meaning to an old situation.

Self-hypnosis can be successfully used by people who lack self-confidence before speaking in large audiences or at concerts.

Psychophysiological problems.

Self-hypnosis can be used to work with yourself, effectively solving problems of fatigue and improving performance.

Using self-hypnosis, athletes can successfully program “victory states” in themselves. People of the artistic and intellectual type, using self-hypnosis, can increase their creative capabilities.

Psychosomatic disorders and chronic diseases.

Psychosomatics (from the Greek Psyche - soul, Soma - body) in a broad sense is a term adopted in medicine to designate an approach to explaining diseases, in which special attention is paid to the role of mental factors in the occurrence, course and outcome of somatic diseases.

Psychosomatic disorders are understood as a wide range of diseases in which there is an interrelation and interdependence of neuropsychic and somato-neurological pathologies and in which psychosocial problems and the accompanying emotional stress are significant factors in the occurrence or exacerbation of the disease process.

Chronic (long-term) diseases are almost always a psychosomatic condition.

For patients with psychosomatic disorders and chronic diseases, the technique of self-hypnosis has proven itself in practice. Optimal results are achieved with regular use.

We must be aware that we do not always set ourselves the goal of curing a serious illness. In a chronic disease, the goal may be sustained remission[1] or maintenance of remission without the use of medications. This is an ideal option for chroniclers. If, during such treatment, remission lasts for years and decades, this is a very good result. For psychosomatic disorders, complete recovery may be the ideal option.

Self-hypnosis is a psychological technique that always aims to achieve a specific result.

Self-hypnosis includes the following steps:

1. Making a decision to independently make certain changes in yourself (with a clear formulation of goals and objectives), using the technique of self-hypnosis;

2. Neuromuscular relaxation;

3. Putting yourself into a hypnotic state;

4. Implementation of the therapeutic program through:

• self-hypnosis of verbal formulas;
• visualization (mental visual representation) of one’s own image endowed with the desired qualities;
• visualization and color manipulation;

5. Exit from the state of self-hypnosis and consolidation of new qualities with real actions in the post-hypnotic period.

Making a decision to make certain changes in yourself.

In crisis situations or emerging psychophysiological problems that do not reach the level of illness, a person himself can decide to use self-hypnosis. In such situations, he must analyze his state, psychophysiological resources and clearly define goals: change behavior or emotional reactions to various situations, get rid of obsessive thoughts or actions, etc. and so on.

When using self-hypnosis for therapeutic purposes, one must be very careful. Without medical education, you cannot diagnose yourself. Even if you know that you have a psychosomatic disorder or a chronic disease, treatment should be prescribed by a doctor.

Using self-hypnosis, a person must rely on the conclusion of the attending physician about the presence of a particular disease. It is advisable that your doctor approves your use of self-hypnosis and conducts dynamic monitoring of your health.

Neuromuscular relaxation.

To use the state of self-hypnosis more effectively, a person must learn to relax well. The ability to relax the muscles of the body and feel muscle tone comes to some immediately, while others need training. The essence of neuromuscular relaxation is to relax all muscles as much as possible. A little independent practice, as a rule, gives good results and a person learns to relax quickly and deeply.

If you can’t relax on your own, you can use a method called Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation. It is based on the fact that with the help of concentration, one first develops the ability to capture the feeling of muscle tension and relaxation, and then develops the skill of mastering the voluntary relaxation of tense muscle groups. Exercises to tense and relax muscles are done sequentially, starting from the muscles of the upper extremities and sequentially moving to the muscles of the lower extremities. First, a short-term tension is applied to a group of muscles, which are then completely relaxed, and attention is focused on the feeling of relaxation in that area. After complete relaxation, move on to the next muscle group. This is done until all muscles are relaxed.

Introduction to a state of self-hypnosis.

To put yourself into a hypnotic state, we recommend following the following instructions.

Take a comfortable position (comfortably sitting in a chair or lying on the sofa with your arms extended along your body).

The first stage of self-hypnosis is “closing the eyes.” This means a condition in which, while awake, you cannot open your eyes.

1. Say “one” to yourself and at the same time think: “My eyelids are becoming heavy.” Just think about it, focus on this thought, be imbued with it, believe in it while you think about it. Drive away any other thought, such as this: “I wonder if this will work.” Focus on one thought: “My eyelids are becoming very, very heavy.” If you have only this one thought, if you concentrate on it, imbued with it and believe in it at the same time as you think about it, your eyelids will begin to get heavy. Don't expect them to get very heavy; when they start to get heavy, move on to the next phase.

2. Say “two” to yourself and at the same time think: “My eyelids are now very heavy, they are closing on their own.” As in the first phase, think only about this, concentrate on this thought, believe in it. Do not forcefully close your eyes or try to keep them open, but concentrate on a single thought: “My eyelids are now so heavy that they are closing themselves,” and at the same time, while you repeat this single thought, let your eyelids act on their own. If you are imbued with this thought, concentrate on it to the exclusion of all others, if you are imbued with it and believe in it, while you think about it, your eyelids will slowly close. When the eyelids close, leave them in this state.

3. Mentally say “three” and at the same time think: “My eyelids are tightly closed, I cannot open my eyes, despite all my efforts.” Repeat this mentally as before, think only about this, focus on this thought, imbue it with it and believe in it. But at the same time try to open your eyes; you will notice that you cannot do this until you say “open”, and then your eyes will instantly open. Don't be discouraged if your first attempts at self-hypnosis are unsuccessful. Most often, when learning self-hypnosis, the first two or three attempts end in failure, since usually the ability to focus on only one thought to the exclusion of all others is still lacking.

Failure does not at all indicate insufficient mental abilities. To focus on one single thought to the exclusion of all others, you need to master a new skill that requires persistence in practice. And if you fail the first time, you have to try again. If you are able to control your thinking processes, you will be able to focus on one thought; and once you can do this, self-hypnosis will become available to you.

Then, when your eyes close, you will move to the next phase and think: “My eyelids are tightly closed, I cannot open my eyes despite all my efforts.” You must constantly return to this thought, this one thought, and while you are thinking this, try to open your eyes. The entire time you concentrate on this single thought, your eyelids will remain closed. Your eyelid muscles will strain to open your eyes, but they will remain closed until you say out loud or mentally, “Open.”

4. Now move on to acceleration. Carry out the first phase as before, and at the moment when your eyelids become heavy, move on to the second phase. While you say “two,” think the said thought once (twice at most), but eliminate all other thoughts. When your eyes are closed, say “three” and again think about the said thought once (or at most twice), but only about it. Your eyelids will remain closed. Open them with the “open” command.

Now begin again whatever you were doing, but instead of saying “one,” “two,” and “three,” limit yourself to thinking about those numbers in the same order. Finally, do the entire exercise without numbers, but repeat the thought of the first, then the second and third phases once each. After sufficient practice, you will be able to close your eyes and keep your eyelids closed almost instantly, just once by thinking the thought of the third phase.

You will soon notice that you have gained speed and are able to control yourself more and more confidently. Once you have mastered the ability to concentrate on only one thought (phase one or two), you can almost instantly move to the third phase, which represents a complex thought. The touchstone of success in self-hypnosis is the ability to quickly close your eyes. When you achieve this, you will be able to achieve the depth of trance that is necessary to fearlessly face the problems that trouble you.

When you achieve the closing of your eyes and relaxation, which will increase simultaneously with the closing of your eyes, you will have reached the first stage of the trance of self-hypnosis. Now you are able to perceive the suggestions that you will give yourself.

As with closing the eyes, where speed is achieved through repeated repetition, the following phases require training. The secret of success lies in the ability to focus on only one thought, to the exclusion of all others, to become imbued with it and believe in it.

Try simple suggestions first. For example: squeeze your left index finger with your right hand. Think: “I can’t free my finger.” As before, focus on this single thought, imbue it with faith, and at the same time try to free your finger. He will be chained until you think, “Now I can free him.”

The state of self-hypnosis, as well as the usual hypnotic state, is characterized by hypnotic and post-hypnotic effects.

It is easier for a person who has previously attended hypnosis sessions and was in a hypnotic state to induce a state of self-hypnosis. The memory of the past hypnotic state can refresh and restore those sensations that were during hypnosis. At the initial stages of learning self-hypnosis, the patient is recommended to reproduce the situation of a hypnotic session (dimmed light, specific music, body position, etc.) 1-2 times a day at home.

In the future, if you follow certain, clearly established rules and regularly practice self-hypnosis, you can learn to put yourself into a state of hypnotic trance, sometimes even deeper than it was during hypnosis sessions with a psychotherapist.

Recommendations for persons who were previously in a hypnotic state induced by a psychotherapist. “Get comfortable and relax by taking a few deep breaths. Remember the hypnosis session. Try to relax, as you did when you were hypnotized. When you relax, tell yourself mentally that you are about to enter a state of deep hypnosis. Take three deep breaths, and as soon as you take the third breath, you will fall into a very deep hypnotic trance. During hypnosis, you will be able to think and maintain complete control over yourself. You can make any suggestion to yourself while you are under hypnosis, and exhibit all the hypnotic phenomena you wish. To wake up, all you have to do is tell yourself that you are waking up. Then you will count from ten to one and at the count of “one” you will finally wake up. If a critical situation arises while you are hypnotized, you will instantly awaken to take all necessary measures.

Implementation of the therapeutic program.

Implementing a therapeutic program means imagining a pre-compiled scenario, plot, verbal formula of suggestions or color based on the requirements of the final goal. If you are capable of imaginative thinking, you need to focus on the plot and break it down frame by frame from the initial state to the desired one.

Having chosen an image or formula of suggestion, you must concentrate on it as much as possible. But in practice, it can be quite difficult to keep attention on them for a long time. A series of extraneous thoughts and images arises. After you realize that you have left the original image, you need to return to it, but not immediately, but through the entire chain of thoughts and images in reverse order.

By practicing self-hypnosis, modeling various images, you can create individual images-symbols of health for yourself.

For skin diseases, it is recommended to imagine the affected areas of the skin on which balsamic dressings are applied. You can imagine how, when applying a bandage, the itching and burning sensation from the affected area of ​​the skin goes away, and a pleasant coolness appears. By slowly removing the bandage, you can see healthy, tender skin.

If you tend to abstract from images, correlating the desired state with a specific color, then you should concentrate your attention on a specific color, holding it and increasing its brightness.

For those suffering from chronic headaches, we can recommend the following figurative and color combination: “Concentrate your attention inside your head. Visually and figuratively imagine the intracranial space as black. Then gradually roll the black color into a lump so that outside of it the color becomes lighter and lighter. Gradually, slowly, replace the black color with a light one (preferably blue or green), relaxed, constantly observing the color change. When the color changes completely, the headache will go away.

If you have psoriasis or any other skin disease, visually imagine the affected areas in some unpleasant color for you. After you clearly imagine this, replace the color of the affected areas with another color, the one you prefer. When performing this operation, make sure that the color changes occur gradually. Step by step you will see new skin sprouting right before your eyes. Do this slowly and very visually.

Positive images of the past can be effective: You are swimming in the sea, basking in the sun, lying in a warm bath with aromatic additives, etc. The discomfort that has disappeared after these procedures is an objective indicator of the success of self-hypnosis.

One of the most common problems with which patients turn to doctors is sleep disturbance. Prolonged difficulty falling asleep, restless sleep, unpleasant dreams, sleep that does not give rest and much more. Self-hypnosis helps to cope with some of these conditions. For the above problems, it is good to use self-hypnosis immediately in the evening before bedtime, transferring the state of self-hypnosis to sleep. To do this, you can use images of a person sleeping soundly, warm and soft colors. The formulas of suggestions may sound like this: “I easily and quickly fall into a pleasant drowsiness, which envelops me more and more. My sleep is calm, deep, with joyful, bright dreams. In the morning I wake up cheerful and well rested.”

A dream is a product of the unconscious functioning of the brain. However, this does not mean that a person cannot control his dreams. Maybe. Moreover, a person can order dreams for himself. Learn to control your dreams: erase unnecessary and disturbing images, fill them with black paint, stop dangerously developing plots, etc.

The formation of healing dreams is another way a person influences himself when he edits or rewrites the script of his life in his dreams.

The use of suggestion formulas has its own specifics. Suggestion formulas (SF) during self-hypnosis can be short, consisting of one sentence, or long, included in some context.

PV for alcohol addiction: “The very sight of alcohol disgusts me, the smell of alcohol disgusts me. Never a drop of alcohol anywhere.”

FV for toxicosis and vomiting of pregnant women: “Any food is pleasant to me. I have a wonderful appetite. I eat well and with pleasure.”

FV with anxiety: “I’m not afraid of anxiety. There are many sorrows in life, and I will endure them all. You don't have to get rid of everything unpleasant to feel confident. From now on I will be able to control my emotions. I don’t want to worry too much about everything, because there is no sufficient reason for this. I will try to stay calm even in difficult situations. I am in control." These suggestions can be associated with certain post-hypnotic cues (see below). For example: “I have self-control and can relax by focusing on my breathing. I consciously slow my breathing. I remember that I can cope with the feeling of anxiety. After all, this has happened to me before. Everything will be fine, I close my eyes for a moment and imagine a peaceful environment. Now, whenever I feel anxiety coming on, I will breathe deeper. It’s like I turn the light on and off or slowly turn it down and turn it up using a relay... I regulate my state... from the depths of the subconscious... from the inside... I confidently move towards the goal.”

Rules for drawing up self-hypnosis formulas:

1. Positive wording. You should talk about what you want to get, and not about what you want to get rid of: “Every day I become more and more confident,” “When I come out of a hypnotic trance, I will be in a great mood and feel great.”

2. In the formulas of suggestion there should be no particles “NOT” and “NI”. Negative particles are often not perceived by our consciousness. If you tell yourself, “I don’t want to be upset,” the command will be perceived as “I want to be upset.” Therefore, the formula of suggestions in this case should be: “I want to be calm in any, the most difficult life situations.”

3. Brevity. Long phrases often lose meaning. Therefore, the formula should be as short as possible.

4. Unambiguity. The formula for self-hypnosis should be unambiguous. The ambiguity of interpretation of the suggestion formula is reflected in the result.

5. Eco-friendly. The implemented formulas of suggestions should not harm you or make you worse. Remember that realizing a desire has many consequences, and these consequences are not always what can benefit you.

Examples of suggestion formulas:

— I can easily cope with problematic situations.

— Every day I become more and more cheerful.

Color, images and suggestion formulas can be combined.

Exiting the state of self-hypnosis and consolidating new qualities with real actions in the post-hypnotic period.

When you have fully worked out the therapeutic program, you will mentally give yourself the command to open your eyes. Not everyone can do it quickly. Most people do not return immediately from a state of self-hypnosis. A strong drowsiness overcomes. Slowly and gradually the normal feelings and sensations of your body return. There's no need to rush. You can leave this state for as long as you need it.

There is no need to worry even if you fall asleep during the self-hypnosis procedure. Most often in such situations, self-hypnosis turns into normal sleep. Awakening occurs after 20-30 minutes, after which a well-rested person returns to his normal world.

Self-hypnosis to fulfill your desires

Working with the subconscious is a great way to get closer to achieving your dreams. Self-hypnosis will allow you to access the unconscious part of the mind, which a person usually does not pay attention to in everyday life. This part is responsible for aspirations, desires, dreams and opportunities. Turning to your inner self will allow you to influence it in a variety of ways. Thoughts are material, therefore, while in a state of trance, you can program your own subconscious to achieve success or strive for wealth. We will tell you further about how to learn self-hypnosis yourself.

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Method of entering a lucid dream:

There is an interesting exercise called “Sivasana”. All you need to do is lie down straight and relax. Lying on your back, extend your arms straight along your body and spread your legs slightly to the sides.

Focus on your little toes, and as you move up to your head, relax every part of your body. Do not move during this time, even with one finger.

You must remain motionless. Don't think about absolutely anything. Concentrate your attention completely on the back of your head. After some time, you will stop feeling your body - it will fall asleep. There will be a certain state, as if you are paralyzed. This is how you will enter a lucid dream. It’s as if you’ve tricked your body into falling asleep and still being able to control your dreams.

“I dream. Sometimes it seems to me that this is the only right thing in the world.”

Haruki Murakami

Interesting books about lucid dreams:

• “The Practice of Lucid Dreaming” Stephen LaBerge
• “Lucid dreaming and out-of-body experience” Alexey Ksendzyuk
• “Dream Yoga and Natural Light Practice” by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

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Self Hypnosis Guide

The recommendations below will help you plunge into a trance state.

1. The place in which self-hypnosis will take place must be soundproof or inaccessible to extraneous sounds. It is necessary to dive without outside interference.
2. This also applies to the temperature of the chosen place: it should be comfortable, as this can become a distraction.
3. You should not dive after a hard day at work, while in a state of extreme fatigue.
4. Before the session, it is imperative to satisfy physiological needs.
5. Before diving, it is recommended to complete all important matters, thoughts about which may distract you during the session.
6. During self-hypnosis, you need to relax your entire body, from your fingertips to the top of your head. This exercise will help you achieve complete relaxation:

Audio recordings for the treatment of phobias and immersion in ultra-deep stages of hypnosis.

“- Please tell me where should I go from here? -Where do you want to go? - answered the Cat. “I don’t care...” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter where you go,” said the Cat. “...just to get somewhere,” Alice explained. “You’ll definitely end up somewhere,” said the Cat. “You just have to walk long enough.”

Somnambulism (deep stage of hypnosis) is a mode of brain operation in which all mental forces are subordinated to one idea or feeling. The criterion for achieving this state can be considered amnesia (memory loss) and hallucinations (with eyes closed).

For therapeutic purposes, “light somnambulism” is usually used - the middle stage of hypnosis (two points according to Katkov, the level of eyelid catalepsy in Elman’s induction), but even this level of immersion will require courage. It will be necessary to give up everyday fears about hypnosis (“they will turn you into zombies, break your psyche”) and think about why the two-century practice of using hypnosis in medicine has not led to licensing of hypnotherapy activities? Having answered this question within yourself, think about the purpose of going into somnambulism. Do you want to get rid of a psychosomatic illness or just experience the feeling of hypnotic nirvana? Both are good, but in the first case you need to be prepared for the fact that familiar symptoms will arise at some stage. After all, you want to get rid of them? Then, while listening to the recording, you will have to not only put up with them, but also hold on to them and even savor them. This is necessary so that the process of therapy can begin in the free layers of the psyche that you have uncovered.

Please use audio recordings freely. You can turn on any of them from the place where you can surrender to the surging emotions: sob excitedly, and laugh convulsively, and have hysterics, and express thoughts out loud. You can use both tracks alternately, switching from the first to the second or vice versa as soon as any obstacle arises. The main thing is not to forget that this is not a treatment, but a “tester” - a game of hypnotherapy. The hypnostimulator is designed to create an advertising and propaganda effect so that you become more serious about the possibilities of hypnotherapy. Therefore, the smoothing or even complete disappearance of painful symptoms should not mislead you - you just got the opportunity to make sure that hypnotherapy is indicated for you. Now you know for sure that you should make an appointment with a live specialist to undergo a full course of treatment.

Good luck! Hypnotherapist Gennady Ivanov.

Self-hypnosis: features of immersion

When working with the subconscious you need to consider:

• With each inhalation you need to slightly raise your body, with each exhalation you need to lower it a little, plunging more and more into yourself.
• For the first time, you can try fixing attention on your own hand: you need to clench your palm into a fist gradually, for several minutes, remembering every sensation experienced.
• During the session, you can visualize going down the stairs, each step of which will represent a deeper immersion within yourself.
• While in a trance, you can imagine landscapes or settings associated with peace. It could be a calm sea, floating clouds or the crackling of logs in the fireplace. The image can be both visual and auditory.

Self-hypnosis technique for immersion in a lucid dream: reviews

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Good day to all! I have been suffering from nightmares since I was 10 years old. Now I’m 28 years old and I’ve finally gotten rid of them. Self-hypnosis lucid dream helped me with this. I followed one technique for immersing myself in a lucid dream, which I found on the Internet. It suggested replaying all your nightmares, especially those that often recur. And replace the bad with something good. That's what I did. You could say I let all the nightmares go through me again and imagined the good instead of the terrible. Now, when I start having that nightmare dream that I had before, it’s as if everything in it has been replayed and I see what I’ve changed in it. For me it was very simple. I’m glad that self-hypnosis, the technique of immersing yourself in a lucid dream, helped me so much!

I am very afraid of snakes and for some reason I always dream about them. Maybe I inspire this in myself, go to bed and see my fears. I decided to try self-hypnosis lucid dreaming. When I performed one of the techniques, replacing my country with something, it seemed like it was nonsense. But what was my surprise when in my dreams I began to see not snakes, but long balls. All this time I imagined that there were ordinary balls on the ground, from which various figures were also twisted. I woke up one day after this and laughed for a long time. I really lost my phobia with snakes. Self-hypnosis technique for inducing lucid sleep really works! Try it, I would even say that it lifts your spirits when you try to replace some monsters with something funny.

“When I wake up, I have to convince myself that my dreams are not reality, and my reality is not a dream.”

Cecelia Ahern

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The benefits of the technique

Self-hypnosis is an absolutely safe procedure for a person’s mental and physical health. The benefits of self-diving are that it:

• helps to understand your own inner world;
• helps fulfill desires;
• helps to program the mind to realize goals and objectives;
• can influence a person’s perception of the world;
• can change a person's life.

Important! By regularly practicing self-hypnosis, a person gets an excellent opportunity to control his own subconscious.

Self-hypnosis lucid dreams: application

Self-hypnosis, the technique of immersing yourself in a lucid dream, makes it possible to simulate any situations that are simply impossible in real life. There are two realities:

• Reality in the realm of the unconscious. Having learned this method, you will be able to control your dreams, change them and make the dream affect your real life. For example, very often a person dreams of falling from a height. Falling can be replaced by flying and in real life you can eliminate the fear of heights.
• A virtual reality. Self-hypnosis for lucid dreams can be considered in virtual reality. There are no restrictions here. You yourself, as you imagine a dream.

“The interesting thing about life is that in it dreams can come true.”

Paulo Coelho

Practical guide for beginners

For those who are just starting to practice self-hypnosis, it is better to start by performing simple actions.

1. The first step is to choose a place taking into account all the recommendations so that not a single factor distracts from the process.
2. For beginners, it is best to immerse yourself in a trance using breathing techniques and exercises: they are considered the simplest and most effective.
3. Self-hypnosis occurs through the introduction of formulas containing instructions for fulfilling desires, achieving goals, improving health, etc.
4. The finished formula must be repeated a large number of times, constantly visualizing its result.
5. After repeating the installation multiple times, you need to stay in a trance a little longer and get out of it.
6. Repeating the settings after completing the hypnosis session will help consolidate the result.

By the way: an example of a ready-made formula would be the phrases: “I am completely healthy”, “I am absolutely happy”, “I earn money without difficulty”, “I can lose weight so easily”.

What rules must be followed when practicing self-hypnosis:

• speech attitudes are formulated in the present tense;
• a ready-made formula expresses a complete thought;
• negative formulations are replaced by affirmative ones;
• statements are made in the first person;
• attitudes should not be unpleasant or irritating to the person pronouncing them;
• attitudes do not contain negativity towards people.

Thought Release Technique

How to quickly clear your thoughts of negative memories? For this there is a simple and effective psychotechnique “Balloon”. Imagine a deflated balloon above your head. Take a breath, and as you exhale, imagine how all the black negative thoughts come out of your head like a dark cloud into a ball. The balloon is inflated not by air, but by your negative thoughts.

Do this until you are free of the burden of negative memories and worries. Then take a deep breath and exhale and imagine how a round ball, along with your thoughts, comes off and flies into the sky. This psychotechnics always helps, especially if anxious thoughts prevent you from falling asleep at night.

The main stages of self-hypnosis

The average session time takes about 20 minutes. Step-by-step instructions for self-hypnosis include the following steps:

1. Determining the purpose and objectives of self-hypnosis. For example: “I want to acquire the healthy habit of running in the morning (goal 1) and eating right (goal 2). I work on my subconscious (task 1) and control my mind (task 2).”
2. Achieving complete relaxation of the whole body. This exercise will help you do this.
3. Immersion in a state of trance.
4. Introduction of ready-made formulas into the subconscious through repeated repetition and visualization.
5. Exit from a trance state.
6. Carrying out a post-hypnotic installation. For example, if the goal of self-hypnosis was weight loss, then the suggestion after leaving the trance may sound like this: “From now on, every time I want to eat something harmful, I will remember my desire, and my appetite will be replaced by the desire to continue moving towards my goal.” goals".

Meditation

Meditation is the concentration of thought on one object and the exclusion of all other thoughts and experiences. An important part of any meditation is stopping internal dialogue. Inside himself, a person scrolls through different thoughts, remembers conversations with other people: his mind is constantly busy with mental activity, which is called internal dialogue.

What can you do to clear your thoughts of internal dialogue? There is a very simple technique for this: you need to look at both your hands at the same time, and carefully. The mind will immediately stop conducting internal dialogue, as it will be busy contemplating two objects at the same time. Another method to stop the flow of unnecessary thoughts: focus on your breathing process, carefully record each inhalation/exhalation and listen to the sound of breathing. After a couple of minutes, your thoughts will be completely cleared of the vain dialogue.

The stages of meditation are as follows:

• determination of the object of meditation (installation);
• entering a state of emptiness;
• feeling within oneself of a given attitude and contemplating it;
• exit from a state of emptiness with an attitude embedded in the subconscious.

For meditation to be effective, the instructions must be short and succinct. It is important to feel them inside yourself, your inner world. How long will this take? Everyone has their own deadlines for implementation. During meditation, you need to be aware of the creation of another reality, as if in an “empty place” or in emptiness. The meditation can be repeated as needed.

Self-hypnosis practice - what to pay attention to

The finished formula of suggestion must be repeated many times, using various synonyms. This will help you visualize your desire or goal. For example, if you need to instill confidence in yourself in front of people, you can repeat the following words: “I feel calm and confident, I am comfortable in any society, I easily find a common language with people, my confidence is growing every minute.”

If a person has a goal, the implementation of which is possible only over a long period of time, it should be carried out in stages. That is, to suggest not a specific outcome, but the process of achievement itself. For example, if the result should be an increase in wealth, instead of the suggestion “I am very rich,” it is better to use “I am increasing my income every day, I am getting richer every day, money is coming in every hour, my income is growing every minute.”

Goals introduced into the subconscious must coincide with worldview, personal beliefs and moral values. For example, if a person is convinced that “appearance is not the main thing,” and at the same time he sets himself the goal of becoming attractive to others, such an attitude will not give the desired result. The subconscious, in which one belief is enshrined, simply “will not miss” another, the opposite one.

Doesn't the technique of self-hypnosis harm lucid dreams?

The technique of self-hypnosis of immersion in a lucid dream does not cause any harm. Self-hypnosis lucid dreams helps to relax the body, reduce the stress hormone in the blood and introduce positive attitudes into your subconscious. The technique of self-hypnosis of immersion in a lucid dream makes it possible to reprogram your sleep and increase the level of awareness. Thus, your subconscious will distinguish between a dream and reality.

Affirmations for self-hypnosis lucid dreams:

• Every night I have several vivid dreams while I sleep.
• I see bright, colorful dreams, with many interesting events and characters.
• I remember my dreams perfectly and remember my dreams in every detail when I wake up.
• I like to be aware of myself in a dream and change the dream world the way I want it.
• I can be aware of myself in a dream, it's really cool.
• I have vivid, positive and dynamic dreams.
• Being aware of myself in a dream, I can change the events occurring in it at will.
• I easily distinguish reality from dreams.
• My dreams are stable, the events in them follow each other evenly.
• I can control myself in a dream as well as in reality.
• My level of awareness is growing every day.
• I easily control my emotions during dreams.
• I know how to direct the flow of my dreams in the direction I need.
• My subconscious helps me become aware of myself when the dream begins.
• Usually I see good dreams, with positive-minded characters.
• Today I am aware of myself in a dream.

“How beautiful is the world that appears in dreams: from the mysterious depths of the ocean to the sparkling stars of the universe...”

Changing yourself

It is no longer a secret that the program embedded in the subconscious is reflected in all human actions. Therefore, it is in his power to direct the work of this program in the right direction.

For example, if a person’s goal is to get rid of alcohol addiction, he may repeat the phrases during a deep dive: “I don’t get any joy from drinking alcohol. The taste of alcohol disgusts me. I like to look at the world sober. I enjoy every day. I feel happy without alcohol." This speech formulation includes two settings: one is aimed at instilling aversion to alcohol, the second is aimed at changing attitudes towards life. Such self-hypnosis and deep immersion techniques will have a positive impact on achieving the goal.

Complete mastery of self-hypnosis techniques can completely change a person's life. With the help of regular self-hypnosis, you can establish communication with others, get a boost of motivation, control memory processes, get rid of bad habits and acquire useful ones. You can take self-hypnosis training for free, constantly honing your ability to immerse yourself in a trance. Meditations will be an addition to the sessions.

How to convince yourself of everything

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How does suggestion differ from ordinary mental activity? It lacks a critical component. That is, information is perceived as an axiom - without evidence. This presentation of information is perceived by the subconscious as true, so the necessary changes begin to occur in the depths of the human psyche. Self-hypnosis is a suggestion directed at oneself. By practicing self-hypnosis, you can change a lot within yourself and even construct a new personality.

Self-hypnosis can cause:

• the right sensations;
• necessary representations;
• necessary emotional states;
• changes in the autonomic system.

The basis of self-hypnosis is the constant repetition of verbal formulas. Correctly composed verbal formulas create positive impulses through repeated repetition. Formulas are repeated until they become a working tool of the subconscious for transforming something.

On a note! The subconscious is capable of transforming mental impulses into a physical equivalent, that is, materializing thoughts.

The rules of self-hypnosis are simple:

• all phrases are pronounced in the first person;
• all phrases must be affirmative;
• phrases should be short, but succinct in content;
• You cannot use the particle “not”; phrases must be formed without it;
• you cannot pronounce phrases automatically, without awareness;
• accompany the words with visualization (preferably).

What do self-hypnosis phrases look like? For example: “Every day I become more and more beautiful.” If you want to quit smoking, you should not repeat a phrase like “I don’t want to smoke.” It needs to be replaced with the phrase “I quit smoking.”

Psychologists have noticed that self-hypnosis works better when the body is relaxed. There is a direct relationship between physical and mental state: the more relaxed the body, the better the subconscious mind perceives information. Also, the effect of self-hypnosis depends on the strength of the desire to change something and on the degree of concentration of attention on the subject of self-hypnosis.

There are several methods of self-hypnosis:

• psychological mood;
• meditation;
• affirmations;
• mantras;
• prayers;
• visualization.

This is an incomplete list of psychotechniques to achieve the desired goal. Let's look at psychotechnics in more detail.

Self-hypnosis for money and wealth

Finding a real and competent hypnotherapist who will carefully work with your subconscious and help eliminate all the reasons that prevent you from getting rich is not easy. But try to do it - only a specialist can guarantee the result.

For starters, you can try self-hypnosis. It will not necessarily be effective - the result depends on your ability to instill in yourself the necessary attitudes, as well as on the belief that the result will come no matter what.

Methods of self-hypnosis can be as follows:

1. Affirmations. Every day before going to bed and in the morning, repeat the following phrase: “Every day ten thousand rubles (or another amount) appears in my account, money comes to me easily, I earn it quickly and honestly.” Just don’t say that you earn millions - set more or less realistic goals, start small
2. Prayers. This is a kind of affirmation for believers. You should not use this method if you are an atheist and not a religious person at all. Read about how to pray correctly, to which saints and how often in this article.
3. Self-hypnosis through films. Watch the movie "The Secret". It’s not about how to become rich, but about how to correctly program your consciousness for success. This is also a kind of hypnosis - retuning the subconscious to the desired wave, instilling in oneself certain attitudes, the ability to send the right request to the Universe
4. Self-hypnosis through books. The book “Reality Transurfing” is about the same thing - it will turn your consciousness around and direct your thoughts in the right direction. Will instill certain attitudes that you can implement in reality
5. Working with complexes. Automotive training provider. Every day, looking closely into your eyes, repeat how good and wonderful, successful and wonderful you are, that you will definitely achieve success.

And best of all, try to find a talented hypnotherapist. Only he can correctly determine the cause of your internal problems and introduce the necessary attitudes into your consciousness. We have already written about how to put another person into a trance in this article.

Watch a video about how to attract money into your life using hypnosis:

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Self-hypnosis methods

Affirmations are self-hypnosis formulas that help a person tune his consciousness to a positive wave. With their help, you can speed up the process of fulfilling your desires. The main thing is to follow certain rules for drawing up and applying these magic formulas. The point of this psychotechnic is that you construct a sentence in which you report that you have achieved a certain goal. For example, “I have good health”, “I am confident in myself”, “I have a good job”, “I am married to my loved one”. What exactly to repeat depends on your goal. Thanks to affirmations, positive thoughts will begin to replace negative ones and gradually completely supplant them. The most common state of a person, in which he usually lives every day, is suitable for this psychotechnics.

Gratitude is nothing more than a type of affirmation, but much more powerful. Gratitude is the second most powerful emotion after love. Using affirmations you must intentionally evoke emotions, and when you give thanks, emotions appear on their own. If you say that you are deceiving yourself – of course! But I don't see what the problem is. You are constantly deceiving yourself when you say that you are not worthy of something, that you cannot do something. Why is it okay when you deceive yourself by saying bad things about yourself, but immediately feel awkward when you start deceiving yourself by saying good things? I recommend always using gratitude instead of a regular affirmation. They are just much more powerful.

Visualization is the mental representation and experience of imaginary events. You must essentially paint a picture of the desired outcome in your subconscious mind and refer to it periodically. The most important thing is to perceive everything with your own eyes; a top or side view will not work. If you imagine a car, you must imagine that you are driving that car and you are looking at the road. Imagine your feelings and think through the details fully. Your visualization should be only positive and carry an exclusively positive charge. The most convenient time for visualization is morning and evening. You just woke up and it’s an extra 5 minutes in bed, or you decided to go to bed and it’s time to indulge in good thoughts for better sleep. Visualization is one of the most effective methods of self-hypnosis. Meditation is intense, penetrating contemplation, immersion of consciousness into the essence of an object, an idea, which is achieved by focusing on one thing and eliminating from consciousness all interfering factors, both external and internal. A necessary condition for meditation is the cessation of internal dialogue, the conversation that we constantly have with ourselves. It's not hard to stop it

To do this, it is usually enough to focus on something in yourself. For example, on both hands at once

Meditation is a psychotechnics that allows you to repeatedly increase your physical, intellectual and mental capabilities, reaction speed and much, much more. Recapping is an effective psychotechnique that makes it possible to re-experience a past situation in a concentrated way, but to experience it in a new way. Re-experiencing is the recognition of new possibilities in an old situation, not for then, but for new opportunities now. We are talking about situations that are still significant today. That’s the only reason it makes sense to experience them, that’s the only reason they can be experienced. To actually experience a situation again means to see new possibilities in it.

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