"Hypnosis is a form of highly focused attention" from Newsweek’s article "Altered States"
Introduction To Hypnosis & Self-Hypnosis |
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The following is a written introduction to hypnosis and self-hypnosis (click the links to learn more):
1. How the subconscious mind works. 2. How Meditation, Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis are related. 3. How affirmations for self-hypnosis work. 4. How you can use binaural beats for relaxation (all the audios on this site have binaural beats in them - i.e. all audios on this site have relaxation built into the audio as long as you use them with stereo headphones). 5. A technical explanation of how hypnosis works. 6. A technical explanation of self-hypnosis. |
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A Short Audio Introduction To Hypnosis
Guide To Using The Self-Hypnosis Audios On This Site:
Preparation: Find a comfortable position keeping your legs and arms by your side (i.e. uncrossed). Avoid listening to any relaxation or self-hypnosis audio while operating any sort of machinery (especially the ones here). The audios on this site will work best if listened to with stereo headphones.
For weight loss listen to the weight loss audio and use the motivation for self improvement audio.
To help quit smoking listen to the addictiQuit Smokingon release audio with white light visualization audio for pain relief.
If you have high cholesterol then you need to consult you doctor... you can also use the weight loss audWeight Loss Self-Hypnosisios for better eating habits and to help you keep motivated to exercise.
Other pages include: Self Esteem & Confidence Enhancement, Insomnia Relief, Optimism Enhancement, Better Relationships & Creativity Enhancement
Remember to use stereo headphones & set the volume at a comfortable level - once you relax you may need to lower the volume again as your ability to hear may become more sensitive as relaxation tends to enhance the senses)
Preparation: Find a comfortable position keeping your legs and arms by your side (i.e. uncrossed). Avoid listening to any relaxation or self-hypnosis audio while operating any sort of machinery (especially the ones here). The audios on this site will work best if listened to with stereo headphones.
For weight loss listen to the weight loss audio and use the motivation for self improvement audio.
To help quit smoking listen to the addictiQuit Smokingon release audio with white light visualization audio for pain relief.
If you have high cholesterol then you need to consult you doctor... you can also use the weight loss audWeight Loss Self-Hypnosisios for better eating habits and to help you keep motivated to exercise.
Other pages include: Self Esteem & Confidence Enhancement, Insomnia Relief, Optimism Enhancement, Better Relationships & Creativity Enhancement
Remember to use stereo headphones & set the volume at a comfortable level - once you relax you may need to lower the volume again as your ability to hear may become more sensitive as relaxation tends to enhance the senses)
Mainstream Quotes On Hypnosis
Extract from "How Hypnosis Works" from how stuff works:
When you hear the word hypnosis, you may picture the mysterious hypnotist figure popularized in movies, comic books and television. This ominous, goateed man waves a pocket watch back and forth, guiding his subject into a semi-sleep, zombie-like state. Once hypnotized, the subject is compelled to obey, no matter how strange or immoral the request. Muttering "Yes, master," the subject does the hypnotist's evil bidding. This popular representation bears little resemblance to actual hypnotism, of course. In fact, modern understanding of hypnosis contradicts this conception on several key points. Subjects in a hypnotic trance are not slaves to their "masters" -- they have absolute free will. And they're not really in a semi-sleep state -- they're actually hyperattentive.
Extract About Hypnosis from WebMD
Hypnosis -- or hypnotherapy -- uses guided relaxation, intense concentration, and focused attention to achieve a heightened state of awareness that is sometimes called a trance. The person's attention is so focused while in this state that anything going on around the person is temporarily blocked out or ignored. In this naturally occurring state, a person may focus his or her attention -- with the help of a trained therapist -- on specific thoughts or tasks.
How Does Hypnosis Work?Hypnosis is usually considered an aid to psychotherapy (counseling or therapy), because the hypnotic state allows people to explore painful thoughts, feelings, and memories they might have hidden from their conscious minds. In addition, hypnosis enables people to perceive some things differently, such as blocking an awareness of pain.
Hypnosis can be used in two ways, as suggestion therapy or for patient analysis.
- Suggestion therapy: The hypnotic state makes the person better able to respond to suggestions. Therefore, hypnotherapy can help some people change certain behaviors, such as stopping smoking or nail biting. It can also help people change perceptions and sensations, and is particularly useful in treating pain.
- Analysis: This approach uses the relaxed state to find the root cause of a disorder or symptom, such as a traumatic past event that a person has hidden in his or her unconscious memory. Once the trauma is revealed, it can be addressed in psychotherapy.
- Phobias, fears, and anxiety
- Sleep disorders
- Depression
- Stress
- Post-trauma anxiety
- Grief and loss
