Learn hypnotism in three days

Chapter 20 Be Your Own Hypnotist - Self Hypnosis (1)
Different from other hypnosis, when we perform self-hypnosis, although our consciousness is suppressed, it is not drowsy and still maintains a certain degree of sobriety.In the state of self-hypnosis, our consciousness can still continuously trigger the activities of the subconscious mind.Our subconscious mind is constantly receiving hints and guidance from the conscious mind, resulting in highly efficient responses.

Human beings have the ability to use self-awareness and imagery, and can carry out self-strengthening, self-education and self-healing through their own thinking resources.And self-hypnosis is to use this ability of human beings to carry out positive self-suggestion to oneself, and then achieve a self-control effect on one's own physical and mental state.

Hypnotic suggestion plays a great role in human life.When a person is in a waking state, although suggestion also has a certain effect, it is not as obvious as in a hypnotic state.Under hypnosis, the content of the suggestion enters the subconscious field and has a stronger and lasting power.Suggestion under hypnosis can not only change the body's feeling, consciousness and behavior, but also affect the function of internal organs.

Brain science research shows that the prefrontal cortex of our human brain is not only related to mental activities such as consciousness and thinking, but also has a close fiber connection between the prefrontal cortex and the hypothalamus, which regulates the activities of internal organs.This close connection in structure is likely to be the main material basis for human beings to actively use consciousness and imagery to regulate and control the physiological functions of internal organs.

Moreover, many studies have shown that suggestion under hypnosis can have a great impact on people's bodies.For example, after people perform self-hypnosis, their body and mind are greatly relaxed, and the metabolic rate of the human body is reduced by about 15% to 20% compared with the usual quiet state.

It can be seen that the subconscious mind plays an important role in regulating and controlling the human body's breathing, digestion, blood circulation, immune response, substance metabolism, and various conditioned reflexes and reactions.

In the state of self-hypnosis, according to the principle of strengthening, one continuously strengthens positive emotions, good feelings and correct concepts, etc., so that they can be imprinted, stored and concentrated in one's own consciousness and subconscious mind, and occupy a certain place in the brain. Advantages can achieve the purpose of self-regulation and control of physical and mental states and behaviors.

Self-hypnosis is mainly used to solve the following aspects:

1. Reduce psychological stress, improve your sleep quality and improve social adaptability and body immunity.

2. Enhance memory and concentration, improve learning efficiency.

3. Correct various bad behavior habits.

4. Suppress pain.

5. Achieve new life goals.

In fact, people have already used self-hypnotic suggestion, such as prayer, religious ceremony, Indian yoga, Chinese qigong, etc., all use different ways to hypnotize themselves.

Some people may have such a misunderstanding, thinking that self-hypnosis is actually constantly suggesting directly to oneself.In fact, this is a kind of self-hypnosis from the brain.This kind of self-hypnosis from the brain seems simple and practical on the surface, but it is difficult to produce certain effects.It requires a lot of self-control to work.Therefore, in the process of self-hypnosis, we need to make some stimulating hints to our body.

Facts have shown that physical stimulation can have a huge impact on people's mental activities.And by comparing with the psychological suggestion to ourselves, we found that the suggestion to the body is more reliable and safer than the suggestion to the mind.

Based on the above-mentioned various characteristics of human self-hypnosis, people generally adopt the self-hypnosis technique of "self-discipline training method".Facts have shown that this kind of hypnosis is not only safe, but also very effective in self-hypnosis.

To put it simply, the self-hypnosis of the self-discipline training method is to hypnotize a certain part of the body that is easier to accept hints, so as to achieve the purpose of overall adjustment of the body and mind.

Comparison Between Self-Hypnosis and Hypnosis by Others:

The advantage of self-hypnosis is that it can be done anytime, anywhere, self-set goals, self-implementation, improving physical and mental state, safe, cost-free, repeatable, and proactive.However, self-hypnosis also has certain disadvantages. For example, it is often impossible to enter a deep hypnotic state, and it often occurs that hypnosis is out of control and falls asleep, and it cannot deeply cure psychological problems.

Relatively speaking, the advantage of hypnosis by others is that it can enter a state of deep hypnosis, the hypnotist can well control the hypnotic state of the hypnotized person, and can deeply solve some psychological problems.However, the safety of other people's hypnosis is relatively low, and it will involve the issue of disclosure of privacy, requiring the participation of a hypnotist, which will also increase the cost of hypnosis, and the time and place will be limited to a certain extent.

It should be noted that although self-hypnosis has been widely used in our daily life and has solved some problems encountered in our life, in terms of psychotherapy, it is still necessary to have a professional hypnotist to participate in the treatment in order to have a better effect. Obvious effect.

[-]. Preparation for self-hypnosis

([-]) Specific requirements before self-hypnosis:
1. Choose a quiet environment and don't be disturbed by others.The light of the selected environment must be soft and dim.

2. Before self-hypnosis, do not take stimulating drugs, food and drink.Like coffee.

3. One hour after the meal, perform self-hypnosis.

4. If you feel too tired physically and highly angry, sad, or terrified, you need to rest for two hours, and you can start self-hypnosis after you regain your calm.

5. Before self-hypnosis, be sure to wash your hands and face, or take a bath.It is best to choose to take a bath, which will greatly relax your body and make it easier to enter a hypnotic state.

([-]) Several issues that need to be carefully considered before self-hypnosis:
1. Is there anything I really need to improve?
2. How many problems do I need to improve?
3. Among these problems that need to be improved, which ones are the main problems and which ones are the secondary problems?
4. Which problem do you plan to start with first, and then solve all the problems step by step?

5. What method are you going to use to improve, and how do you plan to do it?

6. How to arrange hypnosis time?How many times a day?How long each time?

7. Do I have the relentless determination to improve these problems?
8. Can these problems be improved to make my life better?
After careful and detailed consideration of the above issues, the goal of self-hypnosis can be made clearer.Only self-hypnosis can be carried out smoothly, and the subconscious mind will also produce a sense of satisfaction.

([-]) Some necessary training before self-hypnosis:
The process of self-hypnosis is actually a way to let our consciousness enter from an excited state to a suppressed state, and then make our subconscious active and enter an excited state, so as to accept hints and produce corresponding behaviors.

Different from other hypnosis, when we perform self-hypnosis, although our consciousness is suppressed, it is not drowsy and still maintains a certain degree of sobriety.In the state of self-hypnosis, our consciousness can still continuously trigger the activities of the subconscious mind.Our subconscious mind is constantly receiving hints and guidance from the conscious mind, resulting in highly efficient responses.

People who are doing self-hypnosis for the first time may feel at a loss. It is very difficult to practice self-hypnosis at the beginning, and it seems that it is not easy to enter the hypnotic state. This requires some self-training for people who are doing self-hypnosis for the first time.Self-training is divided into three steps:
1. Breathing exercises.There are usually three methods of breathing, namely natural breathing, homeopathic abdominal breathing, and contrarian chest breathing.

The natural breathing method is used by each of us every day, that is, breathing in daily life.

The homeopathic abdominal breathing method is to inhale air into the abdomen of the body when inhaling, so that the belly bulges forward and the chest shrinks inward; when exhaling, the stomach shrinks inward and the chest bulges forward.

The reverse chest breathing method is to inhale air into the chest of the body when inhaling, the chest bulges forward, and the stomach contracts inward; when exhaling, the stomach bulges forward, and the chest begins to contract.

During self-hypnosis, homeopathic abdominal breathing is generally used.When breathing, be sure to let the breathing become slow and even, not too hard, and don't hold your breath.

There is no limit to the number of times and time you can practice until you have mastered this breathing method very well, just like you breathe normally.Exercises can be performed while sitting, lying down, and standing.

2. Relaxation training.When doing relaxation training, the body rocking method is generally used.Before training, the body should stand naturally without bending over.

At the beginning, consciously let your body swing from side to side, and the movement must be done gently and slowly.When swinging, the body should not be too rigid or too hard.When training, the hands should swing naturally, and the head can also shake naturally.Gradually, you will move from a conscious swing to an unconscious, natural swing.

The number and time of practice can be arranged by yourself, as long as it can reach a natural and arbitrary state.

3. Cue training.When doing self-suggestion training, it is generally enough to hint gently with a voice that only you can hear.Soft cues to be performed simultaneously with breathing exercises and relaxation exercises.

A soft cue for breathing exercises.When inhaling, softly suggest "concentration"; when exhaling, softly suggest "calm".

The number and time of practice can be arranged by yourself, and the degree of practice is the best state of being deaf and blind to the surrounding things.

A soft cue for relaxation training.At the beginning of the relaxation training, consciously shake the body from side to side, and at the same time softly suggest: "the body swings naturally".After the body swings, hint softly: "Swing your hands naturally, and your head naturally."

([-]) Matters needing attention when practicing self-hypnosis:

1. When reporting the number of breaths, be accurate and avoid reporting errors as much as possible.If there is an error number, you need to start counting again, that is, start counting from 1.

2. Every time you practice, you should adopt a natural attitude, and don't be too eager for quick success.Especially at the beginning of the practice, it is inevitable that there will be some distracting thoughts in the mind. Don't force the distracting thoughts to disappear, but let the distracting thoughts fade away naturally.We all have this experience, the less we think about something, the more that thought will pop out of our brain.Under normal circumstances, as long as the practice lasts for 20 days, the distracting thoughts in the mind will naturally disappear unconsciously.

3. When practicing, don't wear tight and uncomfortable clothes, because it is difficult to let your body relax; instead, you should wear loose and comfortable clothes, and don't wear a watch when practicing and metal necklaces.

4. Don't be too hungry when practicing, and don't practice when you have just eaten.Because in this case your body will react badly.

5. After the practice, you should wait about 10 minutes before getting up to prevent adverse reactions.

6. There should be no interruption during the practice period. If there is an unexpected interruption in the middle, it will take a month to re-practice.

7. The practice environment must be quiet, and it is best to choose an environment with fresh air.

8. Be sure to keep your emotions stable during the practice. When your emotions fluctuate greatly, you should stop practicing and wait until your emotions are stable before continuing to practice.

The method of self-hypnosis

([-]) Writing hypnotic hints
After completing the above steps, you can enter a state of light hypnosis, in which your subconscious mind is more susceptible to suggestion than when you are awake.

When writing your own hints, pay attention to the following points:
1. The goal is clear, and only one topic can be reached at a time.

2. Use simple and clear words.If you use some sentences that are too long or even complicated, you will be at a loss when you are hypnotized.

3. Be sure to use positive words.That is, do not use some double negative sentences, but use some direct affirmative sentences.For example, when you want to solve the problem of insomnia, you should use such a sentence to suggest yourself: "When I want to fall asleep, I can fall asleep quickly." Instead of such a suggestion: "I don't want to sleep." You will lose sleep.” This is tantamount to sending a flawed suggestion to your subconscious mind, and such a suggestion will not have any positive effect on you.

([-]) Commonly used self-hypnosis methods

1. Silently count your breaths

(1) Self-hypnotists should choose a quiet environment without strong glare, and lie on their backs on the bed.

(2) Put your hands on both sides of your body, clenched your hands into fists, and straighten your legs.This state can be maintained for 3 to 4 minutes.

(3) Then relax your hands and legs to make your body as comfortable as possible.

(4) Continue to maintain the state of making fists with both hands and straightening your legs vigorously, while taking a deep breath.When breathing, use the homeopathic abdominal breathing method, that is, the stomach bulges when inhaling, and the stomach sinks when exhaling.

(5) Count silently the number of times you breathe.From one to one hundred, go round and round, lasting about 10 minutes.

(6) Relax your fists, relax your legs, and relax your whole body.

(7) Then switch from homeopathic abdominal breathing to normal natural breathing, no need to count your own breathing.

(8) Meditate in your heart and hint to yourself: "Calm your mind slowly." Repeat this hint until your hands, feet and even your whole body feel naturally relaxed and comfortable, and your breathing becomes slow and even.Under normal circumstances, such a suggestion is carried out for about 4 to 5 minutes, and you can enter the hypnotic state.

(9) When you have entered the state of hypnosis, you can give hints to the problems you want to solve.

For example, a person who suffers from frequent headaches can suggest to himself: "I feel relaxed. My head is comfortable and my head is healthy." Repeated hints like this will improve the situation after waking up.

2. Relax

(1) Choose a quiet environment and sit or lie down comfortably.

(2) Slowly close your eyes and breathe naturally.

(3) Silently imply to yourself: "Relax, relax your whole body from head to toe." Until you feel your whole body starts to go soft.

(4) Silently imply to yourself: "I feel relaxed all over my body, and my heart is very peaceful." You can enter the hypnotic state after such hints are carried out for about 4 to 5 minutes.

(5) After entering the state of hypnosis, you can give hints to the problems you want to solve.

For example, a person with high blood pressure who intends to use self-hypnosis to improve his symptoms can give himself a suggestion like this: "I feel very relaxed. The blood from my head is starting to drop to my heels. My body is starting to become healthy. I feel very happy." Repeating this suggestion several times can lower your blood pressure to a normal state after waking up, and you will feel very happy.

3. Hand lift
(1) Choose a quiet environment to relax and sit down.Slowly close your eyes and rest your hands lightly on your legs.

(2) Start taking deep breaths.When breathing, use the homeopathic abdominal breathing method, that is, the stomach bulges when inhaling, and the stomach sinks when exhaling.

(3) Start to silently imply to yourself: "My left hand (or right hand) is very light, as light as a feather." Then, slowly let your hand rise until it touches your face.Repeat this several times until your hands start to rise naturally, that is, they are no longer controlled by your own consciousness.This shows that your subconscious mind has kicked in.

(4) When the hand reaches the state of natural rising, imply that your hand is slowly lowered until it is placed on your legs.

(5) After entering the state of hypnosis, you can give hints to the problems you want to solve.

4. Down the stairs

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