Hypnosis Techniques

• Suggestion and
• Visualization.

Let's explore this concept in a little more detail now.

In normal, day-to-day life you are only aware of the thought processes in your conscious mind. You think about what you are doing right now, the words you are about to say, any current problems you may be facing, what you will have for dinner, and so on.

But all the time this is going on, your conscious mind is working hand-in-hand with your subconscious mind.

Your Subconscious contains a vast reservoir of information that helps you solve problems, construct sentences, plan dinner menus, and so on.

When A New Idea Comes To You, It's Because You Have Already Thought It Through At A Subconscious Level.

Your Subconscious also takes care of all the things you do automatically, such as walking, breathing and driving.
You don't have to actively THINK about these activities all the time you are doing them - your subconscious simply takes care of that for you.

Your subconscious also processes the physical information your body receives.
As such, Your subconscious Mind is the REAL brains behind the operation. It does most of your thinking, and it decides a lot of what you do.

When you're AWAKE, your conscious mind works to evaluate many of these thoughts, making decisions and putting certain plans into action. It also processes new information and relays it to the subconscious.

BUT, when you're ASLEEP, these two "modes" of the brain switch. The critical conscious mind gets out of the way, and the receptive subconscious mind is given free reign.

Much the same thing happens in Hypnosis.
The deep relaxation calms and subdues your conscious mind, so it takes a less active role. In this state, you're still aware of what's going on, but your Conscious Mind effectively takes a back seat.

This allows you (and/or the hypnotist if there is one) to Work Directly with your Subconscious Mind.

It's as if the Hypnotism Process Opens Up A
CONTROL PANEL Within Your Brain.

SO... once you have access to your subconscious mind, how can you then 'Program' it to achieve the results you want?

This is where the two hypnotic techniques mentioned earlier, suggestion and visualization, play such an important role. Again, we've explained that one characteristic of the hypnotic state is that people are more receptive to suggestions.

This is NOT to say they will automatically agree to any suggestion the hypnotist makes. Rather, they will be more inclined to accept any suggestions the hypnotist makes which are in line with their own desires.
These Hypnotic Suggestions bypass the conscious mind - so the subject may not even remember them later - but go straight to the subconscious.

For any deep, meaningful change to occur, it MUST take place at the subconscious level.

• SO... What Is Visualization?
  

Using The Power Of Words to CREATE Vivid, Multi-Sensory IMAGES in the Subject's Mind.

Common forms of visualization include Imaginary Journeys such as walking up a mountain or along a quiet beach.

By means of carefully chosen words, the hypnotist evokes calm, relaxing images in the subject's mind. Visualization is also used when a subject is under hypnosis to help make the experience more intense and powerful.

Typically, a hypnotist will ask the subject to focus on a particular incident from their past and recall as much as possible about it - not only what they saw and heard,
but what they smelled, touched and even tasted. They will also evoke the emotions associated with this memory.

Having done this, the hypnotist then places the Relevant Hypnotic Suggestions -
helping fix them in the subconscious by associating them with the feelings and images. This gives the Hypnotic Suggestions added power and resonance, and helps ensure that they will be effective in promoting change.

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In the next lesson we will present a simple hypnotic script that uses the methods of visualization and suggestion to help build your self-confidence. NO purchase is required - you will be able to record the script yourself, or get a trusted friend to read it to you. It is hoped this will demonstrate to you how hypnosis works, and what a powerful tool for self-improvement it can be.

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