Here you will find notes about
hypnotherapy, self-hypnosis and my self-hypnosis audio CDs/MP3
downloads
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Hypnosis
and Hypnotherapy
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The Health Education Authority
has said:
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"Research
shows that there is more scientific evidence for Hypnotherapy
than any other Complementary Therapy….by using hypnosis,
people can perform prodigious feats of will-power and
self-healing".
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Perhaps the simplest way to
describe Hypnosis is as a pleasant suspension of awareness
somewhere on a natural continuum between wide-awake and fast
asleep (like daydreaming for example). Biofeedback demonstrates
that during hypnosis the left, analytical side of the brain
becomes less active whilst the right, imaginative and emotional
side becomes more active. The metabolism, breathing and heartbeat
slow down and the brain patterns change from mainly beta to
alpha and theta waves. Everyone's experience is subjective
of course but common characteristics are a state of deep relaxation
and heightened awareness, at one with a feeling of calm lethargy.
Hypnotherapy as the name implies, involves the application
of hypnosis as a therapeutic tool. Its main therapeutic benefit
is that it enhances the responsiveness of the subconscious
mind to positive and helpful suggestions and gives access
to subconscious resources.
It could be argued that all hypnosis is in fact self-hypnosis.
It is not something that is imposed upon you by someone else;
it's an internal focus of attention generated by your response
to suggestion. The most effective suggestions work not by
polluting your system with someone else's idea of what should
(or should not!) happen but by empowering you to use your
own resources to help yourself.
In an environment where we can often feel pressured to try
harder and harder, one of the great attractions of self-hypnosis
is that it works almost by absence of effort. In fact, a bit
like getting to sleep - the harder you try; the harder it
is!
All you have to do is:
Stop.
Be still.
Close your eyes.
Breathe.
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Help
Myself Hypnosis - making the most of subconscious resources
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Help Myself Hypnosis takes advantage
of two particular characteristics of the sub-conscious mind
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- Its creative ability to
find solutions to problems.
The audio MP3 downloads/CDs make use of techniques such
as therapeutic metaphors, embedded commands, double binds,
truisms and other hypnotic language patterns to create
an environment where ideas, insights, information and
solutions are self-generated - literally 'help myself
self-hypnosis'! The art of creating a self-hypnosis CD
that necessarily has the same words on it for everyone
is to be what is known as 'artfully vague'. This means
that the suggestions are crafted in such a way as to leave
room for individual interpretation. It's often not necessary
or even desirable to be too specific.
- Its willingness to accept
positive and helpful suggestions without the restrictions
ordinarily imposed upon conscious abilities and responses.
The effect of this is then compounded
because:
Positive
suggestions
breed positive actions,
which bring positive success.
This type of suggestion works
best by repetition - hence the need to listen to the hypnosis
session on a regular basis at first. If you think something
often enough, you will begin to believe it. That belief will
then become a self-fulfilling prophecy because:
- A positive belief will
build a more positive attitude that in turn leads to more
positive expectations.
- This expectation means
that you will start noticing when you behave differently
and more positively and so you start to notice the small
improvements.
- The positive cycle continues
because as you notice these improvements, so more positive
beliefs will grow.
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Help
Myself Hypnosis - for the time challenged!
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I appreciate that however much you want to make changes in
your life, finding enough time to commit to the process can
be difficult. Even the exceptionally well motivated and well
intentioned can still be time challenged!
I've designed my CDs so that you can tailor them according
to the amount of time you have available without compromising
the positive benefits. As you become more familiar with the
process, you respond more quickly and so it becomes possible
to reduce the time spent without any reduction in the end
result.
Help Myself Hypnosis still follows the conventional tried-and-tested
structural elements of an hypnotic intervention, which are:
- Induction
- Deepener
- Therapy Carrier
- Reorientation
but to help you maximise your
opportunities to benefit from the sessions, each track within
each section is recorded separately. Generally speaking, this
means that as long as you play some tracks from each section,
you can 'mix and match' according to your personal preferences
and the amount of time you are able to invest. You'll find
full instructions for each individual CD by clicking on its
title on the left and instructions for use below.
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Help
Myself Hypnosis - CD/MP3 Instructions
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I recommend you use these simple guidelines to achieve maximum
positive benefit.
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Step
One - Choose a time and place
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Stop. Get off the world for a while. Choose somewhere
quiet and safe where you can feel free to indulge in
complete relaxation. Lots of people find resting in
bed before they go to sleep can be a good time and the
recording gives you the choice of either resuming your
normal day-to-day consciousness or drifting off into
a natural bedtime sleep.
If you would prefer to enjoy your hypnosis session whilst
sitting, choose any straight-backed chair high enough
to support your back and shoulder. Be sure that your
feet are flat on the floor and that your arms are resting,
untensed on the arms of the chair or in your lap. Its
better to avoid crossing your arms or legs because as
you become more relaxed you may find yourself acutely
aware of your body and the weight of your limbs supporting
each other could be disturbing. (Also crossing arms
and legs tends to limit good circulation)
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Step
Two - Listen, relax and enjoy!
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Be still. Close your eyes.
Breathe. This is your time - just relax and enjoy it.
As you listen to my voice, let yourself to drift with
the words as you hear them but there's no need to bother
to pay too much attention. Remember, it's the absence
of effort that does the trick!
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Step
Three - Repeat Steps One and Two
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If possible, I suggest you play the entire CD/download
every day for the first 7 - 14 days. Think of it like
knocking a nail into a piece of wood - the more often
you hit it, the quicker it gets in there!
After this initial period, continue listening 3 or 4
times a week for at least another couple of weeks but
now you can save time if you wish by interspersing your
personally edited version with the full version.
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Don't
forget to contact
me if you have any questions or feedback.
